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Circular Economy
Prague: The circular European capital you haven’t heard about yet
Czech capital is a trailblazer in building a circular economy after a Circle Scan analysed material flows, GHG emissions and value generation of its economy
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
This NASA-inspired technology converts carbon dioxide into food. Here’s how
Tech developed for astronauts in the 1960s is helping an American company transform CO2 into food and bio-based products to help combat climate change.
Circular Economy
Repairing – not recycling – is the first step to tackling e-waste from smartphones. Here’s why.
The ability to repair phones will be key to conserving resources, tackling e-waste and climate mitigation, and building a circular economy for electronics.
Circular Economy
How changemakers in Bangkok are popularising the circular economy
Changemakers in Bangkok have learned first-hand what early conversations with leaders in business and policy require to drive circular change.
Circular Economy
Which global consumers are helping to save the planet?
Public and private sector must lead the way in reducing carbon emissions but consumers can contribute through environmentally friendly lifestyle choices.
SDG 13: Climate Action
IKEA's digital chief on how tech can tackle COVID and the climate: Meet The Leader
Absorbing the e-commerce surge that COVID brought almost overnight was possible thanks in part to a digital transition already several years underway run by IKEA's first-ever Chief Digita...
Circular Economy
Cities Go Circular
This reveals how pilot initiatives were implemented over 6-months making cities more circular - innovating, collaborating, and bringing grassroots change.
UpLink
A ‘dating site’ with a difference that’s pairing waste with recycling opportunities
Could we recycle and reuse more? The founder of this “dating” site for waste says she can match materials to organisations that can unlock their reuse potential and save the planet.
Future of Consumption
Majority of consumers willing to pay more for goods which use scarce natural resources - Ipsos survey
Most people surveyed agree that businesses should be taxed and products appropriately labelled to help protect our dwindling natural resources - even if it pushes up prices.
Batteries
What is 'bioleaching' and how could it make EV batteries more sustainable?
Electric vehicles' batteries require metals like lithium. These can be recycled from existing batteries through bioleaching, using microbes to oxidise metal.
Circular Economy
How digital authentication could drive a resale revolution for fashion
Retail brands and secondhand clothing resale platforms must collaborate on new authentication tools to build consumer trust and boost the circular economy
Plastics and the Environment
How tech is helping Egypt's informal recyclers build a circular economy
A group of multinationals, backed by Egypt's government, have created a plastic recovery scheme which rewards informal collectors through digital credits.
Circular Economy
What is mass balance and how can it help us transition to a circular economy?
Eugenio Longo, Head of Sustainability ＆ EU Affairs at Borealis, discusses how companies can track their sustainability using the mass balance model.
Digital Economy and New Value Creation
COVID-19 recovery: some economies will take longer to rebound – this is bad for everyone
Some nations are recovering faster than others, but an efficient COVAX programme can ensure countries experience an even recovery, writes a finance expert.
Circular Economy
Countries must transition to a circular economy. The right roadmap can help
A circular transition is needed to tackle a host of crises, from resource scarcity to biodiversity loss and climate change. Finland’s example shows the right roadmap can kickstart systems...