In advance of INC-5 at the end of this month, in this episode of the Circular Economy Show, Marta Longhurst,... more

The circular economy can be a powerful climate mitigation strategy. But what about the other side of the climate action... more

When we talk about durable materials, products, and services, what do we really mean? This episode unpacks the physical and... more

Is the circular economy just another form of sustainability? Taking the key overlaps and core differences in turn, this episode... more

In this season of the Circular Economy Show for the circular curious, we’ll be talking around the edges, peeling off... more

In this episode of The Circular Economy Show, we uncover the power of collaboration in scaling the design of products... more

With New York Climate Week underway, this episode of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy Show, dives into the growing... more

In this episode of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy Show, we’ll dive into the Foundation’s latest report, "Building... more

Get ready for the launch of our new season on The Circular Economy Show! Join us as we explore wider... more

At the heart of the circular economy is the need to retain the value of goods and materials, so that... more

In nature, symbiosis refers to two or more species benefiting from living closely together. In this episode, we explore how... more

In today’s episode, we’re placing nature in the centre of the conversation. Joined by Sean Quinn, Director of Regenerative Design... more

Are Cradle to Cradle and the Circular Economy essentially the same thing? In this episode of our Origins season, we’ll... more

Where did the concept of the circular economy come from? In our new season “Origins: The ideas shaping the... more

Get ready for the launch of our new season on The Circular Economy Show! Join us as we dig into... more

How can a company as large as Microsoft help to regenerate nature? In this episode, we discuss how the organisation... more

Around the world, the vast majority of textiles leak out of the system when they are discarded. We need a... more

As the circular economy gains momentum, we’re often faced with questions about how it could or should work. In this... more

Dunia Bora means a better world, and that’s what Vincent Muhoro, Dunia Bora’s Founder, is aiming to achieve with his... more

As the Director and Reuse Lead at GoUnpackaged, Catherine Conway has become one of the leading voices in the world... more

Deborah Dull is the supply chain super hero we’ve been waiting for. As co-founder of the Circular Supply Chain Network,... more

In today’s episode of the Circular Economy Show, we explore the subject of scaling product-as-services with Mats Linder and Marta... more

In today’s episode of the Circular Economy Show, we travel to Malmö, the city hosting the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.... more

Welcome back to The Circular Economy Show! In our new season premiere, we’re diving into the crucial intersection of climate... more

Join us for a new season of the Circular Economy Show! New episodes drop every Tuesday, so make sure you... more

In the last episode of our series sharing some of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's most popular articles, we explore the... more

In part two of our series sharing some of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's most popular articles, we dig deep into... more

In our new three-part series, we’re sharing three of the most popular articles written by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s editorial... more

In this episode, we hear from Rudo Nondo, a creative design practitioner and the acting Managing Director of Fashion Revolution.... more

Is there a better way to produce our food? Today, we circle back to one episode of our award-nominated Redesigning... more

How can optimism and creativity help us transition to a circular economy? In this episode model, actress and activist, Lily... more

What if we could design products to elongate their useful life? In this episode, we delve into the world of... more

How do we shift today’s economic system to one that helps to regenerate nature? In this episode we’ll meet three... more

In this week's episode, we circle back to understand the third principle of a circular economy: 'regenerating nature', and its... more

In this first episode of our Circling Back season, Christiana Figueres and Ellen MacArthur bring us an inspiring conversation about... more

Welcome back to the Circular Economy Show! In our first series of the year, we're circling back to some of... more

This year on the Circular Economy Show Podcast we’ve heard from people working across many different industries, from farming to... more

In the final episode of our fashion series, we go to London to meet Patrick McDowell, a pioneering British high-end... more

In the second episode of our fashion series, we head to Mexico City to meet Troquer’s co-founders, Lucia and Ytzia.... more

Welcome to our new fashion series, where we'll meet three companies working towards a circular economy for fashion. In this... more

In this episode, we hear from Reuben Chorley, Sustainable Industrial Operations Director at Jaguar Land Rover. Together we will dive... more

Time for something a little different in this episode! Join us as we head to Copenhagen to meet Julie Hjort,... more

In this episode, we’ll join Gianmarco, Luigi and Cristina from the Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo to learn how the circular... more

In this week's episode, Sander Defruyt, Plastics Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, reflects on the progress and learnings to... more

Welcome to The Circular Economy Show Podcast. Join the team from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation as each week we explore the... more

