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The Circular Economy Show Podcast — 228 episodes
From niche to necessity: the circular economy's strategic moment
Circular Snapshots: Mexico’s landmark circular economy law and more
Can paper fix the flexibles problem?
How do we fund the shift to a circular economy?
Circularity: a competitive edge in the era of tariffs?
Inside IKEA's strategy: building a resilient circular business
How to measure marketing success in a circular economy
Policy unplugged: Implementing circular economy policy with Joss Blériot
Circular economy, biodiversity, and the road to COP17
What’s next for the plastics industry?
The hidden drivers enabling the circular economy
Circular snapshots: Competitiveness, critical minerals & textiles EPR
The critical minerals crunch: How do we secure the future of clean energy?
What’s next for the circular economy in 2026?
2025 in review: unlocking the circular economy opportunity
Circular Snapshots | COP30 and progress in the circular economy
Why should retailers embrace the circular economy? | Conversations from Climate Week New York
What's tech got to do with it? | Conversations from Climate Week New York
Why do circular business models fail to scale? Going it alone
Why do circular business models fail to scale? Relying on a narrow business case
Why do circular business models fail to scale? Strategic misalignment
Why do circular business models fail to scale? Don’t think too small
Stop minding your own business
HolyGrail: see it, sort it, scale it
Circular Snapshots: EU policy breakthrough
The view in North America and Climate Week NYC
How designers can hardwire their skills for a circular economy | Circling Back
The circular economy: a ‘triple play’ climate solution for China | Circling Back
Are circular cities the key to future-proofing Europe? | Circling Back
The competitive case for circular economy: From peripheral to pivotal | Circling Back
Stabilising the supply of critical minerals | Circling Back
“It’s a no-brainer”: Arc’teryx on bringing repairs in-store
How H&M Group is exploring circular business models in The Fashion ReModel
How do we make circular behaviours irresistible?
How can marketers turn ideas into impactful action?
Stepping into action: Meet The Footwear Collective
‘Waiting isn't an option’: the role of retail in future-proofing our food system
The climate benefits of circularity: What we're missing
Circular Snapshot: What a $3500 iPhone tells us about the circular economy
Becoming a circular economist with Vojtech Vosecky
How are small start-ups, SMEs, and large corporations working together to change the food system?
How storytelling drives the circular economy transformation inside and out
Beyond business as usual: Biodiversity, collaboration and visionary leadership in the food system
Driving demand for circular economy: What marketers need to know | Kantar and Swapfiets
Exploring fashion rental and resale with ACS and SuperCycle
Material security in a circular economy | Energy and competitiveness
Food for thought | How do we fix our broken food system?
Circular design essentials: What every designer needs to know
What’s stopping Scotland from scaling a circular economy?
What should businesses do to scale a circular economy?
2024 in review: A year exploring the circular economy
What does it take to scale biomaterials?
What happened at INC-5? With Ellen MacArthur and Christiana Figueres
China, climate, and the circular economy
Plastic pollution: What is INC-5 and why does it matter?
Can the circular economy help bridge the climate adaptation gap?
Decoding durability in a circular economy: more life, more memories
Sustainability and the circular economy: what’s the difference?
New season: Circular Curious
What’s in your Soho bag? Unpacking the role of collaboration in circular product design
How can the US lead the circular economy transition?
How to build a nature-positive circular economy for Europe
New season: Wider Outlooks
Shaping the future with the performance economy | The origins of the circular economy
Inside the world of industrial symbiosis | The origins of the circular economy
Applying regenerative design to everyday life | The origins of the circular economy
Are cradle to cradle & the circular economy the same thing? | The origins of the circular economy
Biomimicry's role in transforming industries | The origins of the circular economy
New season - Origins: The ideas shaping the circular economy
Regenerating natural ecosystems with Microsoft
Pushing the boundaries of EPR policy for textiles
Answering the big questions: An Ellen MacArthur Foundation round table
Creating nature-positive nutrition from cacti with Dunia Bora
Scaling refill and return with GoUnpackaged
Scaling supply chains in the circular economy with Deborah Dull
Scaling product-as-service with Stena Consulting
Eurovision in Malmö: How events can accelerate the circular economy
How can the circular economy help us tackle climate change?
