Wastewater treatment: A critical component of a circular economy

Wastewater treatment: A critical component of a circular economy

Repost of most read water World Bank blog post of 2018 The 8th World Water Forum was held in Brazil a few days ago. What’s ironic is that the more than nine thousand of us attending this Forum were discussing water-related issues in a city of three million grappling with a severe water shortage.

European Commission – Circular Economy Package Report: Questions & Answers

European Commission – Circular Economy Package Report: Questions & Answers

European Commission – Press Release details page – European Commission – Fact Sheet Brussels, 4 March 2019 Today the Commission adopted a Report on its 2015 Circular Economy Action Plan to stimulate Europe’s transition towards a circular economy which aimed at boosting global competitiveness,…

US companies are increasingly making circular economy practices a norm in their businesses

US companies are increasingly making circular economy practices a norm in their businesses

Nearly four in five companies have a strategic intent to implement a circular economy framework (62%) or have already put one in place (16%), according to ING’s report. It’s based on a survey of 300 US-based executives in four key economic sectors: automotive, consumer electronics and telecoms, food and agriculture, and healthcare.

US companies are increasingly making circular economy practices a norm in their business models

US companies are increasingly making circular economy practices a norm in their business models

US companies are increasingly making circular economy practices a norm in their business models, according to new research from ING.  Nearly four in five companies have a strategic intent to implement a circular economy framework (62%) or have already put one in place (16%), according to ING’s report. It’s based on a survey of 300 US-based executives in four key economic sectors: automotive, consumer electronics and telecoms, food and agriculture, and healthcare.

SUNRISE: Solar energy for a circular economy

SUNRISE: Solar energy for a circular economy

UNRISE is coordinated by Prof. Huub de Groot from Leiden University (the Netherlands) and brings together a multidisciplinary consortium of 20 partners from 13 European countries. The SUNRISE consortium includes: seven universities (Leiden University, University of Uppsala, Imperial College of London, University of Turku, University of Warsaw, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and University of Louvain); eight research centres…