In this week’s episode, Jess Mevel travels to Bordeaux, France, to learn how Back Market is working to make refurbished... more

To conclude this bite-sized series on regenerative design, in this week’s episode, Neil Harwood, Associate Director at Arup, elaborates on... more

In the penultimate episode of our bite-sized series on regenerative design, this week we hear from Janine Benyus, author of... more

As part of our bite-sized series on regenerative design, this week, we hear from Nicole Miller at Biomimicry 3.8's Project... more

In this week’s bite-sized episode we hear from Michael Pawlyn, known for his work in biomimetic architecture and innovation. Michael... more

What dynamics prevent us from moving from a linear to a circular economy? In this episode, Kate Raworth, author of... more

In this episode, we hear from Costa Samaras from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, to learn... more

As the brand behind products including Ben and Jerry’s, Hellmann’s and Marmite, Unilever represents an important opportunity to scale a... more

How can we use storytelling to get people to move away from the problems of a linear economy to explore... more

When we talk about the circular economy, we often think about the technical aspects of transitioning away from the linear... more

As we heard in our recent Redesigning Food series, our food system needs to be redesigned to help nature and... more

One of the biggest challenges facing London is the need to provide housing and infrastructure for the city's residents and... more

Wayne Hubbard, CEO of ReLondon, is on a mission to help Londoners revolutionise their relationship with stuff. His organisation, which... more

In this episode, we visit the London Borough of Hackney to find out about the possibilities for a circular economy... more

With the second round of negotiations for a UN treaty to end plastic pollution underway, in this episode we’ll explore... more

Over the last four episodes, we’ve heard how we need to change our food system to one that is nature-positive.... more

What if there were no bad choices in your shopping basket? What if every bite of food had been designed... more

In a circular economy, food ingredients should be diverse, low-impact, upcycled, and produced in a regenerative system. But what does... more

What is regenerative production? And how can farmers help address the damaging effects our industrialised food system has on the... more

Welcome to the first episode of our new series looking at the need to redesign our food system. In the episode,... more

Our current linear food system is failing us. It is the primary driver of biodiversity loss, accounts for a third... more

The current fashion system is broken. Every year the fashion industry misses out on hundreds of billions of dollars and... more

Earthshot prize winner Notpla is revolutionising the way we think about packaging. In this episode of The Circular Economy Show Podcast,... more

Imagine if one day we could grow our buildings! In this episode, hear how one company is already developing radical... more

With 45% of global greenhouse gas emissions coming from how we make and use things, design has huge potential to... more

The term ‘open source’ is often linked to the development of software. But what about hardware? In the final part... more

There are significant material, energy, labour and carbon savings to be made by reusing, rather than remaking, a product. How does... more

The circular economy is often wrongly characterised as a tech solution, or a solution for tech, but it’s about much... more

What do you do when something you own, say a toaster, breaks? You’ve usually got two options: fix it, or... more

Sometimes the concept of a circular economy seems so large that it's difficult to get to grips with it. It's... more

In the final part of this series, our founder Ellen MacArthur and Circular Design Lead, Joe Iles, discuss what individuals... more

How can a mobile phone be made in a circular way? What about a sandwich? In this episode, our founder Ellen... more

What is the circular economy? In this three-part series from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, we’re revisiting conversations between our founder,... more

How do large multi-national companies help the transition to a circular economy? Over the last few episodes, we’ve heard from policymakers,... more

To accelerate the transition to a circular economy, we need the materials to help us get there. In this episode, we... more

It's quite difficult to do business on a dead planet,' says Helena Braun, Member of the Cabinet of Frans Timmermans,... more

In this episode, IDEO Chair and Co-CEO, Tim Brown, speaks to Joanna Choukier, RSA Director of Design and Innovation, Michael... more

In this episode, we are joined by our very own three wise women — the Foundation's founder and chair of... more

The Circular Economy Show Podcast is back with a new series that looks at the solutions and innovations that can... more

Designers and creatives can have an important impact in the circular economy, but how do we put that into action?... more

How is the world’s largest furniture retailer embracing circular economy principles? In this episode, we hear from Hanna Ahlberg, IKEA’s Circular... more

When talking about the circular economy, we often hear about science, engineering and policy. But what about the role of... more

In the first of a 4-part series looking at the role of creatives in building a circular economy, we hear... more

We can’t recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis. We need a circular economy for plastic — one... more

Across this mini series on the podcast, we’ve been exploring the potential of a circular economy that is regenerative by... more