Circular Economy

How trainers are taking us a step closer to a circular economy

A man passes by the Niketown store in midtown Manhattan in New York June 25, 2015. Nike Inc, the world's largest footwear maker, reported a better-than-expected profit for the eighth quarter in a row as it sold more high margin basketball shoes and apparel at higher prices.

Circular thinking ... what can we learn from Nike's sustainably designed footwear? Image: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Antonia Gawel
Head, Climate; Deputy Head, Centre for Nature & Climate Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
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