The Circular Economy Show Podcast Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Are Cradle to Cradle and the Circular Economy essentially the same thing? In this episode of our Origins season, we’ll explore the key differences and similarities between the two system change solutions.

Where did the concept of the circular economy come from? In our new season “Origins: The ideas shaping the circular economy”, we dig into the different ideas that have inspired the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s concept of a circular economy. In this season premier, we’ll learn more about biomimicry, the practice of looking to nature for solutions to human problems.

Get ready for the launch of our new season on The Circular Economy Show! Join us as we dig into the different ideas that have inspired the circular economy. Over five episodes, we'll explore the origins of this movement through the schools of thought that influenced its creation: Biomimicry, Cradle to Cradle, Regenerative Design, Industrial Symbiosis and the Performance Economy. We’ll learn what the circular economy took from those influences and about the differences between them. But it’s not just theoretical. We’ll also meet the organisations applying those schools of thought to their work today.

The new season starts on Tuesday 16th July. Subscribe to the Circular Economy Show now so you never miss an episode.

How can a company as large as Microsoft help to regenerate nature? In this episode, we discuss how the organisation is designing its rapidly-growing number of data centres to become sanctuaries of biodiversity.

Around the world, the vast majority of textiles leak out of the system when they are discarded. We need a new approach: a circular economy for textiles. A key part of this solution is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). In today’s episode, we look at the global challenges and opportunities in developing a circular economy where used textiles need to be collected, sorted, re-used, and recycled.

As the circular economy gains momentum, we’re often faced with questions about how it could or should work. In this episode, some of the team from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation answer these frequently asked questions.