Circulate

Can this World Food Day be the one that heralds a whole new way of designing food to help nature thrive?

Circular design for food is rooted in the actions of farmers, but requires brands to re-think both their products and the nature of their…

By Emma Elobeid, Senior Editor, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Whether you like your coffee strong, smooth, sweet or foamy, the way that the coffee is grown and produced matters as much as how it is…

Adapting to product-as-a-service or sharing models in a circular economy could prove difficult for some.

Using a circular economy approach to redesign renewable energy infrastructure

Whether through passion or necessity, the circular economy idea isn’t going away — it’s the end of the beginning.

In 2019, 15 city governments set out to change the way food is grown and consumed. This is what they have learnt.

The global food system currently accounts for a third of greenhouse gas emissions. A circular economy for food could almost halve these.

Everything from our infrastructure to our finance systems is set up to support the current linear economy. Systemic change is needed.

In recent years, we have all experienced the economic turmoil caused by global crises — from the Covid-19 pandemic to the Russian invasion…

Connectivity enables complex supply chains and is accelerating the transition to circular business models and practices

Blockchain has been exciting circular economy experts for years with its promising function of material tracing. But the significant…

Research shows that shoppers are ready for single-use packaging alternatives that will be at the heart of a circular economy for plastics.

Imagination is the original innovation accelerator. It is essential if we are to solve big problems like climate change, waste, and…

Compostable packaging is popularly seen as an answer to plastic pollution, but while it has a role to play in a circular economy, it is not…

By Remy Le Moigne, Managing Director, Gate C

Why renewable energy infrastructure needs to be built for a circular economy

By Ella Jamsin, Independent Consultant & Researcher

Digitalising material flows

An opportunity to demonstrate the potential of circular design

Five circular design stories from Latin America

Large companies are leveraging circular design to transform their businesses. This is how IKEA and DS Smith are doing it.

Redesigning how we make and use buildings to reach net-zero emissions

What makes a good climate change conference?

You may be a food designer, but you might not know it

Perspectives from a pioneer in Anhui province

By Ditte Lysgaard Vind for The Ellen Macarthur Foundation

Why data and measurement is key to a circular economy transition

What is circular design and why is it at the heart of a regenerative future?

Why renewable energy and efficiency alone won’t cut it

By Tansy Robertson-Fall, Senior Editor, Ellen MacArthur Foundation