Here's how we can double the size of the circular economy in ten years

Feb 1, 2022

A circular economy would reduce pressure on the environment, improve raw material security, stimulate innovation and create jobs Image: Polina Tankilevitch for Pexels

Stientje van Veldhoven

Vice President and Regional Director of WRI Europe, Co-Chair PACE, World Resources Institute (WRI)

Frans van Houten

Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chair PACE, Royal Philips

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Of the 100 billion tonnes of materials which enter the global economy every year, only 8.6% are cycled back into the economy Image: CGRi

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