Electronic waste produced every year weighs more than all airlines ever built: WEF report

Electronic waste produced every year weighs more than all airlines ever built: WEF report

In the report released here in collaboration with the UN-E-Waste Coalition, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said the value of electronic waste produced every year is a staggering USD 62 billion already, which is worth three times the total silver production…

Circular food ‘revolution’ could unlock $2.7trn per year, Ellen MacArthur study finds

Circular food ‘revolution’ could unlock $2.7trn per year, Ellen MacArthur study finds

Embedding circular economy principles within the global agri-food sector could contribute $2.7trn ( 2.1trn) to the global economy through decreased healthcare and environmental restoration costs, a new Ellen MacArthur Foundation report has concluded.

Accenture Announces Winners Of The 2019 Circulars In Davos That Are Unlocking Value From The $4.5 Trillion Circular Economy

Accenture Announces Winners Of The 2019 Circulars In Davos That Are Unlocking Value From The $4.5 Trillion Circular Economy

The World Economic Forum and The Forum of Young Global Leaders, in collaboration with Accenture (NYSE:ACN), awarded the winners of this years The Circulars…

A 1.5C world is circular’: Nations urged to drive resource productivity to reach climate goals

A 1.5C world is circular’: Nations urged to drive resource productivity to reach climate goals

A new report released today (22 January) at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos has outlined the urgent need for nations to “wake up to the potential” of the circular economy in order to push the world towards the Paris Agreement’s more ambitious pathway.

How New Cellphones Could Help Revolutionize The World

How New Cellphones Could Help Revolutionize The World

I consider myself fortunate to live in a country – Luxembourg – where the principles of a Circular Economy are strongly endorsed by the government and starting to take ever-deeper hold throughout society.  And while the circular economy – an alternative to the current linear, “take-make-dispose” model of production and consumption – is gaining global traction with increasing speed, developing viable and sustainable circular business models presents a challenge crying out for answers. 

Henkel invests £5 million in specialist circular economy fund

Henkel invests £5 million in specialist circular economy fund

Henkel has invested £5 million into Circularity European Growth Fund, an impact fund managed by Circularity Capital. The German manufacturer of Schwarzkopf has outlined an ambitious circular economy strategy including setting a target for 100 percent of its packaging to be recyclable, reusable or…