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The Circular Economy
The regenerative vision of Suzanna Crampton #shorts

Suzanna Crampton's innovative farming approaches are reshaping our relationship with land and fostering a more circular future. Watch the full video to learn more.

This video is presented by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity promoting a circular economy. This design-driven model eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products, and regenerates nature. Explore our work at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org, subscribe on YouTube, and connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Soil to Soil

This video features shepherd Suzanna Crampton in Kilkenny, Ireland, demonstrating how regenerative farming extends beyond food production.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions a circular economy. This design-driven approach eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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

Our latest series episode explores reuse and repair, highlighting how African businesses and communities have long maximized material use. This contrasts with the Global North, where these circular economy principles are only now gaining traction.

Despite recent awareness and legislation in the North, African companies offer innovative lessons in applying creative approaches to material usage. Learn more in the full article: Making the Most of Materials

The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Transforming tradition

Our "Transforming Tradition" series explores how to produce rice with fewer resources and regenerate nature. This episode highlights farmers globally adopting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), an agroecological approach.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions a circular economy. This design-driven model eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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The psychology of ownership in the circular economy

Part two of our Ellen MacArthur Foundation series explores the psychology of ownership and the sustainable alternatives offered by the circular economy.

Read the full article: Unpicking the Psychological Reasons People Like to Own Things

3D Ocean Farming | Transforming tradition

The "Transforming Tradition" series explores global farming methods for regenerative outcomes. This episode features Bren Smith, a shellfish and seaweed farmer, and his innovative 3D ocean farming. It examines its design, operation, and the challenges overcome during its development.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. Subscribe for more insights on their YouTube channel and learn more about their work at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org. Follow them on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

How the circular economy helps us stay within planetary boundaries

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation presents a new three-part series featuring popular articles. Today's installment explores how a circular economy helps us stay within the nine planetary boundaries.

These boundaries, defined by the Stockholm Resilience Centre, encompass critical issues like climate change, novel entities (pollution), and ocean acidification.

Read the full article: How the Circular Economy Can Help Us Stay Within Planetary Boundaries

Circular Supply Chains: Beginning the Journey

Supply chain leaders are crucial for the circular economy, managing the 100 billion tonnes of materials entering the global economy annually. This video features the team behind the "Building a circular supply chain" white paper, joined by industry leaders, discussing effective communication strategies for these vital roles.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions a circular economy model that eliminates waste, circulates products, and regenerates nature. Subscribe for more insights: YouTube. Explore our work and connect with us on our website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Insights from our new white paper: Building a circular supply chain

The circular economy offers businesses a path to resilient, cost-effective supply chains with reduced greenhouse gas emissions. This video features the Ellen MacArthur Foundation team, authors of the "Building a circular supply chain" white paper, and industry leaders. They discuss the journey from linear to circular supply chains, the role of professionals, and accelerating progress.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions the circular economy – a design-driven approach that eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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

In this episode, Rudo Nondo, a creative design practitioner and Fashion Revolution's acting Managing Director, shares how her Zimbabwean upbringing shaped her clothing philosophy. She discusses her passion for circular design in fashion.

Learn more about Rudo Nondo in the Foundation’s Fashion Book. You can also watch her Circular Economy Show episode.

Regenerate Nature #shorts

To shift from a linear 'take-make-waste' economy to a circular design, we must support natural processes and allow nature to thrive. Our focus should move beyond simply doing less harm to actively improving the environment.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes the circular economy. This design-driven model eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature. Thank you for watching.

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3. Regenerate Nature

This video explores the circular economy's third principle: regenerating nature. Moving beyond merely reducing harm, this shift actively improves the environment, supports natural processes, and allows nature to thrive, replacing the "take-make-waste" linear model.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, champions this design-driven circular economy, which eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

For more insights, subscribe to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation YouTube channel. Explore their work at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Redesigning food systems for nature to thrive

This episode of our award-nominated 'Redesigning Food' series explores a circular food economy, meeting innovators and discussing its scalability to feed a growing population. Learn more about the Big Food Redesign Challenge, now in its production phase, where participants are developing products for market with retail partners.

Catch up on the full Redesigning Food Series, shortlisted for Best Limited Series at the Lovie Awards 2023. If you're passionate about a circular economy, please leave a review on Spotify to help us reach a wider audience.

2. Circulate products and materials

The circular economy ensures materials stay in use, eliminating waste and pollution. This design-driven approach keeps finite resources within the economy, safely returns biodegradable materials to nature, and regenerates natural systems.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, develops and promotes this concept. For more insightful videos, subscribe to our YouTube channel. Explore our work at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org and connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Circulate products and materials #shorts

The circular economy ensures materials stay in use, eliminating waste and pollution while regenerating nature. This approach keeps finite resources within the economy and safely returns biodegradable materials to the earth.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, develops and promotes this vital concept. Learn more about our work and follow us online: Website | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

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

This episode explores how optimism and creativity can drive the transition to a circular economy. Model, actress, and activist Lily Cole joins Ellen MacArthur and Emma Chow to discuss her journey from fashion to environmental advocacy.

They examine progress towards a circular economy, emphasizing collaborative efforts among businesses, citizens, and policymakers. The discussion delves into the possibilities and challenges of this global shift.

Tune in to the Circular Economy Show for this insightful conversation.

Eliminate Waste and Pollution #shorts

Our current economy operates on a "take-make-waste" model, extracting raw materials, producing goods, and then discarding them. A circular economy offers a sustainable alternative, redesigning systems for the benefit of people, nature, and businesses.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions this circular economy. Driven by design, it aims to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

Thank you for watching. For more insights, subscribe to The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's YouTube channel, explore their work on their website, and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Rental, resale, and repair #shorts

A circular business model prioritizes renting, reusing, and repairing existing items over producing new ones. Discover how ACS Clothing successfully integrates these models in our video.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes the circular economy: a system designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature. Find more insightful videos on our YouTube channel and learn more at our website. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

1. Eliminate Waste and Pollution

Our current "take-make-waste" economy depletes resources and generates pollution. A circular economy offers a sustainable alternative, redesigning systems for people, nature, and businesses to thrive by eliminating waste and pollution.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, champions this circular model. Driven by design, it aims to eliminate waste, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

Learn more about our work and subscribe for insightful videos: Subscribe to The Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Find us online: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn.

Repairing our belongings: applying circular design

This episode explores designing products for longevity through repair, shifting focus from disposable items. We delve into the potential for third-party repairs to flourish, advocating for repair to play a greater role in our economy.

Join us to hear from Conny Bakker, Professor of Design Methodology for Sustainability and Circular Economy at TU Delft, and Sojo’s co-founder Josephine Phillips. Both experts champion repair as a vital component of our economy.

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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection

The inside story of the AI breakthrough that won a Nobel Prize.

The Thinking Game takes you on a journey into the heart of leading AI lab DeepMind, capturing a team striving to unravel the mysteries of intelligence and life itself.

Filmed over five years by the award-winning team behind AlphaGo, the documentary examines how DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis’s extraordinary beginnings shaped his lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelligence. It chronicles the rigorous process of scientific discovery, documenting how the team moved from mastering complex strategy games to solving the 50-year-old "protein folding problem" with AlphaFold - a breakthrough that would win a Nobel Prize.

Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival and a successful international tour, the film is now available here to watch for free.


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Director Greg Kohs
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Executive Producers Tom Dore, Jonathan Fildes
Co-Producer Greg Kohs
Editor Steve Sander
Cinematographer Greg Kohs
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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection