Circular economy policy is increasingly moving from environmental ministries to economic and industrial authorities. In this podcast episode, Lou and Joss Blériot, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Executive Policy Lead, explore what's truly happening on the ground.

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Circular economy policy is increasingly shifting from environmental ministries to economic and industry authorities. In this episode, Lou and Joss Blériot, Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Executive Policy Lead, discuss this global trend. They explore the 35% surge in national strategies, global implementation, and the need to harmonize definitions and prioritize key policy tools.

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Biodiversity loss is accelerating at an alarming rate. Can circular economy solutions help turn things around? In this episode of The Circular Economy Show, Lou speaks with Marianne Kettunen (Ellen MacArthur Foundation) and Bianca Brasil (Convention on Biological Diversity) to explore this critical topic. Watch the full episode to learn more.

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A recent episode of The Circular Economy Show explores how circular economy solutions can combat accelerating biodiversity loss. Lou, Marianne Kettunen (Ellen MacArthur Foundation), and Bianca Brasil (Convention on Biological Diversity) discuss critical connections.

They examine how resource extraction drives 90% of biodiversity loss, the role of circular business models in supporting the Global Biodiversity Framework, and actions required before COP17. The discussion also covers business engagement and integrating circular economy with biodiversity strategies.

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Businesses have made progress on plastic pollution, but individual efforts face systemic obstacles. To overcome these, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) launched the "2030 Plastics Agenda for Business," uniting companies to drive scaled implementation through business and policy actions.

The Agenda's plan and priority actions are explored in a recent episode of the Circular Economy Show. The EMF, an international charity, is dedicated to accelerating the transition to a circular economy, addressing critical global challenges like climate change, waste, and pollution.

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This episode of the Circular Economy Show features Rachel O’Reilly, Global Human Sustainability Design Director at Accenture. They discuss their upcoming report, ‘Circularity is Working,’ which provides direction on improving consumer adoption of the circular economy.

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The Circular Economy Show features Rachel O’Reilly (Accenture) discussing their upcoming report, ‘Circularity is Working.’ This report guides consumer adoption by highlighting successful circularity examples, from Liverpool musicians reinvesting savings to Hamburg's informal sharing systems. Rachel shares insights into hidden drivers crucial for normalizing, embedding, and scaling circularity.

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This "Circular Snapshots" episode explores key circular economy trends. It covers the EU's Circular Economy Act, positioning circularity as industrial strategy, and the global rise of national roadmaps, with implementation as the real test. It delves into circularity's link with critical mineral supply chains (e.g., EV batteries) and a UK push for mandatory textiles Extended Producer Responsibility. Ultimately, the circular economy is becoming central to competitiveness.

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Wen-Yu Weng, Critical Minerals Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, joins Lou to explain why critical minerals are taking centre stage in global political conversations. Watch the full podcast episode to find out more.

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Wen-Yu Weng, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Critical Minerals Lead, discusses the global importance of critical minerals. She explores creating secure, resilient supply chains, circular opportunities, and factors enabling immediate action. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity accelerating the transition to a circular economy to tackle major challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution.

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Join Seb and Ellen MacArthur Foundation CEO Jonquil Hackenberg to discuss the circular economy's 2026 challenges and opportunities. The Foundation is an international charity dedicated to accelerating the transition to a circular economy, tackling critical issues like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution.

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Join Seb and Ellen MacArthur Foundation CEO Jonquil Hackenberg as they discuss the circular economy's challenges and opportunities for 2026.

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The Sustainable Economy Forum unites companies and institutions committed to prioritizing sustainability.

This collaborative club fosters a shared vision for a more sustainable future, driving initiatives and practices that integrate environmental and social responsibility into core operations.

The Clean Algiers initiative operates under the patronage of the Wali of Algiers.

Its primary goal is to unite all volunteers in an effort to maintain a clean capital city.

We extend our sincere gratitude to our institutional partners. Your invaluable collaboration is fundamental to achieving our shared vision.

Together, we are committed to building a better future. Your ongoing support is vital for the success of initiatives like SEF2025.

The inaugural Sustainable Economy Forum recently convened in Algiers.

This significant event aimed to foster discussions and initiatives, embodying its core message: "Let's build the world we want to live in."

Messaouda Mohamed Laghdaf, Mauritania's Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, joined Justine Lumumba Kasule, Uganda's Minister of General Affairs and ARFSD Chair, and Mohamadou Abdoulaye, CILSS Secretary General, to discuss Africa's strategies for confronting upcoming climate risks.

Maessama Cherhabil provided the introduction, with Zoubir Benhamouche moderating the discussion.

Oil and Gas experts are debating the sustainable provision of accessible energy. This crucial discussion focuses on how to meet future energy demands responsibly.

Key participants include Abdelmadjid Attar (Former Energy Minister of Algeria), Warren Murdoch (Oxy Algeria CEO), Fouad Saoudi (HSE Central Director at Sonatrach), Youcef Khanfar (Renewables Central Director at Sonatrach), and Larbi Bouziane (Gas assets Director at TotalEnergies Algeria). Choeib Boutamine will moderate the session.

Dr. Hope Michelson discusses her research and its significance in a brief, under three-minute presentation.

She is a professor of development and sustainability economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.