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New case studies now online

The Foundation has created a new library in which to showcase the best examples of businesses making the transition to a circular economy.

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Snapshot - Renault

The French automotive manufacturer has grown its remanufacturing operations into a 200 million euro business.

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Snapshot - Ricoh

Copiers and printers are returned, renewed, and re-enter the market under the same warranty as new devices

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Snapshot - Caterpillar

Caterpillar’s remanufacturing division has seen consistent growth over the last four decades.

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Point of view: Treat emissions as resources, By Braungart & Mulhall

A wave of recent developments has rendered emissions trading schemes and EU carbon emissions taxes impotent. 

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Skills for a New Economy

How do we ensure that both the workforce of today and future generations are equipped with the skills needed to move towards a new, circular economy?

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Upcoming seminar with the Aldersgate Group: skills for a new economy

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and The Aldersgate Group are running a seminar on the 29th November 2011 for UK businesses to offer their perspective on the future skills required to build a new economy.

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Business Schools Network

The Foundation’s Business Schools Network has been established with the vision to create a new approach in business schools and through MBA curricula that engages with the key ideas and priorities of a circular economy.

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In depth - Washing Machines

In some cases, shifting ownership could result in better performance at a better price.

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How to use the Toolkit

The Phase 1 Toolkit is just that – a way to make the first steps towards your business applying circular economy thinking.

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In depth - Light Commercial Vehicle

Light commercial vehicles account for USD 240 billion of the total annual market for vehicles on the road. How can businesses get extra mileage out of their material?

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In depth - case examples of circular products

Can the advantages of re-design for a circular economy match the advantages of products designed for mass production based on low costs and economies of scale?

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News

Wallonia, first region to announce it...
18th June 2013 – The Wallonia region of southern Belgium has become the first region in Europe to announ...
Schmidt-MacArthur Summer School: Day 1
18th June 2013 – The Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowships were created to challenge post-graduate students and ...
The Foundation joins forces with the ...
10th June 2013 – Towards a circular economy - A model to reinvent future prospects. Paris, June the 27th...
Innoverne joins CE100 as latest emerg...
29th May 2013 – Find out about the latest member of the CE100

The Economics

The first macroeconomic report series into the size of the prize for business in the transition to a circular economy

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