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The Circular Economy Show Podcast — 236 episodes

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[Rewind] How can marketers turn ideas into impactful action?

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[Rewind] What marketers need to know about driving circular demand

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Marketing the circular economy: a four part series

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How do we break the silos between bio-based policy and circularity?

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Driving circularity: shared infrastructure for scalable change

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EV batteries, bio-based materials, and the jobs nobody talks about | Circular Snapshots

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How does business benefit from regenerative practices?

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Is it game over for the CSO?

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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

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Can paper fix the flexibles problem?

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How do we fund the shift to a circular economy?

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Circularity: a competitive edge in the era of tariffs?

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Inside IKEA's strategy: building a resilient circular business

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How to measure marketing success in a circular economy

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Policy unplugged: Implementing circular economy policy with Joss Blériot

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Circular economy, biodiversity, and the road to COP17

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What’s next for the plastics industry?

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The hidden drivers enabling the circular economy

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Circular snapshots: Competitiveness, critical minerals & textiles EPR

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

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What’s next for the circular economy in 2026?

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2025 in review: unlocking the circular economy opportunity

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Circular Snapshots | COP30 and progress in the circular economy

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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

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Circular Snapshots: EU policy breakthrough

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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

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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

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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

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The climate benefits of circularity: What we're missing

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

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Becoming a circular economist with Vojtech Vosecky

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

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How storytelling drives the circular economy transformation inside and out

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

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

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Exploring fashion rental and resale with ACS and SuperCycle

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Material security in a circular economy | Energy and competitiveness

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

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Circular design essentials: What every designer needs to know

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What’s stopping Scotland from scaling a circular economy?

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What should businesses do to scale a circular economy?

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2024 in review: A year exploring the circular economy

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What does it take to scale biomaterials?

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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?

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

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

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New season: Circular Curious

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

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How can the US lead the circular economy transition?

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How to build a nature-positive circular economy for Europe

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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?

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New season coming up

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

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The psychology of ownership in the circular economy

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How the circular economy helps us stay within planetary boundaries

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

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Redesigning food systems for nature to thrive

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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Welcome to the Circular Economy Show Podcast

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Changing the way we buy and use technology with Back Market

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Building landscapes for nature with Arup’s Neil Harwood

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Making the case for Biomimicry with Janine Benyus

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Scaling regenerative design for a circular economy with Nicole Miller

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

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Moving towards a regenerative future with Kate Raworth

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How is the circular economy gaining momentum in US policy?

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

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Changing the story with Waterbear and WPP

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Es Devlin on the power of art to inspire change

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London’s approach to a circular economy for food

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How is London developing a circular economy for buildings?

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How does ReLondon engage Londoners with the circular economy?

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How has Hackney prioritised the circular economy?

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Ending plastic pollution: setting the agenda for a UN treaty

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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

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The role of design in the circular economy

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The Circular Economy and Open Source

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The Circular Economy and Reuse

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The Circular Economy and Agriculture

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The Circular Economy and Repair

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Find out about our new series

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

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What is the circular economy? The biological vs technical cycles

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What is the circular economy? Back to basics

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

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New materials for a circular economy

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The power of policy

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Redesigning the future

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

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NEW SERIES! Conversations from Summit 22

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How to use creativity to find solutions

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How is IKEA embracing circular design?

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

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Lily Cole’s reasons for optimism in our changing world

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

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

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Circular economy innovation: Regenerative materials in action

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Circular economy innovation: Making money without making new clothes

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

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

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Regenerative farming — the role of leading food companies

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From chains to lattices — designing supply chains for the future

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Building a circular future

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

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

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Designing products for circularity: H&M Group

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

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

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

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How important is communication in promoting circular design?

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

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How are businesses linking the circular economy and climate change?

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

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How are innovators helping to develop a circular economy?

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How the circular economy can help to tackle biodiversity loss

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

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How cities lead the transition to a circular economy

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

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A circular economy for packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility

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Design Leaders: What does circular design mean to them?

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Joining the dots: climate change and the circular economy

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Circular business models: Making the economics work

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Measuring your business transformation towards a circular economy

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Upstream what? Solutions to plastic pollution

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Food and farming: regenerative solutions to tackle climate change

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Circular-ish: the messy reality of circular design

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Scaling the circular economy in Latin-American and the Caribbean

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Five universal policy goals to enable a circular economy at scale

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

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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)

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

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Urban intersections: visualising hidden resource flows

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Stephanie Kelton on Redefining the Story of Our Economy

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Affordability and inclusion: designing for a circular economy

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Building thriving cities fit for the 21st century

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Money makes the world go round

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Exploring the European Green Deal & Circular Economy at Scale

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How circular is your city? Measuring progress

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What will it take to transform the economy?

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A unique opportunity for a resilient low-carbon economic recovery

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Ebbs and flows: water and the circular economy

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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

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

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The circular economy: a solution to build back better

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How can art shape the economy for better?

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Tackling Climate Change: The Case for a Circular Economy

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

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

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In the loop: product and material flows

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Why it's time to invest in the circular economy

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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

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

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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?

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How can the circular economy work for people?

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What Goes Around...

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Google and the Circular Economy

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Building Urban Resilience

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Circular economy in emerging markets: an insight from Brazil

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Hunter Lovins on the circular economy of soil

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Cities as flows in a circular economy

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Lessons from self-organising traffic lights in city transport systems

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The renewable energy transition - insight from Germany’s energiewende

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Towards a regenerative food system

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Remanufacturing and the circular economy

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