The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK charity which aims to speed up the transition to the circular economy. Since it was set up, the charity has emerged as a global thought leader, putting the circular economy on the agenda of decision makers across business, government and academia.
Carsten Wachholz joined the Foundation in 2020 after spending two years working for the European Investment Bank on Corporate Responsibility and another four years working for the European Environmental Bureau on the first EU Circular Economy Action Plan. Carsten leads the Foundation's newly established Brussels-based team supporting the development of circular economy policies at EU and international level (e.g. G20, OECD), in close collaboration with the Foundation's systemic initiatives on plastics, fashion and food.
Four-day long celebration of the circular economy in Dublin running from 29 May to 1 June 2023. A unique gathering of international experts, industry leaders and forward-thinking individuals, dedicated to advancing the circular economy agenda.
Local initiatives exemplify the power of entrepreneurship and grassroots action in expediting the shift to closed-loop plastics value chains. How can we leverage the potential of local circular plastics initiatives in driving the worldwide transition to a circular economy? This hybrid event is an accelerator session of the World Circular Economy Forum 2023.
The collaborative platform Economiecirculaire.org aims to organise knowledge about the circular economy and mobilise actors at regional, national and international level (French regions, Quebec, the Canton of Geneva and the southern Mediterranean).
Created in 2014 by CIRIDD, it is intended for all professionals able to implement, encourage or support projects on this topic (local authorities, companies, developers, consultants, experts, associations, etc.). It comprises 12 regional platforms.
Eclaira is the regional collaborative platform dedicated to the circular economy in the French region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Managed by CIRIDD, it aims to:
Shine a spotlight on initiatives carried out in the region
Encourage collaborative projects in the circular economy
Promote the implementation of the circular economy in the region
The platform enables users to stay abreast of circular trends and events, network, forge partnerships and join projects, use tools and tell other people what they have been doing.
It publishes technical reports and focuses on three areas: water, biodiversity and textiles, tackling each from the perspective of the circular economy. There is also a toolbox.
This updated playbook by Nordic Innovation, Accenture and Sitra is a guide to circular business models. It is tailored to companies in the Nordic manufacturing industries and describes the key enablers to fully transform and become a circular business.
Taranto Circolare is a platform that connects up companies, projects and funding with a view to fostering circular opportunities in the region.
It aims to create a network of actors that are in synergy locally, while also catering for national and international companies looking for opportunities in Puglia. It is driven by the Tondo association, which aims to develop and consolidate sustainable and circular projects in this urban area.
The platform will give companies, public authorities and organisations the opportunity to be part of a network implementing circular projects, provide specific tools and help actors measure the circularity of services and products.
The World Circular Economy Forum 2023 will be held in Helsinki from 30 May to 2 June 2023. This global collaboration forum is co-organised by Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra and Nordic Innovation, with international partners. It will attract more than 2 000 leading circular economy players in the world to Finland to find circular solutions that can help our economies fit within the boundaries of nature. Part of the programme will also be accessible online.
IMPACT Furniture is part of Oxfam Belgium. Through its Upcycle Your Office project, it is in the process of developing a catalogue of upcycled office furniture.
The plywood panels are recovered from old office furniture thrown away by local businesses and organisations and subsequently used as a raw material for making new furniture items.
The profits are ploughed back into Oxfam Belgium and help finance projects to fight poverty.
