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The real impact of EPR for textiles

The European Commission is proposing mandatory, harmonized Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) across the textiles industry, offering significant economic and environmental benefits. Watch Valérie Boiten from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Danielle Kent from the Australian Fashion Council discuss how Australia implements EPR in fashion.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity dedicated to developing and promoting a circular economy. This model, driven by design, aims to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

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Christiana Figueres and Ellen MacArthur: Closing the loop to fight climate change

In this episode of Circling Back, Christiana Figueres and Ellen MacArthur explore how circular thinking addresses climate change and drives decarbonization, emphasizing the need for optimism. If you find this conversation insightful, please leave a review to help spread positive change.

For more on recent climate developments, our Climate Lead, Miranda Schnitger, summarizes COP28 outcomes in her latest editorial: COP28: Key takeaways.

New Series: Circling Back

Welcome back to the Circular Economy Show! This year, we're revisiting our most exciting conversations with leading thinkers in technology, fashion, material design, and climate.

Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode. Subscribe to ensure you never miss out. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review; your support helps accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

Looking back at the World Economic Forum 2023

As the 2024 World Economic Forum commences, we reflect on Ellen MacArthur's 2023 participation, where she presented a vision for energy to mitigate societal and planetary risks. Her international charity, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, champions a circular economy model. This design-driven approach eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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2023 in review: A year exploring the circular economy

This year, the Circular Economy Show Podcast explored diverse industries, from farming and fashion to policy and plastics. This episode highlights our favorite moments from 2023, showcasing key insights from experts across various fields.

Thank you for joining us. We'll return in 2024 with more circular economy stories. Contact us at podcast@emf.org.

Listen to highlights from 2023, including episodes on growing buildings, seaweed packaging, food production, art for change, sustainable technology use, and preloved fashion in Latin America.

Reuse as a solution to tackle plastic pollution

Without a significant shift to reuse, global virgin plastic use in packaging will not decrease before 2050. Dilyana Mihaylova will discuss how a reuse revolution can tackle plastic pollution, reduce pressure on natural resources, and advance net-zero goals.

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Patrick McDowell: Meet the designer taking circular fashion to the catwalk

In the final episode of our fashion series, we meet Patrick McDowell, a pioneering British high-end designer based in London. He discusses his journey and vision for the fashion industry, emphasizing his commitment to circular design since the start of his career.

Explore Patrick McDowell’s brand and journey: patrickmcdowell.co.uk

View Patrick's collection for Rambert Dance Company: A Tragedy of Fashion

Lessons learnt from five years of the Global Commitment

The Global Commitment has demonstrated significant progress in tackling plastic waste and pollution, yet challenges remain. Plastics Initiative Lead Sander Defruyt reflects on five years of the Global Commitment, a collaboration between the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the UN Environment Programme. Watch to discover key lessons and pivotal hurdles.

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Circular design for food: six short stories

Our current food system significantly impacts landscapes and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. We can, however, design food differently. A collection of six short stories, screened at COP28, showcases regenerative production journeys from Africa to the UK. These stories explore how circular design strategies can build biodiversity, improve soil health, deliver clean air and water, and tackle climate change.

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Reflecting on INC3 in Nairobi

A UN treaty, incorporating legally-binding global rules and comprehensive circular economy measures, presents a unique opportunity to accelerate systems change and end plastic pollution. Marta Longhurst will share outcomes from the third round of negotiations in Nairobi.

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Welcome to the Circular Economy Show Podcast

Welcome to The Circular Economy Show Podcast. Join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation team weekly as we explore innovations addressing climate change, waste, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

Prepare to be inspired, informed, and empowered. Subscribe now to never miss an episode.

Meet Troquer: Latin America's circular fashion startup

Millions of tonnes of clothing are wasted annually, necessitating a reinvention of fashion. This video features Troquer’s co-founders discussing challenges in shifting mindsets around second-hand clothing and accessories in Latin America. Watch to learn more about their mission.

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How can we redesign the future of fashion?

Jeans, a fashion staple, traditionally follow a "take-make-waste" model. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Jeans Redesign project aims to change this by promoting circular design. Collaborating with brands, mills, and manufacturers, the initiative proves that circular fashion is achievable, with examples like Primark demonstrating what's possible.

The Foundation, an international charity, advocates for a circular economy that eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products, and regenerates nature. It's time to accelerate progress towards this sustainable future for fashion.

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Progress on plastics- Ep 69 The Circular Economy Show

The Global Commitment demonstrates progress against plastic waste, but the world is still significantly off track. This special edition of The Circular Economy Show will reflect on five years of the Commitment, explore how a reuse revolution can tackle plastic pollution and aid net zero, and discuss UN treaty negotiation outcomes.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes a circular economy designed to eliminate waste, circulate products, and regenerate nature.

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Building a circular supply chain

The circular economy enables businesses to build resilient, cost-effective supply chains while cutting emissions. Our white paper, "Building a circular supply chain," explains how to transition from linear to circular models. Discover more: emf.org/circular-supply-chains

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes the circular economy. This design-driven approach eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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Redesigning fashion and food - Ep 68 The Circular Economy Show

This episode of The Circular Economy Show explores how circular design revolutionizes fashion and food. Discover Troquer's success as a leading Latin American fashion resale platform, Patrick McDowell's circular design approach, and sustainable food sourcing from the Brazilian rainforest, benefiting communities and nature.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. Subscribe to our YouTube channel, visit our website, and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Unlocking a reuse revolution: scaling returnable packaging

Despite its potential, reusable packaging remains small-scale. Kickstarting a "reuse revolution" demands transformative collaboration across businesses, policymakers, and civil society, coupled with investment in shared infrastructure and supportive regulations. This approach will unlock significant economic and environmental benefits.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions this shift by promoting a circular economy—one that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. Explore insights for the reuse revolution at emf.org/reuse-revolution. Learn more about our work and connect with us:

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The future of supply chains is circular

The circular economy offers businesses an opportunity to redesign supply chains for resilience, reduced costs, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's white paper, "Building a circular supply chain," explains this transition from linear to circular models, outlining benefits and challenges. Explore it further: emf.org/circular-supply-chains.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity promoting a circular economy—a system designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature. Discover more about our work and connect with us. Subscribe for insights: YouTube. Visit our website: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Nunwell Home Farm: Reshaping the agricultural landscape

Our food and farming systems require change. Regenerative cattle farmers, like Nunwell Home Farm on the Isle of Wight, are adopting a circular economy approach to achieve nature-positive outcomes. Explore their pioneering work and how the circular economy, driven by design, eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature.

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Back Market: A thriving circular start-up for refurbished tech

Startups play a vital role in the circular economy. A prime example is Back Market, a global marketplace for refurbished tech, which has become one of France's most successful startup unicorns.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, develops and promotes the circular economy. This model, driven by design, aims to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection

“The Thinking Game” is the inside story of DeepMind's groundbreaking AI research, culminating in the Nobel Prize-winning AlphaFold breakthrough. Filmed over five years by the award-winning team behind "AlphaGo," this documentary explores co-founder Demis Hassabis's lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelligence and the rigorous scientific journey from mastering strategy games to solving the 50-year-old protein folding problem.

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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection