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Novelis' Recycled Aluminum Builds Jaguar's Lightest, Most Aerodynamic Sedan
Novelis, world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, has partnered with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to supply aluminum sheet for the recently launched Jaguar XE — “Jaguar’s most advanced sports saloon.”The REALCAR (REcycled ALuminium CAR) pro... View More
Trending: Scotland Invests £70M Into Circular Economy; Report Outlines Potential for US
More and more, circular economic business models are proving ways to cut costs and increase efficiency. A new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC) reinforces that turning waste into resources pres... View More
'Peak Stuff': Why IKEA Is Shifting Towards New Business Models
Last month, IKEA’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Steve Howard, raised eyebrows at a panel debate by suggesting that in some parts of the world we have reached the point of ‘peak stuff’, a comment that was interpreted by some as a warning that c... View More
Trending: WRAP, Veolia Working to Optimize Recycling in UK, France
While waste reduction charity WRAP calls on stakeholders to do their part to help improve recycling consistency and efficiency in England, three companies in France have partnered on a circular economy initiative for small household appliances. ... View More
Unilever Achieves New Milestone, Collaborates to Fuel Global Zero-Waste Movement
Unilever today announced a new industry-leading achievement of sending zero non-hazardous waste to landfill across more than 600 sites, in 70 countries, including factories, warehouses, distribution centers and offices. Having identified the differen... View More
Trending: How Eastern Europe Is Working to Go Circular
The prospects of linear models in Europe are slowly diminishing. European experts have concluded that the current cradle-to-grave way of life – exploiting resources, processing them, using them, and discarding them – has no future. ... View More
Report: IoT Will Usher in 'Transformational Paradigm of Growth' for Circular Economy
With up to 50 billion connected devices predicted by 2020, a pervasive digital transformation is reshaping the economy. Will this ‘fourth industrial revolution’ lead to an acceleration of the extractive, ‘linear’ economy of today, or will it ... View More
Vote to Allocate Part of €1M Global Change Award to Your Favorite Circular Textile Innovation
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the US alone generates an estimated 24 billion pounds of post-consumer textile waste (PCTW), which ends up in landfills each year — the equivalent of about 70 pounds of textiles per person. ... View More
EU Remanufacturing Could Represent Up to €90B Annually, 600,000 Jobs by 2030
Following the adoption of the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package and the announcement of a €24B fund to support circular economy projects and businesses, several organizations have released research reports and tools to aid the transi... View More
Novelis, Unilever, Forum Co-Develop Tools to Help Ease Shift to Circular Products, Business Models
Following the recent announcement of a €24 billion EU Circular Economy Package, leading sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future has today launched two free tools, developed together with partners Unilever and Novelis, that empower businesses... View More
Trending: These Nordic Clothing Companies Are 'Relooping Fashion' for the Next Economy
Circular and sharing economy models are the latest trend in sustainable fashion – it seems there are new initiatives popping up all the time! Just last week, we covered startups reKindness and Hubbub, which are making clothes swapping easier in the... View More
Dell, Grenier Seeking Short Films Showcasing Benefits of Circular Economy
Dell and actor Adrian Grenier have announced the “Legacy of Good” short documentary film contest, aimed at creating compelling stories to raise awareness around the circular economy movement and the role of technology in creating a better future.... View More
Nestlé, Tesco, Unilever CEOs Among 'Champions 12.3,' Determined to Halve Global Food Waste
On Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 30 CEOs, government ministers, global institution executives, and civil society leaders announced the launch of the latest full-scale attack on global food waste: an all-sector collaboration aimed at... View More
McDonough Unveils ICEhouse™, Designed to Illustrate Innovation for the Circular Economy, at Davos
Designer and sustainability visionary William McDonough will unveil ICEhouse™ (Innovation for the Circular Economy house) in Davos this week, as a place for those attending the World Economic Forum annual meeting to gather and discuss the future of... View More
London, Berlin, Amsterdam: Capitals of the Next Economy?
Whether the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package is ambitious enough is still under debate, but at least it leaves some flexibility for potential partnerships, industry-led and local government-led initiatives to shape the next economy. ... View More
Shaw Executive Named Finalist in Global Sustainability Award
Shaw Industries (Shaw) Vice President of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Paul Murray has been named a finalist in The Circulars, a global sustainability awards program.Paul is a pioneering sustainability leader with more than three decades o... View More
Is It Time for a New Type of CEO – the Circular Economy Officer?
As more and more companies look to adopt closed-loop business models, the question of whether to create dedicated circular economy roles internally is beginning to bite. Such roles are still thin on the ground, but it’s notable that those businesse... View More
Trending: This Week in Upcycling – Champagne Packaging, Rice Waste, Yoga Mats
Upcycling is a great way to use waste to create new products and take the world one step closer to a circular economy. These companies are some of the latest to creatively incorporate the practice to optimize products while utilizing a variety of was... View More
How WRAP Continues to Help Make the #BusinessCase for a Circular Economy
‘If you can’t measure, you can’t manage’ - the first and golden rule of corporate improvement, and key to constructing a case for change. For the emerging practice of ‘circular economy,’ which represents a sea-change in the way we manage ... View More
Trucost and TruValue Labs Partner to Provide Enhanced ESG Data for Investors
Trucost and TruValue Labs have announced a partnership to provide investors with enhanced, real-time, environmental, social and governance (ESG) data. The market for responsible finance has grown rapidly over the past 20 years, driven by awareness of... View More
