It’s time for a circular economy
Through design, we can eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature, creating an economy that benefits people, business and the natural world.
Through design, we can eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature, creating an economy that benefits people, business and the natural world.
The question is no longer whether a circular economy for fashion is possible. But what we will do together to make it happen.
Watch our short film, presented by Global Fashion Agenda as part of their Fashion Redressed series, and produced for us by BBC StoryWorks.
Together, brands, mills and manufacturers from high street to luxury retailers have proven that circular design for fashion can become the norm.
Regenerative ocean farming
GreenWave’s polyculture ocean farming method produces a mixture of shellfish and seaweeds in a way that benefits nature. Their system comprises a simple 3D lattice of ropes and baskets suspended just below the surface, with different species growing at different depths. The system can be used for commercial farming of marine products that are used for food, fertiliser, animal feed and bioplastics, as well as for the restoration of marine ecosystems.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. We develop and promote the idea of a circular economy, and work with business, academia, policymakers, and institutions to mobilise systems solutions at scale, globally.
Charity Registration No.: 1130306
OSCR Registration No.: SC043120
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation ANBI RSIN nummer: 8257 45 925
The work of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation is supported by our Strategic Partners and Partners.