Circular Economy

The constant stream of new models, products and processes that are helping organizations extend the useful life of resources and materials while reducing, repurposing and ultimately eliminating waste in all its forms

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New Report Provides Blueprint for Circularity of PET Bottles in Southeast Asia
New Report Provides Blueprint for Circularity of PET Bottles in Southeast Asia
Published on November 15, 2019
About a 7 minute read

The report provides first-of-its kind, systematic and comparable baseline collection rates for PET bottles in Southeast Asia; and identifies a series of priority actions to transform the post-consumer PET landscape in the region. ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Hidden: The Waste That Goes Into Making Stuff and How 2 Companies Are Tackling It
Hidden: The Waste That Goes Into Making Stuff and How 2 Companies Are Tackling It
Published on November 13, 2019
About a 6 minute read

The waste we produce in our daily lives is just one small portion of the total waste stream. Public Thread and Rewilder, two winners of the recently announced Upcyclers Network Annual Product Awards, are putting non-household waste streams to creativ... View More

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Circular EconomyCollaboration & Co-Creation
6 Lessons Learned Over a Century of Advancing a Circular Economy
6 Lessons Learned Over a Century of Advancing a Circular Economy
Published on November 11, 2019
About a 6 minute read

International Paper is 121 years old. If we want to be relevant for the next century, we must bring others along on our trajectory toward circularity. Whether you’re just starting out or are further down the path to circularity, take comfort in kno... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyCircular EconomyInnovation & Technology
The Biosphere’s Guide to Foolproofing Sustainability, Part 4: Power Autonomy
The Biosphere’s Guide to Foolproofing Sustainability, Part 4: Power Autonomy
Published on November 6, 2019
About a 5 minute read

Nature has discovered that if you want to sustain your value cycles for billions of years, they need to run on free flows of solar energy. Our products and processes need to do the same. ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceCircular Economy
Scandinavia, Australia Dominate 2019 Global Destination Sustainability Index
Scandinavia, Australia Dominate 2019 Global Destination Sustainability Index
Published on November 5, 2019
About a 4 minute read

The GDS-Index has released its 2019 sustainability ranking of 50 global business tourism and events destinations. Increasingly, the Index is being used on a political level to allow local governments to evaluate their progress in sustainability. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCircular Economy
Practitioners Across Industries Embracing Their Role in Ensuring Health of Our Ocean
Practitioners Across Industries Embracing Their Role in Ensuring Health of Our Ocean
Published on November 4, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Looking ahead to Sustainable Brands Oceans, 14-16 November 2019 in Porto, Portugal, we caught up with Katherine Bryar — Head of Global Branding and Communications at BioMar — to find out what’s in store. ... View More

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Trending: Partnerships Laying More Groundwork for Circular Plastics Economy
Trending: Partnerships Laying More Groundwork for Circular Plastics Economy
Published on November 1, 2019
About a 11 minute read

The US’ biggest beverage companies have invested into ensuring they get ‘Every Bottle Back’ for recycling; Bluewater is helping Londoners ditch single-use bottles; and SC Johnson and Plastic Bank are broadening the Social Plastic ecosystem. ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular EconomyInnovation & Technology
Chilean Startup Eliminating Packaging Waste, ‘Poverty Tax’ in Latin American Product Market
Chilean Startup Eliminating Packaging Waste, ‘Poverty Tax’ in Latin American Product Market
Published on October 29, 2019
About a 6 minute read

Algramo’s unique, refillable packaging system allows customers to buy as much or as little of a product as they want, in reusable containers, with no difference in the price per gram — then recycles all packaging at the end of its life. ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceCircular EconomyOrganizational Governance
Chicken and Egg: Business Must Embrace the Need for Sustainability Know-How
Chicken and Egg: Business Must Embrace the Need for Sustainability Know-How
Published on October 18, 2019
About a 2 minute read

Professionals who received their education over 10 years ago — and who haven’t upgraded to be able to understand the implications and complexity of sustainability trends, risks and opportunities — may be putting their organizations at risk. ... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsCircular Economy
World Food Day: Celebrity Chefs, Soil SuperHeroes Out in Force to Save Our Food System
World Food Day: Celebrity Chefs, Soil SuperHeroes Out in Force to Save Our Food System
Published on October 16, 2019
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In honor of World Food Day (Oct 16), Green America highlights the farmers and food companies leading the regenerative ag revolution; and the World Food Program launches its global Stop the Waste campaign. ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceCircular Economy
European CEOs Identify 5 'Jobs to Be Done’ to Foster Enduring, Sustainable, Inclusive Growth Model
European CEOs Identify 5 'Jobs to Be Done’ to Foster Enduring, Sustainable, Inclusive Growth Model
Published on October 16, 2019
About a 5 minute read

