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The Circular Economy
Will the battery passport design out waste?

Battery passports utilize blockchain technology to track battery components and their lifecycle, fostering transparency and encouraging sustainable supply chains. This enables informed consumer choices and facilitates a circular economy. The EU has provisionally mandated battery passports from 2026.

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Investigating, exploring, and showcasing the circular economy

Happy New Year! Join the Circular Economy Show to discover how NOTPLA won the £1 million Earthshot Prize for substituting plastic with seaweed. We'll also feature Londoners transforming their city with a circular economy, explore regenerative food production minimizing emissions in India and the US, and ask our experts big questions.

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How can financial institutions drive action on climate change?

This #CircularEconomyShow teaser explores the global collaboration needed for a modern, reduced-emission economy. Experts, including Philipp Hildebrand and BlackRock's Paul Bodar, discuss overcoming challenges to de-risk green investments and agree on a unified pathway for climate action. Watch the video to learn more.

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The circular economy, Doughnut economics and financial growth.

Economist Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economics proposes transforming our degenerative linear economy into a regenerative, distributive, and fair system, centered on people. This model is crucial for a #Circulareconomy transition.

Watch the #CircularEconomyShow teaser to understand Doughnut economics and its measurement. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, promotes the circular economy, which eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature.

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How can the circular economy drive financial growth?

Transitioning to a circular economy demands varied strategies across markets. Paul Bodnar (BlackRock) discusses models driving financial growth, while Davinah Milenge (African Development Bank) highlights investment opportunities in developing markets.

For deeper insights into funding the circular economy, watch the full #CircularEconomyShow episode: Full Episode. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity promoting a design-driven circular economy, offers more resources.

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De-risking finance and the circular economy

Claudio Zara, Assistant Professor at Bocconi University, discusses his research on the circular economy and finance, revealing how increased circularity can de-risk investments and reduce debt default risk. Watch his insights in this #CircularEconomyShow teaser, or the full interview here.

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Can investors drive a circular economy transition?

Investors are increasingly backing the circular economy, reflecting a growing awareness. Paul Bodnar (BlackRock) and Audrey Choi (Morgan Stanley) highlight its long-term value and investment opportunities, especially given finite resources. This discussion is from an Ellen MacArthur Foundation show.

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How could our food system tackle biodiversity loss?

Biodiversity loss is a critical 21st-century threat. Emma Chow from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation discusses how food design can help restore nature, rather than hinder it, by allowing biodiversity to thrive.

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How the city of Amsterdam developed a circular economy framework

Eveline Jonkhoff, Program Manager at Amsterdam Circular, detailed the city's journey and future goals towards becoming a circular city.

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Meet the circular design pioneers that are reinventing the future of fashion

Vestiaire Collective champions circular luxury fashion by offering pre-loved items, aligning with the circular economy. A contributor to the Foundation's Circular Design for Fashion Book, they were also nominated for a Circular Economy Award.

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Meet the circular design pioneers that are reinventing the future of fashion

Timberland, recipient of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Award for Circular Economy at this year's #CNMISustainableFashionAwards, recognizes designers not just as creators, but as vital problem-solvers for textile overproduction.

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Meet the circular design pioneers that are reinventing the future of fashion

NKWO, an award-winning designer and contributor to the Foundation's Circular Design for Fashion Book, innovatively repurposes old denim. She uses traditional Nigerian craft with market-sourced scraps to create Dakala, a new striped fabric.

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Meet the circular design pioneers that are reinventing the future of fashion

EILEEN FISHER, INC., recognized with The Pioneer Award at this year's #CNMISustainableFashionAwards and a contributor to the Foundation's #CircularDesign for Fashion book, has designed timeless, durable clothing since 1984.

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The Circular Economy Show's 2022 Review

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The packaging made from seaweed that won the Earthshot Prize 🙌 #notpla #circulareconomy #shorts

Circular Design Leaders' Speculative Design Sprint 2022

The Circular Design Leaders, senior design professionals within the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Network, drive the adoption of circular design and inspire the global design community. In September 2022, they collaborated with the Foundation's Circular Design team and IDEO on a three-day sprint to envision future design functions for circular-ready organizations.

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How Earthshot Prize winners Notpla are eliminating plastic waste with seaweed packaging

Notpla, an Earthshot Prize 2022 winner, combats plastic waste with an edible, soluble membrane that holds liquids. Co-founder Pierre Paslier explains how this innovation replaces plastic packaging, demonstrated effectively at the London Marathon. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, champions the circular economy—a system designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate materials, and regenerate nature.

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How can businesses help restore biodiversity?

Businesses are vital in restoring biodiversity. Experts Maya Adams, Cindy Venho, and Soukeyna Gueye from the Foundation discuss effective measures. Hanneke Faber, Unilever’s President of Foods and Refreshment, shares Unilever's education-driven approach.

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Ellen MacArthur accepts the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation

Ellen MacArthur's Princess of Asturias Award speech recognized her Foundation's contributions to the global plastics agenda, including partnering with WWF for a UN plastic pollution treaty. She connected her global journey to finite resources, advocating for a circular economy as a solution for climate change and plastic pollution.

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The Global Commitment 2022 Progress Report

The Global Commitment, led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UN Environment Programme, unites over 500 organizations in a shared vision for a circular economy for plastics. Companies representing 20% of global plastic packaging have committed to ambitious 2025 targets to tackle pollution at its source.

This fourth annual report assesses signatories' progress. Results indicate an urgent need for businesses to accelerate action, particularly in reuse, flexible packaging, and decoupling growth from packaging use. Governments must also act immediately to promote high ambition in upcoming plastic pollution treaty negotiations.

Explore the full report: bit.ly/3gZUrTA. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, champions the circular economy concept. Learn more about their work: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org.

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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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