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GM Expands Composting Program at its Global Headquarters
GM Expands Composting Program at its Global Headquarters
Published on February 16, 2018
About a 2 minute read

General Motors is taking its composting program – one of its most successful examples of circular economy – to a whole new level at its global headquarters located in the Renaissance Center (GMRENCEN) in Detroit. What started as a compost collect... View More

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Nestlé Pure Life® Launches New Bottle Made From 100% Recycled Plastic
Nestlé Pure Life® Launches New Bottle Made From 100% Recycled Plastic
Published on February 15, 2018
About a 3 minute read

Today, Nestlé® Pure Life® Purified Water, the world's leading bottled water brand, is announcing the introduction of a 700-mL bottle made from 100 percent food grade recycled plastic*, known as rPET. The new package is available starting this mont... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
New Science-Based Goals, Carbon Pricing Scheme to Help Heineken ‘Drop the C’
New Science-Based Goals, Carbon Pricing Scheme to Help Heineken ‘Drop the C’
Published on February 12, 2018
About a 3 minute read

Heineken has unveiled a new sustainability strategy that will see the brewer increase renewable energy production, set science-based targets across distribution, cooling and packaging, and pilot an internal carbon pricing scheme. ... View More

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Circular Economy
Circularity, Sustainability Take Hold in Toy Industry
Circularity, Sustainability Take Hold in Toy Industry
Published on February 2, 2018
About a 4 minute read

The closed-loop conversation is often one that focuses on e-waste, fashion and single-use plastics, but LEGO Group and Antwerp-based design furniture brand ecoBirdy are aiming to change that by bringing the concept of circularity and sustainability t... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Trending: Brewing Up Sustainable Solutions for Plastic Tea Bags, Six-Pack Rings
Trending: Brewing Up Sustainable Solutions for Plastic Tea Bags, Six-Pack Rings
Published on January 30, 2018
About a 4 minute read

2018 is gearing up to be a big year for packaging innovation. ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
ProSUM Urban Mining Tool Maps Critical Raw Materials in EU E-Waste
ProSUM Urban Mining Tool Maps Critical Raw Materials in EU E-Waste
Published on January 30, 2018
About a 4 minute read

Resource scarcity and the rise of the circular economy are inspiring businesses, industry associations and governments to develop new ways to recover precious and critical raw materials (CRMs) from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Th... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
2018 Circulars Honors 7 Innovators Accelerating a Waste-Free Future
2018 Circulars Honors 7 Innovators Accelerating a Waste-Free Future
Published on January 25, 2018
About a 4 minute read

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, WEF, the Forum of Young Global Leaders and Accenture revealed the winners of the 2018 Circulars. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made notable contributions to the... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Outdoor Industry Film Series to Highlight Business Imperative for Embracing Purpose
Outdoor Industry Film Series to Highlight Business Imperative for Embracing Purpose
Published on January 25, 2018
About a 3 minute read

The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), whose members include REI, Iron Mountain, Patagonia, The North Face and Timberland, is producing a new film series that shares the stories of outdo ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Trending: Coca-Cola, Evian, Amcor Unveil Ambitious Circular Packaging Strategies
Trending: Coca-Cola, Evian, Amcor Unveil Ambitious Circular Packaging Strategies
Published on January 24, 2018
About a 7 minute read

Beverage giants Coca-Cola and Evian and global packaging company Amcor have announced new efforts that will fundamentally reshape their approaches to packaging. By 2030, Coca-Cola says it will collect and recycle 100 percent of its packaging; Evian h... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
EMF Awards $1M to New Circular, Compostable Packaging Solutions
EMF Awards $1M to New Circular, Compostable Packaging Solutions
Published on January 23, 2018
About a 4 minute read

Today, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), with the support of Wendy Schmidt, lead philanthropic partner of the foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative, awarded a total of $1 million to fi... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Trending: New Cross-Industry Partnerships Give Circular Design a Major Push
Trending: New Cross-Industry Partnerships Give Circular Design a Major Push
Published on January 10, 2018
About a 4 minute read

The circular economy continues to gain steam as key players in the sustainability sphere join forces to unlock new opportunities to create positive impacts. First, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute (C2C... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Trending: Circular Sportswear Is Next on Sustainable Fashion’s Checklist
Trending: Circular Sportswear Is Next on Sustainable Fashion’s Checklist
Published on January 4, 2018
About a 4 minute read

Circular design principles continue to infiltrate the fashion industry as fast fashion giants and emerging labels alike turn their attention to sustainable activewear. Despite recent criticism over its decision to send its discarded clothing to Swedi... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
How Do the World’s Recyclers Solve a Problem Like China?
How Do the World’s Recyclers Solve a Problem Like China?
Published on January 3, 2018
About a 5 minute read

For decades, China has been an open door for foreign waste, importing recycled material from around the world to help feed its manufacturing boom. In 2016, the country imported 7.3 million metric tonnes of waste plastics from developed countries. How... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
C&A Foundation Proffers €1.5M to Bridge Circular Economy Implementation Gap
C&A Foundation Proffers €1.5M to Bridge Circular Economy Implementation Gap
Published on December 21, 2017
About a 2 minute read

The global apparel sector is becoming more open to a circular economy both on a technical and a business model level. The latter is of particular importance, as it implies a shift from ownership to use so that materials and apparel are provided as a ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
EU Reaches Agreement on Circular Economy Package, While Wales Reveals a Plan of Its Own
EU Reaches Agreement on Circular Economy Package, While Wales Reveals a Plan of Its Own
Published on December 20, 2017
About a 5 minute read

Two years after adopting the Circular Economy Package, the European Commission, Parliament and Council have reached an agreement on waste-processing legislation to pave the way for a circular future for Europe. Agreements were reached on four legisla... View More

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Materials & PackagingCollaboration & Co-Creation
Trending: Fashion Positive, ZDHC Launch Resource Hubs to Drive Collaboration, Circularity
Trending: Fashion Positive, ZDHC Launch Resource Hubs to Drive Collaboration, Circularity
Published on December 19, 2017
About a 4 minute read

Circularity is slowing making its way into the fashion industry, aiming to transform one of the most polluting sectors into a shining example of sustainability, but it still has a long way to go before it can truly shed its bad reputation. Technology... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Trending: Step Change in Design, Recycling Efforts Essential for Addressing E-Waste
Trending: Step Change in Design, Recycling Efforts Essential for Addressing E-Waste
Published on December 18, 2017
About a 5 minute read

In today’s digitally dependent world, e-waste management is a critical issue that requires urgent attention from both the public and private sector. ... View More

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Measuring business performance in the circular economy
Measuring business performance in the circular economy
Published on December 18, 2017
About a 4 minute read

The vision for the circular economy is to decouple economic growth from the use of global resources. Naturally, circularity raises multiple questions for industry, including waste management, consumer behavior, corporate responsibility and decarboniz... View More

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Conserving resources with EPS food packaging
Conserving resources with EPS food packaging
Published on December 15, 2017
About a 3 minute read

BASF’s customer Schaumaplast GmbH & Co.KG, an internationally active manufacturer of molded parts made from particle foams, is now offering packaging made from biomass-balanced Styropor®. The Styropor MB used is the first EPS (expandable polys... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
2018 Circulars Nominate 43 Changemakers Paving the Path to a Circular Future
2018 Circulars Nominate 43 Changemakers Paving the Path to a Circular Future
Published on December 13, 2017
About a 9 minute read

2017 was a big year for the circular economy, with innovative new products, initiatives and tech tools popping up almost daily, and making it easier than every for corporates and consumers alike to engage in circularity. An initiative of the World Ec... View More

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