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The Circular Economy Show Podcast — 228 episodes

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From niche to necessity: the circular economy's strategic moment

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Circular Snapshots: Mexico’s landmark circular economy law and more

3

Can paper fix the flexibles problem?

4

How do we fund the shift to a circular economy?

5

Circularity: a competitive edge in the era of tariffs?

6

Inside IKEA's strategy: building a resilient circular business

7

How to measure marketing success in a circular economy

8

Policy unplugged: Implementing circular economy policy with Joss Blériot

9

Circular economy, biodiversity, and the road to COP17

10

What’s next for the plastics industry?

11

The hidden drivers enabling the circular economy

12

Circular snapshots: Competitiveness, critical minerals & textiles EPR

13

The critical minerals crunch: How do we secure the future of clean energy?

14

What’s next for the circular economy in 2026?

15

2025 in review: unlocking the circular economy opportunity

16

Circular Snapshots | COP30 and progress in the circular economy

17

Why should retailers embrace the circular economy? | Conversations from Climate Week New York

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What's tech got to do with it? | Conversations from Climate Week New York

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Why do circular business models fail to scale? Going it alone

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Why do circular business models fail to scale? Relying on a narrow business case

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Why do circular business models fail to scale? Strategic misalignment

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Why do circular business models fail to scale? Don’t think too small

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Stop minding your own business

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HolyGrail: see it, sort it, scale it

25

Circular Snapshots: EU policy breakthrough

26

The view in North America and Climate Week NYC

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How designers can hardwire their skills for a circular economy | Circling Back

28

The circular economy: a ‘triple play’ climate solution for China | Circling Back

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Are circular cities the key to future-proofing Europe? | Circling Back

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The competitive case for circular economy: From peripheral to pivotal | Circling Back

31

Stabilising the supply of critical minerals | Circling Back

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“It’s a no-brainer”: Arc’teryx on bringing repairs in-store

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How H&M Group is exploring circular business models in The Fashion ReModel

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How do we make circular behaviours irresistible?

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How can marketers turn ideas into impactful action?

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Stepping into action: Meet The Footwear Collective

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‘Waiting isn't an option’: the role of retail in future-proofing our food system

38

The climate benefits of circularity: What we're missing

39

Circular Snapshot: What a $3500 iPhone tells us about the circular economy

40

Becoming a circular economist with Vojtech Vosecky

41

How are small start-ups, SMEs, and large corporations working together to change the food system?

42

How storytelling drives the circular economy transformation inside and out

43

Beyond business as usual: Biodiversity, collaboration and visionary leadership in the food system

44

Driving demand for circular economy: What marketers need to know | Kantar and Swapfiets

45

Exploring fashion rental and resale with ACS and SuperCycle

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Material security in a circular economy | Energy and competitiveness

47

Food for thought | How do we fix our broken food system?

48

Circular design essentials: What every designer needs to know

49

What’s stopping Scotland from scaling a circular economy?

50

What should businesses do to scale a circular economy?

51

2024 in review: A year exploring the circular economy

52

What does it take to scale biomaterials?

53

What happened at INC-5? With Ellen MacArthur and Christiana Figueres

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China, climate, and the circular economy

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Plastic pollution: What is INC-5 and why does it matter?

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Can the circular economy help bridge the climate adaptation gap?

57

Decoding durability in a circular economy: more life, more memories

58

Sustainability and the circular economy: what’s the difference?

59

New season: Circular Curious

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What’s in your Soho bag? Unpacking the role of collaboration in circular product design

61

How can the US lead the circular economy transition?

62

How to build a nature-positive circular economy for Europe

63

New season: Wider Outlooks

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Shaping the future with the performance economy | The origins of the circular economy

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Inside the world of industrial symbiosis | The origins of the circular economy

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Applying regenerative design to everyday life | The origins of the circular economy

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Are cradle to cradle & the circular economy the same thing? | The origins of the circular economy

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Biomimicry's role in transforming industries | The origins of the circular economy

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New season - Origins: The ideas shaping the circular economy

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Regenerating natural ecosystems with Microsoft

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Pushing the boundaries of EPR policy for textiles

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Answering the big questions: An Ellen MacArthur Foundation round table

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Creating nature-positive nutrition from cacti with Dunia Bora

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Scaling refill and return with GoUnpackaged

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Scaling supply chains in the circular economy with Deborah Dull

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Scaling product-as-service with Stena Consulting

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Eurovision in Malmö: How events can accelerate the circular economy

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How can the circular economy help us tackle climate change?

