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WEF Report Outlines 30 Steps to a Circular Construction Industry
The construction industry has been slower than most to adopt technological innovations, which has stagnated the sector’s labor productivity in the United States and elsewhere in the last 40 years. At...
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Closed-Loop System for Medical Devices Saves Utah Orgs $250K, Diverts 60K Lbs...
From waste management to construction to apparel, circular economy models are gaining attention and proving effective in numerous industries. Even those in healthcare – an industry that requires the...
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Trending: Levi’s, EU Project Unlock New Ways to Turn Textile Waste Into New...
With dramatically large amounts of clothing and other textiles being thrown out every year – nearly 10 million tonnes in the United States and more than 3 million tonnes in European Union (EU)...
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Business, NGO Leaders Stress the Need for the Circular Economy in New Short Film
A new 18-minute documentary film, Circularity: Preparing for the New Economy, calls for a radical overhaul of current economic systems. Featuring commentary from a number of business analysts, the film...
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'Evonomics' - a Synthesis of Behavioral, Ecological and Evolutionary Science...
Evonomics co-founders Joe Brewer and Robert Kadar led an engaging presentation-turned-debate Wednesday morning that started with the question, “Is economics a science?”The discussion generated from...
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Latest C2C Product Design Challenge Spawns Circular Solutions for Packaging,...
Today, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute announced the winners of the third Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge. The series of six global design challenges running from 2015...
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3M, Aveda, Target Among Members of New Coalition Aimed at Advancing Circular...
Today, more than 25 businesses and organizations announce the launch of the Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition, a business-led public-private partnership harnessing their collective expertise to...
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Trending: Chemical Plant, Nutrient Recovery Facility Bring Circular Economy...
Two new industrial facilities that will bring the circular economy one step closer were officially opened in Europe on Friday: a carbon dioxide-based chemical plant in Germany and a nutrient recovery...
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Study Shows Circular Economy Should Be ‘Key Instrument’ in Climate Strategy
This month, countries are beginning to formally ratify commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement, and Environment Ministers from across Europe met to finalize the approval of the European...
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The Global Demand for Protein Will Require a Sustainable Shift to the Sea
By 2050, global demand for protein on our dinner plates is expected to increase by 80 percent over current levels, due to population growth in African countries and increased wealth in Asia.How are we...
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Calling All Food Waste Fighters: New Funding for Closed-Loop Solutions
The Closed Loop Foundation (CL Foundation) has announced a new grant and loan opportunity for food waste solutions that are applicable in the United States. Hoping to unlock food waste diversion and...
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A (Carbon) Market-Driven Approach to Sustainability
In December of 2015, representatives from virtually every nation gathered in Paris for the 21st Conference of the Parties, better known as COP21. While the conference didn’t fully resolve the steps...
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AkzoNobel, Seymourpowell, Newlife Collaboration Creates Circular Economy for...
Until now, recycling paint has been a laborious, costly process, leading to huge amount of unused paint going to waste and ending up in landfills. Thanks to a collaboration between Dulux-owner...
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Tom Cridland: Entrepreneurship Must Be Taught in Schools in Wake of Brexit
The story of fashion startup Tom Cridland is an impressive one. Established with the help of a $9,000 UK government loan just two years ago, the ethical apparel business has quickly become a $1m...
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Remade in the USA: Latest EILEEN FISHER Collection Closes Clothing Loop
As cool as it is to know a jacket was made with recycled plastic bottles– or even bio-textiles made from cow dung or kombucha– changing the raw materials is only one of the ways to reduce the...
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Trending: Latest Circular Innovations Close the Loop on Furniture, Packaging,...
More and more companies are looking for ways to adopt circular models for their products, and some of the latest examples have been provided by industry giants. Furniture company IKEA, chemical firm...
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Trending: US Court Approves Social Carbon Price; Canada, Mexico to Test Their...
A unanimous decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld the government’s right to use a social carbon price to inform policymaking. The verdict rejected an industry-backed litigation that...
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Yet More Reports Tout Circular Economy as Road to Emissions Reduction, Job...
A new report from relief and development charity Tearfund and the Institute of Development Studies suggests that businesses and governments could help save lives and create jobs by adopting a circular...
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World Water Week: Water Can Be the Unifying Element for Achieving the SDGs
Under the theme Water for Sustainable Growth, some 3,000 people from over 120 countries are meeting in Stockholm this week for the 26th annual World Water Week. With water crises being listed as one of...
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Insurance Funds Worth $1.2T Urge G20 to Stop Funding Fossil Fuels by 2020
Three of the world’s largest insurers have called on G20 leaders to implement a timeframe for the end of fossil fuel subsidies when they meet in China this week.The G20 has already committed to phase...
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