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Inspired by the Capital Institute's Third Millennium Economy initiative, this collection highlights those voices - ecological economists, sociologist, finance professionals, environmentalists, community developers - advocating a restructuring of our economy to transition to a truly sustainable economic system.

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Upstream Innovation Guide - Reuse models
November 19, 2020

Join the #ReuseRevolution to prevent packaging from becoming waste. Upstream innovation focuses on stopping waste at its source by rethinking products, packaging, and business models. This requires a mindset shift, moving beyond minor improvements to fundamentally change how products and services are delivered.

Our new guide supports marketers, designers, and engineers—from newcomers to experts—in implementing upstream innovation. It offers tools and over 100 company examples across sectors to achieve a circular economy for plastic, keeping it in the economy and out of the environment. Explore the guide: plastics.emf.org/upstream