Circular Economy Archives

Beyond carbon: Business case for holistic action

Guest Blog by Clare Ollerenshaw: Why any business that is serious about sustainability must broaden its focus beyond just carbon.

News: Circular economy offers job creation worldwide, but report shows research is ignoring the Global South, where most work will be found.

News: Leading recycling services company plans to invest €25M in building a steel recycling plant in Finland to operate 100% carbon free.

News: Circularity Gap Report reveals global circularity shrank from 9.1% in 2018, to 7.2% in 2023, due to rising material extraction and use.

News: Analysis reveals big rise in the number and value of circular economy investment deals in the UK, with growth about to bloom in 2022.

News: New clean-energy data centre region in Finland plans for recycling waste heat into existing 900km district network with 250,000 users.

News: Funding for Scottish manufacturing facility to transform hazardous waste into solution for lower-carbon circular cement production.

News: First ever circular economy, carbon net zero, pallet reuse scheme launched to combat major waste problem in UK construction.

News: Innovative circular solution for EV charging reuses old electric car batteries for second-life renewable energy storage in Sweden.

News: New platform and practical handbook launched to equip cities worldwide with tools to kick-start circular economy through food systems.