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The Circular Economy
Design Leverage Point 4: Build circular design capabilities.#shorts

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK charity dedicated to developing and promoting the circular economy concept.

This economic model, driven by design, aims to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate natural systems.

Design Leverage Point 3: Create conditions for collaboration. #shorts #circulareconomy

Discussing systems changes and the circular economy with Dr Anna Birney

In this clip, Lou and Dr. Anna Birney from the School of System Change discuss the challenges of transitioning from a linear to a circular economy. They explore why the linear system is difficult to change and how to implement effective systemic improvements.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, promotes the circular economy concept. This design-driven approach aims to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

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Design Leverage Point 2: Envision circular futures. #shorts

Design Leverage Point 1: Observe and interpret the system #shorts

From Farm to Fork. How London's food economy is transforming #shorts #circulareconomy #farming

How one man, one one farm is reimagining small farm futures #shorts #circulareconomy

From Farm to Fork. How London's food economy is transforming.

This video from the #CircularEconomyShow features Growing Communities and Sitopia Farms, both sustainably feeding London. Growing Communities supplies 6,000 people weekly with vegetable boxes from regenerative farms, also fostering "The Better Food Traders Network" across the UK.

Sitopia Farms, an urban London farm, employs organic, no-dig regenerative techniques to grow diverse vegetables. These efforts align with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's mission to promote a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature.

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Janine Benysus on how our infrastructure can provide environmental benefits #shorts

Transitioning from conventional to regenerative farming with Gothelney Farm

Fred Price of Gothelney Farm shares his transition from industrial to regenerative farming. His story demonstrates how these practices can redesign our food system, benefiting nature and people while combating biodiversity loss, climate change, and food waste.

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Eliminate, Circulate, Regenerate

This episode explores the transition from a linear to a circular economy, emphasizing three core principles: eliminating waste and pollution, circulating products and materials, and regenerating nature. We feature BIOHM's mushroom-based construction, Susannah Crampton's regenerative wool farming in Kilkenny, Dr. Anna Birney on the challenges of systemic change, Nick Jeffries answering your questions, and a look at fashion's circular business models.

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Creating regenerative spaces in harmony with nature | Janine Benyus

Biomimicry expert Janine Benyus discusses creating regenerative human systems in harmony with nature. She advocates for an economy that restores and improves our world, accelerating progress towards a circular economy.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, champions this circular economy model. It's driven by design to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate materials, and regenerate nature.

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Driving growth in economic uncertainty with the circular economy | From The Archives

This video features Audrey Choi (Morgan Stanley) and Frans Timmermans (European Commission) discussing how the #CircularEconomy can drive growth during economic uncertainty. They explain its relevance and significance amidst unsettling financial factors.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, develops and promotes the circular economy. This design-driven approach eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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Regenerating Nature - EP 60 Circular Economy Show

Facing global challenges like climate change, we need an economy that actively restores and improves our world, moving beyond simply doing less harm. This episode explores how human systems can work in harmony with nature, featuring biomimicry expert Janine Benyus and examples of regenerative farming at Gothelney Farm and London's Sitopia Farm, which are transforming urban food systems.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, champions a circular economy model that eliminates waste, circulates products, and regenerates nature. Learn more about their work on their website and subscribe for more insightful videos.

Regenerating nature, climate change and the circular economy with Nick Jeffries

On episode 59 of The Circular Economy Show, Nick Jeffries from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation explores how the circular economy can tackle climate change. He emphasizes nature's regenerative potential, discussing a project on regenerative rice farming and the importance of scaling such models to reduce emissions and accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

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Hackney is paving the way for zero waste in London #shorts

Hackney is building a zero waste future in London

Hackney is pioneering zero waste in London. Mayor Philip Glanville champions the Circular Economy through the Zero Waste Hackney campaign, which empowers residents to reduce waste via repair/reuse sessions and the Library of Things. Wider borough collaboration could accelerate a zero-waste London and the transition to a circular economy.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, promotes the circular economy – a system designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products, and regenerate nature. For more insightful videos, subscribe to their YouTube channel. Discover more about their work at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Transforming rice farming through regenerative production to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

The global food system, responsible for 20-30% of greenhouse gas emissions, seeks sustainable rice production. Many farmers are adopting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), an agroecological method that reduces water, methane, and chemicals, while boosting yields and cutting labor.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, promotes a circular economy. This design-led model eliminates waste, pollution, circulates materials, and regenerates nature, aligning with sustainable practices.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Learn more at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Earthshot Prize winners, NotPla are innovating packaging with seaweed & plants #shorts

The Earthshot Prize Winners, NotPla are transforming packaging with seaweeds & plant solutions.

Notpla, an Earthshot Prize-winning startup co-founded by Pierre Paslier, creates innovative packaging from seaweed and plants. Their solutions, including edible bubbles and biodegradable containers, offer sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics, composting to nourish new growth. Watch their CEShow episode to learn more: Notpla CEShow.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, champions the circular economy. This design-driven approach eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products, and regenerates nature. Explore their work and subscribe for insights: YouTube | Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn.

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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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Editor Steve Sander
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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection