The Ellen MacArthur Foundation was launched in 2010 to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. Since its creation the charity has emerged as a global thought leader, establishing the circular economy on the agenda of decision makers across business, government and academia. With the support of its Strategic Partners, the Foundation’s work focuses on five interlinking areas:
Learning
Developing the vision, skills and mindsets needed to transition to a circular economy
Business and Government
Catalysing circular innovation and creating the conditions for it to reach scale.
Insight and Analysis
Providing robust evidence about the benefits and implications of the transition
Systemic Initiatives
Taking a global, cross-sectoral approach to material flows, the Foundation is bringing together organisations from across value chains to tackle systemic stalemates that organisations cannot overcome in isolation. Currently running two programmes - New Plastics Economy and Make Fashion Circular.
Communications
Engaging a global audience around the circular economy
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Join us for this webinar created for marketing professionals eager to explore the transformative potential of circular business models.
We will explore how circular economy strategies can drive brand growth, strengthen customer loyalty, and position your organisation as a circular economy leader.
We will be joined by industry experts Kantar, as well as leading businesses, to discuss successful case studies that have leveraged marketing's unique capabilities to scale circular offerings, engage consumers, and mainstream circular behaviours.
Whether you are new to circular economy concepts or looking to deepen your understanding, this webinar will equip you with actionable insights to drive meaningful change.
Host: Neda Hashemi, Marketing and Brand Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Speakers:
Andres Oliva Lozano, Senior Research Analyst, Ellen MacArthur FoundationEmily Hill, Associate Director, Sustainable Transformation Practice, KantarToby Foy, Head of Brand, eBay UK LimitedYazminca Woodward, Global Design Strategy Director, Visa
We are encouraged to see the new extended producer responsibility (EPR) law for textiles in California (SB 707). This law is the first of its kind in the US, and we are keen to see the impact it can have. https://lnkd.in/eaeqsWzU
Across America, the challenges from textile waste are mounting, and there is growing interest in achieving a circular economy for textiles to tackle some of those problems. This new EPR law in California is an important step on that path.
At the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, we view EPR as a necessary solution to the global textile waste problem. EPR can help reduce textile waste, drive repair and reuse, and build up the needed infrastructure for collecting and managing used textiles.
EPR for textiles is gaining traction across the USA - explore our 'EPR for textiles in the USA' fact sheet to find out more: https://lnkd.in/eskjC88v
The Foundation's Sander Defruyt will be at Sustainability in Packaging next week. Sander will share insights on How to unlock a reuse revolution: Insights from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's scaling returnable packaging study, including:
⚪ Over the past five years, global commitment signatories have outperformed the rest of the industry, with strong progress in some areas such as PCR
⚪ Yet there are three pivotal hurdles that are preventing further progress: Reuse, infrastructure and flexible packaging
⚪ To realise the benefits of a reuse revolution we need to go further, faster
⚪ Sharing key insights from the scaling returnable packaging study
Join Sander in Barcelona on the 9th of October. Book your ticket: https://lnkd.in/e4KkYQH
From May 2025, 16 million French people will be able to buy consumer products in reusable packaging in large food retailers across 4 major regions of Western France.
This is part of Citeo’s ReUse project, bringing together one hundred stakeholders (brands, distributors, glassmakers, operators, federations, associations, etc.) around one objective: to create a national and shared reuse system for food and beverage packaging in supermarkets.
Our report 'Unlocking The Reuse Revolution' called on leaders across the private, public and finance sectors, to take a fresh approach to expand a reuse revolution through shared infrastructure, packaging standardisation, and to work collaboratively to reach high return rates. Citeo is doing just that!
After a year of work and collective reflection, the time has come to test the imagined model in practice and at large scale. Now is the time to join major companies like Nestlé, The HEINEKEN Company, Carrefour, Auchan Retail, Intermarché and many more.
"We believe EPR can boost reuse activity across Chile" -
Tomás Saieg - Chief, Circular Economy Office at the Chilean Ministry of Environment.
As one of the five focus countries, find out how Chile is exploring and implementing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy for textiles in more detail below.
We're proud to have supported the creation of this powerful open letter from European cities to EU policymakers.
Cities are at the centre of the circular economy transition. Cities are the engines of economic growth and centres of culture, innovation, and learning. They are where consumer trends start and consumer habits evolve.
Embracing the circular economy is not just an option, but a necessity for a prosperous, competitive, and sustainable Europe. This ambitious group of cities is committed to leading Europe's circular economy transition. To catalyse progress, cities need robust support, and forward-thinking economic incentives and fiscal reforms are essential.
ICLEI Europe | Circular Cities EU | City of Amsterdam
We help accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular economy in Europe.
Updates from EU-funded projects CityLoops and CircularInvest and other circular economy initiatives.
How close is resale to being mainstream? 👗🔮
We had the pleasure of chatting with Samata Pattinson FRSA, CEO of BLACK PEARL, at the 2024 CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards last week, ahead of her presenting our Award for Circular Economy.
Here, Samata shares her thoughts on the future of fashion, and the increased adoption of resale across the industry.
Ensuring clothes are used more, made to be made again, and made from safe and recycled or renewable inputs is vital. Circular business models, such as rental, resale, repair, and remaking, represent a significant opportunity for new and better growth in the fashion industry.
#CNMISustainableFashionAwards#SFAwards#MFW#CircularEconomy#MakeFashionCircularThe National Chamber for Italian Fashion
“EPR should prevent waste, not only manage it” -
Léonard BRUDIEU, former Deputy Head for Circular Economy at the French Ministry for Ecological Transition.
As one of the five focus countries, find out how France is exploring and implementing EPR policy for textiles below.
Don’t forget to join the Foundation next Wednesday, 9th October, for a webinar for marketing professionals eager to explore the transformative potential of circular business models.
We will explore how circular economy strategies can drive brand growth, strengthen customer loyalty, and position your organisation as a circular economy leader.
We will be joined by industry experts Kantar, as well as leading businesses, to discuss successful case studies that have leveraged marketing's unique capabilities to scale circular offerings, engage consumers, and mainstream circular behaviours.
Whether you are new to circular economy concepts or looking to deepen your understanding, this webinar will equip you with actionable insights to drive meaningful change.
Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/eyVT4w8C#CircularEconomy#Marketing
In this episode of the Foundation’s Circular Economy Show, we’re joining the #WhatsInMyBag trend, but on this occasion, we are sharing what goes into the design of an iconic bag – like the Coach’s Soho bag – to make it a product fit for a circular economy.
Join us as we unpack how post-consumer denim, innovative design, and a shared vision resulted in a beautiful product, and a life-cycle assessment showing that the repurposed denim had up to a 95% reduction in water usage and up to 80% less carbon emissions than conventional first use denim.
Ready to hear how regenerative design can drive real impact? Listen now! https://lnkd.in/e8ViHCPr#CircularEconomyBank & Vogue Ltd/Ltée.Beyond RetroTapestry