What is the circular economy? The circular economy is a system where products and materials are shared, leased, reused, repaired, refurbished and recycled instead of being thrown away. This gives them ...

Technology emerges as a driving force in shaping the Circular Economy in this evolving dance between progress and environmental stewardship. Going beyond models of production and consumption, ...

The current linear production and consumption economic model — labeled by critics as “take-make-waste” — is taking a heavy global environmental toll. The intensive use of primary resources and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Department of Management at LSE. We live in a world of finite resources and face unprecedented environmental challenges. The ...

In the face of a declining global circularity rate, the need for scalable solutions to promote circular transactions has become increasingly urgent. Circular transactions refer to exchanges between ...

Eight years ago, Finland became the first country to adopt a national circular economy road map to reduce the material footprint of its national economy. But implementing the actions called for ahead ...

While the economic and environmental logic of a circular economy is compelling, a new report finds its widespread adoption hinges on a critical factor: Trust. 25 percent would buy imperfect or “ugly” ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Our joint research by the World Economic Forum and McKinsey, Circularity in the Built Environment: Maximizing CO2 ...

Deborah de Lange has received funding from SSHRC and ESRC and has been a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Toronto Metropolitan University provides funding as a founding partner of The ...

Learn about the EU’s plan to shift to a circular economic model to make Europe cleaner and more competitive. Subscribe to this topic See all explainers on this topic The Earth’s resources are limited.