A new report released today (22 January) at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos has outlined the urgent need for nations to “wake up to the potential” of the circular economy in order to push the world towards the Paris Agreement’s more ambitious pathway.
I consider myself fortunate to live in a country – Luxembourg – where the principles of a Circular Economy are strongly endorsed by the government and starting to take ever-deeper hold throughout society. And while the circular economy – an alternative to the current linear, “take-make-dispose” model of production and consumption – is gaining global traction with increasing speed, developing viable and sustainable circular business models presents a challenge crying out for answers.
We spoke to Patrick Eve, Managing Director of ZigZag Global to explore ways to improve sustainability in the supply chain and increase revenue for retailers with reverse logistics.
Henkel has invested £5 million into Circularity European Growth Fund, an impact fund managed by Circularity Capital. The German manufacturer of Schwarzkopf has outlined an ambitious circular economy strategy including setting a target for 100 percent of its packaging to be recyclable, reusable or…
16 Indian airports have already been declared “single-use plastic” free……
In order to achieve a transition to a more circular economy, Ichin Cheng in “Designing for the Circular Economy” says that twelve Rs are needed.
A new report by Circle Economy, supported by EIT Climate-KIC, says governments barely consider circular economy measures in strategies to meet a 1.5 degree target. We are in Davos today to support the launch of the report.
The Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy launched 18 months ago, and has already made great strides with projects around the world.Now it’s time to scale those up – and we need global leaders to join us and make it happen…