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.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, accelerates the transition to a circular economy to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution. Subscribe for more videos: Ellen MacArthur Foundation YouTube. Learn more about their work: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity promoting a circular economy. This design-driven model eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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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.

Dr. Amy Ando, Professor of Environmental Economics, shares insights into her research and its significance.

She also serves as co-Director of the Center for the Economics of Sustainability at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Explore the Center's work at https://ceos.illinois.edu.

Explore four mini-talk lectures from University of Illinois faculty on their latest research in sustainability economics. Topics include using nature to prevent the next pandemic (Amy Ando), the economic and environmental aspects of biofuels (Madhu Khanna), small farmers and global value chains (Hope Michelson), and the realities of fracking (Yilan Xu).

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Madhu offers a concise overview of her work.

In under three minutes, she explains both her role and its significance.

Listen to Associate Professor Hope Michelson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) explain how agricultural sustainability standards in developed nations can hinder smallholder growers in the Global South from participating in the global economy. This presentation was part of the inaugural CEOS Mini-Talk series, an event featuring concise lectures on the economics of sustainability.

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Listen to Madhu Kanna of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as she breaks down the costs, benefits, and optimal production combinations of various biofuels, aiming to maximize both environmental and economic efficiency.

This presentation was recorded during the inaugural CEOS Mini-Talk series, an hour-long event where four CEOS faculty delivered concise, fifteen-minute lectures on the economics of sustainability.

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Listen to Professor Amy Ando of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign discuss harnessing natural systems to combat future zoonotic disease outbreaks.

Her presentation was part of the inaugural CEOS Mini-Talk series, an hour-long event where four CEOS faculty delivered concise, fifteen-minute lectures on the economics of sustainability.

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Explore four insightful "mini-talk" lectures from University of Illinois faculty, showcasing their latest research in the economics of sustainability. These talks cover diverse topics, including the prevalence of organic U.S. farmland (Joe Janzen), challenges to conservation tillage adoption (Ben Gramig), food waste along the supply chain (Brenna Ellison), and consumer willingness to pay for local brewing and hops (Shadi Atallah).

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