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Published Jul 1, 2021

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Accenture

Apple

Arup

China Association of Circular Economy

China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development

Cisco

The Coca-Cola Company

Circle Economy

Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs of Indonesia

Dell Technologies

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia

European Commission

European Investment Bank

Federal Ministry of Environment of Nigeria

Google

Grupo Balbo

HP

ING Group

Inter-American Development Bank

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Resource Panel

Intesa Sanpaolo

Lenzing Group

Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa

Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands

Ministry of the Environment of Japan

Miniwiz

Natural Resources Development (Rwanda)

Novo Nordisk

Royal DSM

Royal Philips

SAP

Sunray Ventures

TerraCycle

TriCiclos

UN Environment

Unilever

Veolia

World Bank

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

World Economic Forum

World Resources Institute

WWF International

Yara International

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