THE NEXT ECONOMY -
Deloitte and Circle Economy Foundation identify ongoing
gaps in circular policies and approaches and outlines a roadmap to unlock
capital, implement policy, and unlock skills and human capital needed for a
robust circular economy capable of meeting the material challenges of the
Anthropocene.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
We’re constantly exploring ways to achieve the functional benefits of plastic
with fiber-based packaging alternatives, so that no one walking down a grocery
store aisle must choose between function and sustainability.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
By designing with the end in mind and considering durability, construction, recyclability and production, designers who create products with ‘lower-cost’ ingredients bring us one step closer to a circular economy.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
The brand has partnered with Samsara Eco to extract nylon 6,6 from end-of-life textiles, demonstrating the potential to create a fully circular ecosystem for apparel.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
The $1M fund aims to finance deployment of reuse and refill infrastructure
— particularly in FMCG, food service and
delivery, grocery, e-commerce and retail — to combat global plastic
pollution.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
Labels will be replaced with an embossed logo on Sprite and Sprite Zero 500ml rPET bottles as part of a UK trial designed to reduce use of packaging materials.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
By using recycled instead of newly mined silver and gold, Pandora avoids 58,000
tons of CO2 per year. The company expects that it will craft all new jewelry with
100% recycled silver and gold from the second half of 2024.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
For the hordes of companies still struggling to make good on their net-zero
commitments, comply with impending climate-disclosure legislation and figure out
what ‘circularity’ even means, Pentatonic is here to help.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
Southeast Asia and the Middle East are emerging as incubators for
plastic-diversion innovations; and beyond putting a dent in plastic
pollution, they are helping reduce poverty and making a circular economy the
wave of the present.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
To drive industry-wide carbon reduction, Logitech is sharing its design
principles and tools with any organizations in the consumer-tech industry
looking to boost their sustainability efforts.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
Cactus cookies, banana-peel snacks, wrinkled-pea pasta are contenders in the
Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Challenge for companies to design new products — or
redesign existing ones — using circular principles that help address climate
change and regenerate nature.
WALKING THE TALK -
In the US, LEGO’s ‘Community Builders Challenge’ builds on Comic Relief US’s Red
Nose Day in School program; while it brings its LEGO Replay brick take-back
program to the UK.
WASTE NOT -
Ford engineers are conducting trials on parts made from 40% olive tree
fibers and 60% recycled plastic — which is heated and injection-molded
into the shape of the selected part.
CLEANTECH -
By recycling organics, producing renewable natural gas, and yielding
nutrient-rich soil amendments, it exemplifies a harmonious relationship between
environmental responsibility and economic growth.
WASTE NOT -
With 'Speak Volumes,' we aim to draw awareness to overproduction and create a more just distribution
of responsibility for fashion waste clean-up — which builds on our overall goal
of promoting a shift
towards a justice-led, circular fashion economy.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
The footwear manufacturer and material-science company aim to deliver the
world’s first 3D-printed, made-to-measure footwear that is fully compostable.
MARKETING AND COMMS -
'The Road to Circularity' takes a frank look at the problems facing the fashion industry and
the mindset shifts required to pioneer circular solutions for the future.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
How reuse models in Latin America have succeeded, and what the Global North can
learn from them.
BEHAVIOR CHANGE -
Starting January 3, 2024, customers will be able to use their own clean,
personal cup at all company-operated stores and participating
licensed stores in the US and Canada.