79

New season coming up

80

Reuse and repair: Africa’s long tradition of maximising materials

81

The psychology of ownership in the circular economy

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How the circular economy helps us stay within planetary boundaries

83

Designing for the customer: Fashion lessons from Zimbabwe with Rudo Nondo

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Redesigning food systems for nature to thrive

85

Lily Cole & Ellen MacArthur: why we need optimism to shift mindsets

86

Repairing our belongings: applying circular design

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The power of biomaterials: 3 regenerative design solutions

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Regenerative fashion: embracing a system shift for designers

89

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

90

New Series: Circling Back

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2023 in review: A year exploring the circular economy

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

93

How Troquer became Latin America’s leading preloved fashion start-up

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Rental, Resale, Recommerce: ACS’ journey towards circular fashion solutions

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Let’s collaborate: How Jaguar Land Rover is creating circular partnerships

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Use your imagination: Julie Hjort's mission to design a circular future

97

How banks can help the transition to a circular economy with Intesa Sanpaolo

98

Progress, challenges and solutions: Learnings from five years of the Global Commitment with Sander Defruyt

99

Welcome to the Circular Economy Show Podcast

100

Changing the way we buy and use technology with Back Market

101

Building landscapes for nature with Arup’s Neil Harwood

102

Making the case for Biomimicry with Janine Benyus

103

Scaling regenerative design for a circular economy with Nicole Miller

104

Inspired by nature: Creating a regenerative built environment with Michael Pawlyn

105

Moving towards a regenerative future with Kate Raworth

106

How is the circular economy gaining momentum in US policy?

107

Growing ambition in the food system with Unilever and The Sustainable Food Trust

108

Changing the story with Waterbear and WPP

109

Es Devlin on the power of art to inspire change

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London’s approach to a circular economy for food

111

How is London developing a circular economy for buildings?

112

How does ReLondon engage Londoners with the circular economy?

113

How has Hackney prioritised the circular economy?

114

Ending plastic pollution: setting the agenda for a UN treaty

115

How can we feed 10 billion people? | Redesigning Food series

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Add to basket: How retailers are working towards a circular economy for food | Redesigning Food series

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Teas, Peas, and Chutneys — what do nature-friendly products look like? | Redesigning Food series

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How can farmers help to regenerate nature? | Redesigning Food series

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Is there a better way to produce our food? | Redesigning Food series

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Trailer: Our Redesigning Food series launches next week

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Busting the myths of circular design for fashion

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Creating better packaging from seaweed with Notpla

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Could we grow a building? How Biohm is using biotechnologies to advance the circular economy

124

The role of design in the circular economy

125

The Circular Economy and Open Source

126

The Circular Economy and Reuse

127

The Circular Economy and Agriculture

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The Circular Economy and Repair

129

Find out about our new series

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What is the circular economy? The role of people and design

131

What is the circular economy? The biological vs technical cycles

132

What is the circular economy? Back to basics

133

Scaling the circular economy with Timberland and the Coca-Cola Company

134

New materials for a circular economy

135

The power of policy

136

Redesigning the future

137

Profound connections: the circular economy, biomimicry, and doughnut economics

138

NEW SERIES! Conversations from Summit 22

139

How to use creativity to find solutions

140

How is IKEA embracing circular design?

141

What is the role of the creative industries in building back better?

142

Lily Cole’s reasons for optimism in our changing world

143

Tackling the plastic pollution crisis: Unilever's VP for Packaging discusses the company's circular ambitions

144

Circular economy innovation: The roles of investors, corporates and cities

145

Circular economy innovation: Regenerative materials in action

146

Circular economy innovation: Making money without making new clothes

147

Circular economy innovation: How food can reverse biodiversity loss and tackle climate change

148

Life-friendly chemistry, biomaterials, and AI — the future of the circular economy

149

Regenerative farming — the role of leading food companies

150

From chains to lattices — designing supply chains for the future

151

Building a circular future

152

Ellen MacArthur and Christiana Figueres — fix the economy, fix the climate

153

We need a legally-binding global agreement to tackle plastic pollution

154

Designing products for circularity: H&M Group

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Designing out waste and learning from nature — it’s the circular economy, dummy!

