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Temple Group Blog, August 20, 2014
-▶ SAILING TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Since the industrial revolution, human activities haven’t usually followed cycles. Instead, they have been based on extraction, followed by manufacturing, use and disposal: the ‘take – make – use – discard’ linear process. Natural systems can cope with this up to a point without being unduly perturbed. Unfortunately, with so many people driving the use of so many resources and the production of so much waste, we have now affected many natural cycles and the consequences are far reaching. It is true that over the last 25 years or so, there has been a trend towards recycling and reuse, although this was often driven initially by the need to reduce waste going to landfill. The circular economy approach takes this a lot further. By ignoring natural cycles rather than working with them, we are warming the planet, reducing biodiversity and could threaten the ability of humans to have a high quality of life. In case you think this is just the view of someone with a professional environmental interest, you might want to take a look at what the MoD strategic outlook up to 2045. has to say about the environment.
http://temple-group.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/sailing-towards-circular-economy.html
SPECIAL REPORT
EurActive, June 06, 2014
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The sustainable sourcing of materials is crucial to the circular economy
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/circular-economy
GreenBiz, April 06, 2015
▶ HOW CAN AGRICULTURE SOLVE ITS $5.87 BILLION PLASTIC PROBLEM http://www.greenbiz.com/article/how-can-agriculture-solve-its-1-billion-plastic-problem
Sustainable Brands, March 25, 2015
▶ TO RECYCLE OR NOT TO RECYCLE: THE ECONOMICS OF GARBAGE
http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/next_economy/tom_szaky/recycle_or_not_recycle_economics_garbage
The Ecologist, March 13, 2015
-▶ RECYCLING IS NOT ENOUGH! SHARING IS THE WAY TO ACHIEVE A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Circular Economy, June 26, 2014
▶ RECYCLING IS NOT THE BENEFIT http://www.circularecology.com/news/circular-economy-recycling-is-not-a-benefit
VIDEO
Davos 2013:
INTRODUCING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Decoupling Growth from Resource Use
The Guardian, March 10, 2015
▶ 'BY SEPARATING NATURE FROM ECONOMICS, WE HAVE WALKED BLINDLY INTO TRAGEDY ‘ http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/mar/10/jeffrey-sachs-economic-policy-climate-change
Greenbiz, February 04, 2015
-▶ ENVIRONMENT AS ECONOMIC THREAT: HOW SUSTAINABILITY REDEFINES RISK http://www.greenbiz.com/article/environment-economic-threat-business-risk-sustainability
THE McDONOUGH CONVERSATIONS
GreenBiz
http://www.greenbiz.com/blogs/featured/mcdonough-conversations
Guardian Sustainable Business, June 24, 2014
-▶ STUDY LOOKS AT BUSINESS BENEFITS FROM 'CRADLE TO CRADLE' CERTIFICATION. A study of ten companies including Puma and Ecover shows the impact that optimising products for the circular economy has on environment and bottom line http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/cradle-to-cradle-certification-benefit-business-study
GreenBiz, February 05, 2015
-▶ DAVOS MEETS THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY Why the concept of "endless resourcefulness" could be a game changer in product design
http://www.greenbiz.com/article/davos-meets-circular-economy
Guardian Sustainable Business, January 29, 2015
-▶ WHAT PLASTIC CAN LEARN FROM STEEL IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jan/29/plastic-industry-recycling-learn-from-steel-circular-economy
THE WORLD IS SITTING ON A CONSUMPTION TIME BOMB
Guardian Sustainable Business, January 31, 2012
-▶ A CIRCULAR ECONOMY TACKLES THE ROOT PROBLEMS OF OVER CONSUMPTION http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/circular-economy-business-models
Mongabay, December 10, 2013
-▶ AVERAGE AMERICAN CONSUMES 50,000 POUNDS OF RAW MATERIALS ANNUALLY FOR THE STUFF THEY BUY http://news.mongabay.com/2013/1210-dimitrova-raw-materials.html
WHY THE ECONOMY NEEDS NATURE
Mongabay, January 25, 2015
-▶ NEW REPORT: WORLD MUST CHANGE MODEL OF ECONOMIC GROWTH TO AVERT ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER
http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0125-hance_nef.html
Guardian Sustainable Business, February 10, 2014
-▶ GAIA THEORY STATES THAT, IN NATURE, NOTHING IS WASTED. WHY SHOULDN'T BUSINESS BE THE SAME? http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/blog/gaia-sustainable-supply-chain-circular-economy
NPR Krulwish Wonders;
-▶ RECYCLING YOURSELF INTO ABUNDANCE: A WHALE STORY - THE OCEANS NATURAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/04/03/298778615/the-power-of-poop-a-whale-story
THE END OF GDP GROWTH
TRANSFORMING BUSINESS FOR TOMORROW'S WORLD
Guardian Sustainable Business, January 29, 2015
-▶ WHAT A WASTE: STUDY FINDS BIG US BRANDS STUCK ON DISPOSABLE PACKAGING http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jan/29/what-a-waste-study-finds-big-us-brands-stuck-on-disposable-packaging
WATCH - A CSR WAKE-UP
INSIDE THE GREAT GARBAGE PATCH OF THE WORLD
THE PLASTIC CURSE
INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPH
Guardian Sustainable Business, April 22, 2014
-▶ HOW CAN YOUR INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTE TO THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY? http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/ng-interactive/how-can-your-industry-contribute-to-circular-economy-interactive
The Atlantic, August 21, 2014
-▶ LIVING IN UNNATURAL CYCLES: WHERE THE FIVE-DAY WORK WEEK CAME FROM http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/08/where-the-five-day-workweek-came-from/378870/
EurActive - Sustainable Development
-▶ CIRCULAR ECONOMY http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=8f42af8d26b382b0bcc4930b2&id=339123dfed&e=d0c5a106c4
WATCH
RE-THINKING PROGRESS 00.3:48
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCRKvDyyHmI&feature=player_embedded
Guardian Sustainable Business, Circular Economy Hub, March 12, 2014
-▶ A GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN YOUR BUSINESS http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/how-to-implement-circular-economy-business
World Economic Forum
-▶ TOWARDS THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY http://reports.weforum.org/toward-the-circular-economy-accelerating-the-scale-up-across-global-supply-chains/view/1-the-benefits-of-a-circular-economy/
WATCH
"UNWASTED: THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS ON EARTH"
Beyond Recycling and the Circular Economy
Fastco Exist
-▶ A BLUE PRINT FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY: REUSING AND REFURBISHING FOR PROSPERITY http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679241/a-blueprint-for-a-circular-economy-reusing-and-refurbishing-for-prosperity
WATCH
THE CIRCULAR RE-GENERATIVE ECONOMY
The role of new business models in the transition to a regenerative circular economy
Guardian Sustainable Business, September 27, 2012
-▶ ENLIGHTENED BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/blog/enlightened-business-strategy-sustainability-gap
Guardian Sustainable Business, September 25, 2013
-▶ CIRCULAR ECONOMY IS A NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS
Look closely at the challenges facing our world and the circular economy makes business sense. Companies are turning to a new model of sustainable business in an effort to reduce their dependence on finite resources...
