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‘Waiting isn't an option': the role of retail in future-proofing our food system #shorts

This episode of the Circular Economy Show explores how leading retailers are adopting circular design for food, addressing challenges to create a food system that enables nature to thrive.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. Subscribe for more insights. Find out more about our work on our website, and follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

How H&M Group is exploring circular business models in The Fashion ReModel

This episode of The Circular Economy Show explores the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Fashion ReModel project. Featuring Chloe Holland (Foundation's fashion team) and Sara Eriksson (H&M Group), they discuss scaling circular business models like resale, rental, repair, and remaking to keep clothes in use at their highest value and profitably without new production.

Topics include the Fashion ReModel's ambitions, strategic advantages of circular models, H&M Group's Sellpy platform, and challenges of implementing circular principles in a linear economy. Policy and finance's role in commercial viability is also highlighted. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes a circular economy: eliminating waste, circulating products, and regenerating nature. Learn more at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org and subscribe to their YouTube channel.

How do we make circular behaviours irresistible?

In a recent Circular Economy Show episode, Georgie Rose (Selfridges) and Simon Davies (VISA), collaborating with Mindworks Marketing, discuss their behavioral lab's work. They explore how subtle language variations influence customer behavior towards circular shopping, focusing on making beauty product refills as appealing as new items. The initiative aims to embed circular shopping as an intuitive and exciting norm, bridging the gap between customer intent and action.

Listen to the episode for full insights. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity promoting a circular economy, encourages engagement. Learn more on their [website](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org), subscribe on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQAC2otE5_agzHZPnk3mE5w?sub_confirmation=1), and follow them on [Instagram](http://instagram.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation) and [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellen-macarthur-foundation/).

How can marketers turn ideas into impactful action?

The Circular Economy Show explores how marketers can shift from the linear to the circular economy. Experts Deb Caldow (Diageo) and Rachel O’Reilly (Accenture Song) discuss turning ideas into impactful actions for economic growth and environmental benefits. Topics include storytelling for circular products, engaging supply teams, and the need for internal buy-in and experimentation.

Read 'The marketing playbook for a circular economy' [here](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/marketing/overview) or watch episode 176: 'Driving demand for circular economy' [here](https://youtu.be/4EH_KkkyiPc). The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes the circular economy. Subscribe to their [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQAC2otE5_agzHZPnk3mE5w?sub_confirmation=1) and visit their [website](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org) for more.

Stepping into action: Meet The Footwear Collective

This episode of the Circular Economy Show, recorded live from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Network event in Amsterdam, features Kenny Arnold, Dr Yuly Fuentes-Medel, and Lewis Campbell from The Footwear Collective. They discuss the critical need for footwear innovation and collaboration, highlighting shoes' central role in systemic innovation.

Learn how The Footwear Collective addresses industry challenges, measures success through unprecedented collaboration and robust data, and guides companies in their circular economy journey using their new Circular Pathways tool. Explore it here: The Footwear Collective’s Circular Pathways tool.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review or comment on Spotify or YouTube to support our mission to spread the word about the circular economy.

‘Waiting isn't an option': the role of retail in future-proofing our food system

Transforming the food system requires retailers to embrace practices that enable nature to thrive. This episode explores how leading retailers worldwide are adopting circular design for food, navigating challenges along the way. Guests Helly McAlister (Fortnum & Mason) and Susy Yoshimura (Grupo Carrefour Brazil), from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Big Food Redesign Challenge, share insights on strategic investment, cultivating customer demand, cross-team collaboration, and scaling initiatives.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity promoting a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. Discover more about their work and the Big Food Redesign Challenge products below.

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The climate benefits of circularity: What we're missing

The circular economy is a powerful climate tool, yet its benefits are often overlooked by carbon accounting frameworks. In this episode, João Murilo Silva Merico from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation explains how current protocols, like the GHG Protocol, fail to recognize emissions reductions from circular practices (reuse, remanufacturing), distorting decision-making.

Learn why circularity's climate impact is hidden and what policy, reporting, and business changes are needed. Download the full paper for more details: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/ghg-emissions-accounting.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. Explore their work: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org, and connect on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube.

Circular Snapshot: What a $3500 iPhone tells us about the circular economy

The circular economy is rapidly becoming a reality across diverse sectors. In this episode, Seb discusses four key stories: rethinking product design for tech like iPhones, boosting global copper recycling rates, consumers' growing attention to eco-friendly ads, and a major brand implementing digital product passports for clothing.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity promoting a circular economy that eliminates waste and regenerates nature, invites you to explore these topics further and engage with their work. Find more resources and connect with the Foundation:

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Living within planetary boundaries: the circular economy

Our linear ‘take, make, waste’ economic system has pushed Earth’s planetary boundaries. This film explores how a circular economy can tackle global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, demonstrating that solutions are available to turn things around.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, develops and promotes the circular economy – a system designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

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Living within planetary boundaries: the circular economy | Trailer #shorts

Our linear "take, make, waste" economic system has pushed Earth's planetary boundaries. This film explores how a circular economy offers immediate solutions to global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, demonstrating that by doing things differently, we can still turn things around.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions the circular economy – a system designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

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Becoming a circular economist with Vojtech Vosecky

This episode of The Circular Economy Show explores what it means to be a circular economist, their importance, and future challenges. We feature Vojtech Vosecky, "The Circular Economist" and author of The Loop newsletter, who has shaped the circular economy through innovation, business, and policy. Learn about his journey, current momentum, key challenges, and advice for getting involved.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. Subscribe for more insights: YouTube Channel. Explore our work: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org, or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

How are small start-ups, SMEs, and large corporations working together to change the food system?