156

How is The Coca Cola Company moving from a linear to a circular economy?

157

How are big businesses taking steps towards reaching their regenerative ambitions?

158

How important is communication in promoting circular design?

159

How can we eliminate waste and encourage regeneration in the fashion industry?

160

How are businesses linking the circular economy and climate change?

161

How are key actors making nature-positive food the norm?

162

How are innovators helping to develop a circular economy?

163

How the circular economy can help to tackle biodiversity loss

164

What if your food could tackle climate change and build biodiversity?

165

How cities lead the transition to a circular economy

166

Ellen MacArthur in conversation with Wolfgang Blau: Growth in a circular economy

167

A circular economy for packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility

168

Design Leaders: What does circular design mean to them?

169

Joining the dots: climate change and the circular economy

170

Circular business models: Making the economics work

171

Measuring your business transformation towards a circular economy

172

Upstream what? Solutions to plastic pollution

173

Food and farming: regenerative solutions to tackle climate change

174

Circular-ish: the messy reality of circular design

175

Scaling the circular economy in Latin-American and the Caribbean

176

Five universal policy goals to enable a circular economy at scale

177

Designing a circular economy for fashion - The Fashion Show (ep 5/5)

178

What materials can make fashion circular? - The Fashion Show (ep 4/5)

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Shaping the future of your wardrobe - The Fashion Show (ep 3/5)

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The jeans redesign project - The Fashion Show (ep 2/5)

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Transforming the fashion industry - The Fashion Show (ep 1/5)

182

Kate Raworth: Building a thriving economy for people within our planetary boundaries

183

Urban intersections: visualising hidden resource flows

184

Stephanie Kelton on Redefining the Story of Our Economy

185

Affordability and inclusion: designing for a circular economy

186

Building thriving cities fit for the 21st century

187

Money makes the world go round

188

Exploring the European Green Deal & Circular Economy at Scale

189

How circular is your city? Measuring progress

190

What will it take to transform the economy?

191

A unique opportunity for a resilient low-carbon economic recovery

192

Ebbs and flows: water and the circular economy

193

Circular Economy Greatest Hits: Seven of the best examples

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Reflections of an Artist in Residence: Emma Hislop

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Where is your old laptop? E-waste in Africa.

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How does Latin America benefit from a circular economy?

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Circular economy opportunities in China

198

Learning from Covid-19: Creating a Circular Economy for Food

199

The circular economy: a solution to build back better

200

How can art shape the economy for better?

201

Tackling Climate Change: The Case for a Circular Economy

202

Economic recovery: building a resilient circular economy after Covid-19

203

On the table: the ingredients for a healthy and resilient food system

204

In the loop: product and material flows

205

Why it's time to invest in the circular economy

206

DS Smith and Costa: A reverse cycle for coffee cups

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The power of information and data in our cities

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The Role of Learning in the Transition to a Circular Economy

209

How the circular economy and Industrial Revolution can drive prosperity in Latin America

210

Flies: The unexpected answer to the food crisis

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What is the circular economy? 3/3

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What is the circular economy? 2/3

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What is the circular economy? 1/3

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Design in the Age of Digital with John Maeda

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How to Think Like a 21st Century Economist with Kate Raworth

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Better products at better prices?

217

How can the circular economy work for people?

218

What Goes Around...

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Google and the Circular Economy

220

Building Urban Resilience

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Circular economy in emerging markets: an insight from Brazil

222

Hunter Lovins on the circular economy of soil

223

Cities as flows in a circular economy

224

Lessons from self-organising traffic lights in city transport systems

225

The renewable energy transition - insight from Germany’s energiewende

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Towards a regenerative food system

227

Remanufacturing and the circular economy

228

Michael Pawlyn - Ecosystems as a unifying model for cities and Industry