The sense that our planet is running out of the minerals, metals and organic matter required to sustain its rising human population has helped to fashion a new concept for our times: the circular economy. At its core is the argument that the old, linear model of conducting business – extraction, consumption and waste – is past its sell-by date...http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/circular-economy-new-way-doing-business
Guardian Sustainable Business, June 25, 2014
-▶ FROM A LINEAR TO A CIRCULAR WORLD: SHIFT TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IS UNDER WAY, FROM CROP WASTE TO SOLAR. In reality, there are no scarce resources, we just make them scarce. Through new supply chains, technology and policy, we can secure a future for generations. http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/shift-circular-economy-crop-waste-solar
FastCo Exist
-▶ 5 BUSINESS MODELS THAT ARE DRIVING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681904/5-business-models-that-are-driving-the-circular-economy
Guardian Sustainable Business, July 10, 2014
-▶ FIVE NEW WAYS THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY CAN BUILD BRAND EXPERIENCE. Among some of the world's top corporate leaders, there's a growing understanding that the traditional linear business model – built on the presumption of unlimited and cheap natural resources – must be reworked for 21st-century realities. http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/five-ways-circular-economy-brand-experience
GreenBiz, February 17, 2014
-▶ WHAT CARPET COMPANIES CAN TEACH US ABOUT A CIRCULAR ECONOMY http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2014/02/17/what-carpet-companies-can-teach-us-about-circular-economy
World Economic Forum, January 24, 2014
-▶ CIRCULAR ECONOMY CAN GENERATE US$1 TRILLION ANNUALLY BY 2025 http://www.weforum.org/news/circular-economy-can-generate-us-1-trillion-annually-2025
Guardian Sustainable Business, January 27, 2014
-▶ BUSINESS LEADERS IN DAVOS KEEN TO MAINSTREAM CIRCULAR ECONOMY. Chief executives said biggest barrier to progress is ingrained mindset of 'manufacture, use and dispose' http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/business-leaders-circular-economy-mainstream-davos
Sustainable Business, October 29, 2014
▶ WASTE TO WEAR: THE PATHWAY TO A GLOBAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY
▶ THE ECONOMY OF ENOUGH: A BETTER PLAN THAN "ENDLESS GROWTH" http://sco.lt/7f68zR
International Institute for Environment and Development, March 18, 2013
-▶ FOUR ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE 'FOREST FOOTPRINT' OF COMMODITIES http://www.iied.org/four-actions-reduce-forest-footprint-commodities
WATCH
"THE STORY OF SOLUTIONS"
Latest from Annie Leonard's "Story of Stuff"
Resolving the "Game of More"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpkRvc-sOKk
Guardian Sustainable Business, September 05, 2014
-▶ THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND WATER STEWARDSHIP http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/sep/05/the-similarity-between-circular-economy-and-water-stewardship
InHabitat, June 29, 2014
-▶ WHAT CAN DUNG BEETLES TEACH US ABOUT THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY? http://inhabitat.com/the-biomimicry-manual-what-can-dung-beetles-teach-us-about-the-circular-economy/
‘SUPERORGANISATIONS'
LEARNING FROM NATURE'S NETWORKS
Guardian Sustainable Business, June 20, 2014
-▶ THE STRANGE SCIENCE BEHIND DESIGN: MATERIALS FROM UNUSUAL SOURCES. From clothing made from crab compounds to recycled blue jeans worked into your Ford Fusion, innovation in textile manufacture and design is getting weirder – and more sustainable http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/jun/20/science-design-materials-sources-sustainable
Triple Pundit, December 24, 2014
-▶ COULD 3-D PRINTING BRING US CLOSER TO THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY? http://www.triplepundit.com/2014/12/3d-printing-bring-world-closer-circular-economy
THE SHARING ECONOMY
OUR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE?
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-▶ CHECK OUT THE GUARDIAN'S NEW "CIRCULAR ECONOMY HUB"
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/circular-economy
-▶ TWITTER LIST: TOP 10 TWEETERS ON THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/twitter-list-top-10-circular-economy
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