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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an independent charity with the aim of inspiring a generation to re-think, re-design & build a positive future through the vision of a circular economy. Ellen MacArthur founded the Foundation to better understand how on land too we rely on finite resources in the form of materials, energy and water after her experiences as a world class sailor having sailed over 26,000 miles to become the fastest person to circumnavigate the globe single-handed.

The Circular Economy 100 is a global platform bringing together leading companies, emerging innovators and regions to accelerate the transition to a circular economy over a 1000-day (3 year) period. The Annual Summit was held Wednesday 19 June 2013.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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What does the circular economy mean for international trade?
March 11, 2020

The European Union's push for a circular economy will inevitably impact global trade. This discussion will explore whether international trade can globalize circular economy principles and if market access currently hinders practices such as remanufacturing.

Jocelyn Bleriot, Executive Lead of International Institutions & Governments, and Marianne Kettunen, Head of Global Challenges and Sustainable Development Goals Programme at the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), will delve into these far-reaching implications, drawing on the IEEP's 2019 report.