Day: October 12, 2019

Earlier this year, volunteers collected three metric tons of garbage from the famed landmark…

Packaging SolutionsSmurfit Kappa has worked with a well known Belgian specialty brewer to produce a sustainable packaging concept that eliminated the need for…

As leaders from around the world gather in New York for Climate Week NYC, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with Material Economics, has launched Completing the Picture: How the Circular Economy Tackles Climate Change. The paper reveals the need for a fundamental shift in the global…

This tiny Himalayan village has shunned single-use plastics – the impact is too serious for them.

Total Reclaim’s new CEO, Bobby Farris, discusses how he plans to restore trust with the company’s employees, customers and public at large.

Nearly half a million members – including the Rainbow, Brownie, Guide and Ranger divisions – are due to take part in a week of action.

Carnival Cruise Line has provided an update on reducing single-use plastics across the fleet including plastic water bottles.

India has shelved a planned crackdown on single-use plastic due to business worries over disruption.

Last year, the Circular Economy Transition (CET) launched the first Circular Economy Incubator with the aim of supporting early-stage startups that are dedicated to developing solutions based on circular activities such as resell, reuse, repair, and refurbish. Through a three months incubation program, startups have the opportunity to develop a minimum viable product (MVP) and validate their business model supported by one-to-one mentoring sessions with experienced coaches, workshops, networking sessions, and access to the Swiss circular startup ecosystem and a pool of experts within the field of Circular Economy.

Segment, the customer data infrastructure company, today announced the launch of the Segment Privacy Portal, a new set of features that help businesses put their customers first through proactive privacy management.

World’s largest asset manager promises to work with Ellen MacArthur Foundation to explore how investment flows can drive circular economy…

Used PET bottles and other plastic waste can be a valuable resource for the packaging sector and other industries. However, currently this resource remains unused in many areas.

There needs to be a shift in the global approach to tackling climate change, according to a new report, which suggests the circular economy could be the missing piece in the puzzle.

The report Circular Jobs in Belgium provides insight into the nature and amount of jobs in the country’s circular economy. The research, supported by the Belgian King Baudouin Foundation, presents a baseline measurement on employment in the Belgian circular economy.

What’s dubbed the linear economy can be seen throughout our world: from appliances that can’t be fixed, to plastic packaging that can’t be recycled, but there is another philosophy we could adopt…