Circular Snapshots: Mexico’s landmark circular economy law and more
This edition of Circular Snapshots covers a lot of ground. Mexico passed landmark circular economy legislation in January — and it deserves...
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20 of 228 episodesCan paper fix the flexibles problem?
Flexible plastics are hard to collect, harder to recycle, and leaking into our oceans at scale. Could paper step in? And can it do so withou...
E-waste: the circular economy’s golden opportunity
E-waste is our fastest-growing waste stream, expanding five times faster than we can recycle it. But it's also one of our greatest untapped...
How do we fund the shift to a circular economy?
Why is it that despite the success of individual circular business models, we simply aren’t seeing a wider shift across the entire economy?...
Circularity: a competitive edge in the era of tariffs?
In a world of rising tariffs and supply chain disruption, could circularity be one of the smartest business moves a company can make? Daniel...
Inside IKEA's strategy: building a resilient circular business
What if buying second-hand felt exactly like buying new? In this episode of the Circular Economy Show, we explore how IKEA is embedding circ...
How to measure marketing success in a circular economy
In a circular economy, products may not be sold just once, but multiple times. This enables businesses to generate more revenue from one ite...
Policy unplugged: Implementing circular economy policy with Joss Blériot
We are currently seeing a shift where circular economy policy is moving out of purely environmental ministries and into the hands of economi...
Circular economy, biodiversity, and the road to COP17
Biodiversity loss is accelerating at an alarming rate, but could circular economy solutions help turn things around? In this episode of The...
What’s next for the plastics industry?
Over the past decade, leading businesses have shown that progress on plastic pollution is possible. And while individual company action has...
The hidden drivers enabling the circular economy
What do some of the more surprising stories of scale teach us about implementing the circular economy? In this episode of the Circular Econo...
Circular snapshots: Competitiveness, critical minerals & textiles EPR
Welcome back to The Circular Economy Show and another episode of Circular Snapshots, where we unpack the headlines shaping the transition to...
The critical minerals crunch: How do we secure the future of clean energy?
Wen-Yu Weng, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Critical Minerals Lead, joins Lou to explain why critical minerals are currently taking centre...
What’s next for the circular economy in 2026?
Join Seb as he speaks to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s CEO, Jonquil Hackenberg about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for...
2025 in review: unlocking the circular economy opportunity
It's been a pivotal year for the circular economy, full of big ideas and practical breakthroughs. Before we fully dive into 2026, we’re hitt...
Circular Snapshots | COP30 and progress in the circular economy
It’s easy to look at the news headlines and feel like everything is going backwards, but in this episode we ask you to look a little deeper...
Why should retailers embrace the circular economy? | Conversations from Climate Week New York
Recorded live at Climate Week New York, in this episode we ask ‘why should retailers embrace the circular economy?’ The global food system i...
What's tech got to do with it? | Conversations from Climate Week New York
Recorded live during Climate Week NYC, this episode explores how technology can accelerate the transition to a circular economy, not as a bo...
Why do circular business models fail to scale? Going it alone
This is the fourth and final part of our mini series on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new report: How not to fail: Avoiding 10 common pit...
Why do circular business models fail to scale? Relying on a narrow business case
Circular business models can drive new revenue streams, build brand strength, customer loyalty, and market traction, while also unlocking va...