Report features insights from discussions with 27 top business leaders as part of Xynteo’s Europe Delivers program — including CEOs of AXA, Danone, EDF Energy, IKEA Group, Mastercard, Nestlé, Nokia, Schneider Electric and Tesco. ... View More

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A Cleaner, ‘Greener’ World: Hilton Expands Soap Recycling for Global Handwashing Day
A Cleaner, ‘Greener’ World: Hilton Expands Soap Recycling for Global Handwashing Day
Published on October 15, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Hilton properties have collectively recycled four million pounds of soap, resulting in 11 million soap bars being distributed to communities in need in 127 countries. Starting today, soap recycling is now a brand standard across over 5,300 Hilton pro... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyCircular EconomyMaterials & Packaging
BASF Collaboration to Develop Closed-Loop Process for Recycling EV Batteries
BASF Collaboration to Develop Closed-Loop Process for Recycling EV Batteries
Published on October 15, 2019
About a 4 minute read

The ReLieVe project will develop and scale the process and structuring of an integrated industrial sector — from collection and recycling of end-of-life batteries, to the manufacturing of new electrode materials. ... View More

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Circular Economy
Foolproofing Sustainability with the ‘Biosphere Rules’
Foolproofing Sustainability with the ‘Biosphere Rules’
Published on October 14, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Remediation has had some successes. But you can’t remediate an extinct species, an acidified ocean or a climate that’s pushed beyond its critical tipping point. What we need to be doing is “premediation." ... View More

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With New Absolute-Reduction Strategy, Unilever 'Gets Drastic on Plastic’
With New Absolute-Reduction Strategy, Unilever 'Gets Drastic on Plastic’
Published on October 7, 2019
About a 7 minute read

By 2025, the CPG giant says it will eliminate more than 100K tonnes of plastic packaging, and collect and process more plastic packaging than it sells. This makes Unilever the first global CPG company to commit to an absolute plastics reduction acros... View More

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Supply ChainCircular Economy
UN-Backed Chocolate Bar Enables Consumers to Directly Impact Farmer Livelihoods
UN-Backed Chocolate Bar Enables Consumers to Directly Impact Farmer Livelihoods
Published on October 3, 2019
About a 4 minute read

The Other Bar is an experiment in influencing consumer behaviour through quantifiable proof of impact. If it can prove that consumers will buy and be loyal to impactful products, the hope is that bigger brands will want to follow suit, turning their ... View More

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Circular Economy
WWF’s ReSource Hub: A System-Wide Feedback Loop for Solving Plastic Pollution
WWF’s ReSource Hub: A System-Wide Feedback Loop for Solving Plastic Pollution
Published on October 2, 2019
About a 6 minute read

WWF's ReSource: Plastic platform is helping companies implement ways to reduce the most plastic, measure the impact — and hold them all to account in the process. WWF’s Erin Simon told us more. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCircular Economy
Maldives, Parley for the Ocean Creating New Model for Healthy ‘Future Island Nations’
Maldives, Parley for the Ocean Creating New Model for Healthy ‘Future Island Nations’
Published on September 26, 2019
About a 4 minute read

They plan to develop a scalable model for government- and industry-led responses to ocean and climate threats, and establish proof of concept for a new economy in which harmful materials and business practices are relics of the past. ... View More

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Circular Economy
The Climate Crisis-Mitigation Opportunity in America’s Backyard
The Climate Crisis-Mitigation Opportunity in America’s Backyard
Published on September 24, 2019
About a 3 minute read

With a narrow window to address the climate crisis, businesses must make the most of the opportunities in front of us. Family-owned forests offer a natural climate solution that can deliver real impact today and well into the future. ... View More

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Do We Need Science-Based Targets for Plastic?
Do We Need Science-Based Targets for Plastic?
Published on September 20, 2019
About a 5 minute read

How much plastic recycling is enough to save our seas? It might be time to do the math and set forth quantifiable expectations and accountabilities for plastic production, use and recovery, as we’ve started to do with emissions. ... View More

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