The concept of a circular economy gives us a different way of thinking about production and consumption. At its core, a circular economy is a system designed to eliminate waste and keep materials ...

Driven by government regulations, consumer demand, and the necessity of meeting climate and sustainability targets, societies and businesses have begun the transition toward a circular economy. In a ...

Keynotes on day 2 of SB’24 San Diego explored how companies are putting rubber to road to solve complex business challenges — from creating new value flows to cracking the code to circularity and ...

In our increasingly industrialized and populated world, the current model of production and consumption of goods and materials cannot meet consumer demands sustainably. The global supply chain is ...

Sustainable projects can serve as practical laboratories for businesses transitioning to the circular economy.

In the not-too-distant past, it was common to view materials through a “cradle to grave” lens. Raw materials would be harvested and turned into products, which would then serve a purpose. These ...

As the UN’s 2030 deadline for change fast approaches, we explore what role the circular economy has to play in mitigating the impacts of climate change and how the technology industry can learn from ...

The post-Industrial Revolution economies have been adopting a ‘take, make, dispose’ model to achieve the goals of modernisation faster. The agenda for growth in those times was to burn through ...

As global trade tensions mount and countries recalibrate their economic priorities, tariffs may have the ability to play an unexpected role in the sustainability conversation. Tariffs on imports, ...

What is the circular economy? The circular economy is a system where products and materials are shared, leased, reused, repaired, refurbished and recycled instead of being thrown away. This gives them ...

The circular economy reimagines entirely how we make and consume in order to design waste and pollution out of our industrial systems, keep materials and resources in use for as long as possible, and ...