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Big Food Redesign Challenge demonstrates how circular economy principles can create a food system where nature thrives. This episode features Chloe Stewart (Nibs etc) and Katie Carson (Tetra Pak), exploring the role of upcycled ingredients, startup challenges, and the importance of collaboration to foster innovation and scale nature-positive food.

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How storytelling drives the circular economy transformation inside and out

This podcast explores how powerful storytelling can shift mindsets and inspire action towards a circular economy. Hear from Poppy Mason-Watts (WaterBear) and Alex Cramwinckel (Heineken) on why storytelling is crucial for circular champions, how brands can implement it, and its role in internal organizational transformation.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity promoting a circular economy, offers more insights. Subscribe to their YouTube channel and explore their work at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org. Follow them on Instagram and LinkedIn. For Campus information, email campus@emf.org.

Beyond business as usual: Biodiversity, collaboration and visionary leadership in the food system

This episode challenges food industry leaders, from startups to corporations, to embrace a new vision for a diverse, resilient, and prosperous food system. Featuring insights from Nestlé's Rob Cameron and Gabanna Foodworks' Sean Patrick, it explores how diversifying ingredients, fostering corporate-startup collaboration, creating nutritious food concepts, and applying circular design can transform the sector and meet environmental targets.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. Subscribe for more insights: [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQAC2otE5_agzHZPnk3mE5w?sub_confirmation=1). Learn more and follow us: [Website](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org) | [Instagram](http://instagram.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellen-macarthur-foundation/).

Beyond business as usual: Biodiversity, collaboration and visionary leadership in the food system

This episode challenges food industry leaders, regardless of company size, to embrace a new vision for a diverse, resilient, and prosperous food system. Featuring insights from Rob Cameron (Nestlé) and Sean Patrick (Gabanna Foodworks), we explore leadership's critical role in shaping the future of food today.

Discover how diversifying ingredients, fostering collaboration between corporations and startups, and working effectively with farmers can drive innovation. We also examine new processing technologies, the creation of nutritious food concepts, and how circular design helps meet environmental targets.

Learn more about the Big Food Redesign Challenge.

Driving demand for circular economy: What marketers need to know | Kantar and Swapfiets

This Circular Economy Show episode explores marketing circular propositions. Guests Jonathan Hall (Kantar) and Amanda Gandolfo (Swapfiets) discuss connecting with consumers and driving demand. Learn practical strategies to overcome challenges like the value-action gap and greenwashing, focusing on consumer benefits, convenience, and real-world examples such as Swapfiets' bike subscription model. It highlights how shifting societal values reshape buying habits.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. For deeper insights, read 'The marketing playbook for a circular economy' and subscribe to the Circular Economy Show. Explore their work and connect online via their YouTube channel, Instagram, LinkedIn, or website.

Exploring fashion rental and resale with ACS and SuperCycle

This episode explores the potential of circular business models in fashion via rental and resale. Host Emma Elobeid, joined by Andrew Rough (ACS) and Ryan Atkins (SuperCycle), discusses economic opportunities, brand profitability, meeting customer demands, and the role of new technology in simplifying circularity and ensuring adaptability.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes the circular economy: a system eliminating waste, circulating materials, and regenerating nature. For more insights, subscribe to YouTube, visit ellenmacarthurfoundation.org, and follow on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Material security in a circular economy | Energy and competitiveness

This episode of the Circular Economy Show features Seb and Ke Wang from the World Resources Institute, who discuss the circular economy's critical role in the shift to renewable energy. They explore its economic drivers, competitive advantages, and real-world applications.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions the circular economy by design: eliminating waste, circulating materials, and regenerating nature. Subscribe to their YouTube channel for more content. Find additional information and follow them on social media via their website, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Designing food for nature to thrive...#shorts

Circular design for food empowers brands to create a nature-positive, climate-friendly system by rethinking ingredients and production. This approach, championed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, defines a circular economy. It eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

Learn more about our work and the circular economy: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more insights.

What's next for the future of food? #shorts

The Big Food Redesign Challenge demonstrates the possibility of designing a food system where nature thrives. A new film from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation explores this journey and the future of food. The Foundation, an international charity, champions a circular economy model that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature.

Learn more about our work and the circular economy at our website: www.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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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection