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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works with Education and Business to accelerate the transition to a Circular Economy.

The circular economy is a generic term for an industrial economy that is, by design or intention, restorative and in which materials flows are of two types, biological nutrients, designed to reenter the biosphere safely, and technical nutrients, which are designed to circulate at high quality without entering the biosphere.

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Competition for schools now open

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Schmidt MacArthur Fellowship

An international postgraduate fellowship on the circular economy for design, engineering and business students
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Circular Economy 100

A global alliance of businesses aimed at accelerating business innovation through collaboration
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New economic report

The latest report from the Foundation identifies a global economic opportunity worth $700 billion in consumer goods material savings.
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Business

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation aims to support a two-way development between education and business, helping to catalyse and showcase examples of innovation through the framework of a circular economy.
Education

Working with schools and universities to inspire a generation to re-think, re-design and build a positive future
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Free MAKLAB workshops in Glasgow: 16th April 2013 – The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the MAKLAB are pleased to announce the launch of a series of free worksh...

Eric Schmidt to deliver keynote speech: 11th April 2013 – Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google to deliver keynote speech at the Schmidt-MacArthur Public Lecture.

Call for entries - New Designs for Circular Economy: 28th February 2013 – Win up to £25k co-funding to design new products that make better use of resources.