New season coming up
Reuse and repair: Africa’s long tradition of maximising materials
The psychology of ownership in the circular economy
How the circular economy helps us stay within planetary boundaries
Designing for the customer: Fashion lessons from Zimbabwe with Rudo Nondo
Redesigning food systems for nature to thrive
Lily Cole & Ellen MacArthur: why we need optimism to shift mindsets
Repairing our belongings: applying circular design
The power of biomaterials: 3 regenerative design solutions
Regenerative fashion: embracing a system shift for designers
Christiana Figueres and Ellen MacArthur: Closing the loop to fight climate change
New Series: Circling Back
2023 in review: A year exploring the circular economy
Patrick McDowell: Meet the designer taking circular fashion to the catwalk
How Troquer became Latin America’s leading preloved fashion start-up
Rental, Resale, Recommerce: ACS’ journey towards circular fashion solutions
Let’s collaborate: How Jaguar Land Rover is creating circular partnerships
Use your imagination: Julie Hjort's mission to design a circular future
How banks can help the transition to a circular economy with Intesa Sanpaolo
Progress, challenges and solutions: Learnings from five years of the Global Commitment with Sander Defruyt
Welcome to the Circular Economy Show Podcast
Changing the way we buy and use technology with Back Market
Building landscapes for nature with Arup’s Neil Harwood
Making the case for Biomimicry with Janine Benyus
Scaling regenerative design for a circular economy with Nicole Miller
Inspired by nature: Creating a regenerative built environment with Michael Pawlyn
Moving towards a regenerative future with Kate Raworth
How is the circular economy gaining momentum in US policy?
Growing ambition in the food system with Unilever and The Sustainable Food Trust
Changing the story with Waterbear and WPP
Es Devlin on the power of art to inspire change
London’s approach to a circular economy for food
How is London developing a circular economy for buildings?
How does ReLondon engage Londoners with the circular economy?
How has Hackney prioritised the circular economy?
Ending plastic pollution: setting the agenda for a UN treaty
How can we feed 10 billion people? | Redesigning Food series
Add to basket: How retailers are working towards a circular economy for food | Redesigning Food series
Teas, Peas, and Chutneys — what do nature-friendly products look like? | Redesigning Food series
How can farmers help to regenerate nature? | Redesigning Food series
Is there a better way to produce our food? | Redesigning Food series
Trailer: Our Redesigning Food series launches next week
Busting the myths of circular design for fashion
Creating better packaging from seaweed with Notpla
Could we grow a building? How Biohm is using biotechnologies to advance the circular economy
The role of design in the circular economy
The Circular Economy and Open Source
The Circular Economy and Reuse
The Circular Economy and Agriculture
The Circular Economy and Repair
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What is the circular economy? The role of people and design
What is the circular economy? The biological vs technical cycles
What is the circular economy? Back to basics
Scaling the circular economy with Timberland and the Coca-Cola Company
New materials for a circular economy
The power of policy
Redesigning the future
Profound connections: the circular economy, biomimicry, and doughnut economics
NEW SERIES! Conversations from Summit 22
How to use creativity to find solutions
How is IKEA embracing circular design?
What is the role of the creative industries in building back better?
