Circular Economy: William McDonough + TriCiclos in Chile
William McDonough visited Chile to meet with TriCiclos, the 2019 winner of the People’s Choice Award at The Circulars at The World Economic Forum Meeting in …
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The University of Vermont is known for being green. It’s in our school colors, our environmental sciences and studies programs and our track record for environmentalism. But I’m concerned the University isn’t taking climate change, and the University’s contribution to it, seriously enough.