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The next decade is critical for the climate. Here’s how the circular economy can help
A more circular world will require new collaborations that can address stalemates, reshape standards and speed efforts to tackle the climate.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
5 reasons to shift from a ‘throw-it-away’ consumption model to a ‘circular economy’
Building a circular economy has benefits beyond just protecting the planet, with five areas of opportunity identified in a new set of publications.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
5 ways to reduce your household waste
Consumer change is an important part of reducing plastic waste - and the volumes that richer countries export to poorer nations. These 5 tips could help.
Circular Economy
This brand is recycling underwear - here’s why
Around 5 million kilogrammes of underwear a day ends up in landfill across the US, attributing to the $500 billion lost in value from discarded clothes.
Circular Economy
3 shifts can scale the circular economy – triggering a more resilient, prosperous system
Ellen MacArthur, of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Philips CEO Frans Van Houten share the changes that must be in place to create a circular economy.
Circular Economy
The circular economy can help save the planet – if we start innovating now
A new initiative, The Circulars Accelerator, will connect global organizations with promising start-ups offering the technology needed to make zero-waste a reality.
Japan
From Ambition to Action: Japan Circular Economy Roundtable Opening Plenary
Watch this session live on 2 March 2021 at 18:30-19:30 JST / 10:30-11:30 CET.
The Davos Agenda 2021
This project in India is turning PPE scrap into mattresses
An Indian fashion designer is tackling the COVID plastic waste problem by braiding off-cuts from personal protective equipment into bedrolls for hospitals and homeless shelters.
The Davos Agenda 2021
Davos Agenda: What you need to know about saving the planet
Building back better must include a focus on reaching net-zero, the energy transition and committing to circular economies and sustainable consumption.
Sustainable Development
The Circulars Accelerator
Join us to welcome the cohort of 2021 and to officially launch The Circulars Accelerator at 14:00 CET on 11 February 2021.
Plastics and the Environment
Health crisis: This is how much waste is being burned in the open every year
For low-income countries without energy-from-waste plants, burning trash out in the open is sometimes the only viable option, but this has serious health implications.
The Davos Agenda 2021
Japan’s transition to become a decarbonized society
Japan plans to harness the power of government and business to create a 'decarbonization domino effect' to become a carbon neutral country by 2050.
The Davos Agenda 2021
How business can act as a force for good
In the post-COVID-19 world, we cannot go back to business as usual. We must heal our broken relationship with nature and shape a better future built on justice, equity and inclusiveness.
Circular Economy
Mounting e-waste is harming the planet. Here’s how we solve the problem
Consumers are always chasing the best products, from better cameras to more storage. Yet constant upgrades have created a growing global e-waste challenge.
Canada
This Canadian start-up turns millions of chopsticks into sustainable furniture
Felix Böck takes used disposable chopsticks from restaurants and transforms them into versatile bamboo blocks used for tables, shelving, and even art.