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Ellen Macarthur Foundation´s The Global Commitment Five Years In paper it's worth reading. -What is the Global Commitment, and what did it set out to do? -Five years in, where has progress been made, and where is it lacking? What can be learned from this? #EllenMacArthurFoundation #plasticrecycling #packagingdesign #circulardesign #ecodesign

"REGULATE - Because while important, voluntary action is not enough!" you can hear in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's promo video for their new report Unlocking a reuse revolution, that has been endored by Searious Business. So today is the day for policy in action! I encourage all MEPs in Brussels to take bold action with their vote on the #ppwr today, and to enable systemic change for the European packaging market - for a reuse revolution! #policy #circulareconomy https://lnkd.in/eF2xYdZR

Today a new #PoppyAppeal starts across the UK and many Commonwealth nations to honour the dead of past wars. This year - it comes with a sustainability twist the first time it has been redesigned in 28 years. https://lnkd.in/eZqhnYak and if you want to get involved... go here: https://lnkd.in/erXSSJwV #PoppyLegion #Sustainability

✨ Exciting News ✨ The latest in the Nvolve video series, "Unwrapping Sustainability", has now been released. To gain more insight into the world of sustainable manufacturing, amongst other topics, please watch here: https://lnkd.in/e-naMG2v #sustainablemanufacturing #connectedworkforce #nvolve

I wrote about the need to have a big tent in the transition to a #circulareconomy in response to a recent article in Grist about #Circularity23. Check out the story for GreenBiz Group and let me know what you think about everyone from activists to large corporations having a voice in the discussion. https://lnkd.in/gmgEetU6

We met 19 stellar #WomenEntrepreneurs via our Investor-Women Entrepreneur Matchmaking Series, and with our #EntrepreneurSpotlight series, we have the pleasure of introducing them to you, starting with Chaitsi Ahuja, Founder & CEO of Brown Living. Read on to know about her inspiring journey! For Chaitsi Ahuja, it all began with a beach cleanup, she recalls. Her conversation with fellow eco-enthusiasts on the global #climatechange crisis and plastic #pollution inspired her to reflect on unfair labour wages and practices and the prevalence of inadequate #wastemanagement. As a firm proponent of living with #zerowaste, plastic, and chemicals, Ahuja embarked on a quest to address the plastic problem and overconsumption of not-so-sustainable products. The breakthrough moment? The realization that the problem was not just managing human waste produced but also the consumption patterns itself, and thus, Brown Living was born in 2019. Brown Living is a sustainability-focused product and service marketplace for consumers, sellers, and communities. With 80k products sold to date, it provides a 100% carbon-neutral shopping experience. Staying true to its mission, Brown Living also works with 450 #sustainable businesses and hundreds of artisans, of which 72% are #women-led to empower them and in turn help consumers combat plastic pollution. And the truly impressive part? Brown Living has reduced 7,78,040 KG of CO2 to date! And they remain committed, as Ahuja says, "Plastic Free is a Journey, it doesn't happen overnight". Learn more about Brown Living here: https://lnkd.in/dcUmvYur Want to hear more about and from such inspiring women entrepreneurs? Join the #GroW network and meet such harbingers of change. Discover how you too, could breathe life into the next big idea. Become a GroW member here: https://lnkd.in/dSrTW3Xi #GroWNetwork #GIFSInitiative #GreenFinance #ClimateFinance #GenderFinance #WomenEmpowerment

The new year started with a new paper 📜 Together with Jeroen Gillabel of VITO, we completed a comprehensive assessment of the European policy landscape concerning #circularity. Main take-away messages are that we need the simultaneous application of a variety of policy instruments focussing on different circular strategies and different #lifecycle phases of a product/material to boost #circulareconomy in the #europeanunion . In this context we should expand our focus beyond #recycling and #endoflife solutions. Read more via the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/esgcMNNg

In this introductory video, I share the vision of Green Gap and how we can add value to your business. Let's #CloseTheGap

In case you missed the release of our Circularity in Australian Business report late last year, it is available for download here: https://bit.ly/4bRkyDX. It's full of up-to-date insights around business sentiment and implementation of circularity in the Australian context - a must read if you are interested in this space! #circularity #circulareconomy #circularbusiness #circulardesign