Lily Cole’s reasons for optimism in our changing world
Tackling the plastic pollution crisis: Unilever's VP for Packaging discusses the company's circular ambitions
Circular economy innovation: The roles of investors, corporates and cities
Circular economy innovation: Regenerative materials in action
Circular economy innovation: Making money without making new clothes
Circular economy innovation: How food can reverse biodiversity loss and tackle climate change
Life-friendly chemistry, biomaterials, and AI — the future of the circular economy
Regenerative farming — the role of leading food companies
From chains to lattices — designing supply chains for the future
Building a circular future
Ellen MacArthur and Christiana Figueres — fix the economy, fix the climate
We need a legally-binding global agreement to tackle plastic pollution
Designing products for circularity: H&M Group
Designing out waste and learning from nature — it’s the circular economy, dummy!
How is The Coca Cola Company moving from a linear to a circular economy?
How are big businesses taking steps towards reaching their regenerative ambitions?
How important is communication in promoting circular design?
How can we eliminate waste and encourage regeneration in the fashion industry?
How are businesses linking the circular economy and climate change?
How are key actors making nature-positive food the norm?
How are innovators helping to develop a circular economy?
How the circular economy can help to tackle biodiversity loss
What if your food could tackle climate change and build biodiversity?
How cities lead the transition to a circular economy
Ellen MacArthur in conversation with Wolfgang Blau: Growth in a circular economy
A circular economy for packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility
Design Leaders: What does circular design mean to them?
Joining the dots: climate change and the circular economy
Circular business models: Making the economics work
Measuring your business transformation towards a circular economy
Upstream what? Solutions to plastic pollution
Food and farming: regenerative solutions to tackle climate change
Circular-ish: the messy reality of circular design
Scaling the circular economy in Latin-American and the Caribbean
Five universal policy goals to enable a circular economy at scale
Designing a circular economy for fashion - The Fashion Show (ep 5/5)
What materials can make fashion circular? - The Fashion Show (ep 4/5)
Shaping the future of your wardrobe - The Fashion Show (ep 3/5)
The jeans redesign project - The Fashion Show (ep 2/5)
Transforming the fashion industry - The Fashion Show (ep 1/5)
Kate Raworth: Building a thriving economy for people within our planetary boundaries
Urban intersections: visualising hidden resource flows
Stephanie Kelton on Redefining the Story of Our Economy
Affordability and inclusion: designing for a circular economy
Building thriving cities fit for the 21st century
Money makes the world go round
Exploring the European Green Deal & Circular Economy at Scale
How circular is your city? Measuring progress
What will it take to transform the economy?
A unique opportunity for a resilient low-carbon economic recovery
Ebbs and flows: water and the circular economy
Circular Economy Greatest Hits: Seven of the best examples
Reflections of an Artist in Residence: Emma Hislop
Where is your old laptop? E-waste in Africa.
How does Latin America benefit from a circular economy?
Circular economy opportunities in China
Learning from Covid-19: Creating a Circular Economy for Food
The circular economy: a solution to build back better
How can art shape the economy for better?
Tackling Climate Change: The Case for a Circular Economy
Economic recovery: building a resilient circular economy after Covid-19
On the table: the ingredients for a healthy and resilient food system
In the loop: product and material flows
Why it's time to invest in the circular economy
DS Smith and Costa: A reverse cycle for coffee cups
The power of information and data in our cities
The Role of Learning in the Transition to a Circular Economy
How the circular economy and Industrial Revolution can drive prosperity in Latin America
Flies: The unexpected answer to the food crisis
What is the circular economy? 3/3
What is the circular economy? 2/3
What is the circular economy? 1/3
Design in the Age of Digital with John Maeda
How to Think Like a 21st Century Economist with Kate Raworth
Better products at better prices?
How can the circular economy work for people?
What Goes Around...
Google and the Circular Economy
Building Urban Resilience
Circular economy in emerging markets: an insight from Brazil
Hunter Lovins on the circular economy of soil
Cities as flows in a circular economy
Lessons from self-organising traffic lights in city transport systems
The renewable energy transition - insight from Germany’s energiewende
Towards a regenerative food system
Remanufacturing and the circular economy
Michael Pawlyn - Ecosystems as a unifying model for cities and Industry