The circular economy offers a vital solution for building back better after the Covid-19 crisis. Over 50 global leaders, including CEOs and policymakers, have joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in a statement emphasizing the urgent need to accelerate this transition. We are exploring how the circular economy can create a more resilient future.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, drives the shift towards a circular economy through business, learning, and insights. Learn more about our work and upcoming events, including our next episode: Live Online Events. Connect with us: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org | Instagram: ellenmacarthurfoundation | Facebook: EllenMacArthurFoundation | LinkedIn: Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

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Join us for two interactive sessions exploring the meal's role in a circular economy for food. We'll discuss how tomorrow's food can be grown regeneratively, tackling climate change and boosting biodiversity through natural systems. Experts will share visions on technology and urban-rural relationships.

The second session focuses on returning nutrients to the land. Imagine a future where discarded organic materials are valorized, becoming valuable inputs instead of waste. By preventing edible food waste and redesigning products, by-products will enrich the wider economy, safely returning vital nutrients to the soil.

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The first session, "Chefs, Culinary Creativity, and Menu Design," features Alex Atala, Dan Barber, Kim Wejendorp, and Mokgadi Itsweng. They will share insights on developing successful food enterprises aligned with circular economy principles.

Next, "Innovation and Collaboration within the Food Value Network" highlights Compass Group and Baldor Specialty Foods. These leading organizations will discuss rethinking food potential, designing innovative menus, and fostering new partnerships.

This episode explores how art and design, beyond merely reflecting the world, actively steer values and stimulate thought. We examine the crucial role writers, painters, and other creators play in advancing the transition to a circular economy.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, accelerates this transition through business, learning, insights, and communication. Find out more about our work at [ellenmacarthurfoundation.org](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org) and stay tuned for our [next episode](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/our-work/activities/live-online-events).

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Cities have historically shaped landscapes through their food consumption. This session will explore the critical interdependence between urban centers and rural areas, highlighting opportunities for cities to reimagine their food systems. Thought leaders Carolyn Steel and Harriet Friedmann will lead this discussion.

Additionally, Stephen Otieno from C40 will present inspiring real-world examples from African cities, demonstrating how circular economy principles can place food at the core of urban strategies, fostering strong rural-urban linkages.

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Join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Food initiative team to explore how a circular economy can unlock food's full potential for people and nature. Discover its implementation, growing relevance, and the progress made in the first year.

Representatives from partner cities — London, New York, and São Paulo — will share their COVID-19 crisis experiences and discuss how a circular economy builds resilient urban environments.

To tackle the climate crisis, we must move beyond renewable energy and fundamentally rethink how we produce and use everyday products. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, drives this transition towards a circular economy through business, learning, and insights.

For more on our work and the next episode, visit the [Ellen MacArthur Foundation website](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org). Follow us on [Instagram](http://instagram.com/ellenmacarthurfoundation), [Facebook](http://facebook.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation), and [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellen-macarthur-foundation).

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in our economic system, prompting a reevaluation of its foundations. We will explore how the circular economy offers an opportunity to build more robust, shock-resistant systems, highlighting positive actions by governments and businesses globally. Stay tuned for our next episode: [Live Online Events](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/our-work/activities/live-online-events).

Thank you for watching. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, accelerates the transition to a circular economy through business, learning, insights, and communications. Learn more about our work [here](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org). Follow us on [Instagram](http://instagram.com/ellenmacarthurfoundation), [Facebook](http://facebook.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation), and [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellen-macarthur-foundation).

Join us to explore how a circular economy can build a resilient, healthy, and regenerative food system, with a focus on cities. This show highlights intriguing examples from natural systems, aligning with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's mission as a UK charity accelerating the transition to a circular economy through business, learning, and insights.

Find all mentioned case studies at the Foundation's library: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/case-studies. Stay tuned for our next episode: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/our-work/activities/live-online-events. Learn more about our work and follow us online: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org | Instagram: http://instagram.com/ellenmacarthurfoundation | Facebook: http://facebook.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellen-macarthur-foundation.

Explore Episode 1 of the Circular Economy Show, where we bring the concept to life through real-world examples. Gain a clearer understanding of what the circular economy looks like in action by hearing about some of our favorite implementations.

All case studies mentioned are available on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's case-study library: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/case-studies. Stay tuned for our next episode: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/our-work/activities/live-online-events.

Adam Davidson, co-founder of NPR's Planet Money, explains how the economy evolved over the last two centuries, shifting from localized production to "intimacy at scale." This hybrid system, combining elements of the 19th and 20th centuries, presents both benefits and drawbacks.

Davidson, a staff writer at The New Yorker and former economics writer for The New York Times Magazine, is an award-winning journalist, having received a Peabody for his coverage of the financial crisis.

His latest book, *The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century*, further explores these themes. You can find it here.

The circular economy offers a compelling business case for product redesign and new operating models. In a live conversation, members of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation team discussed its underlying values and relevant topics.

They explored how the circular economy differs from sustainability or "recycling on steroids," debating whether efficiency or effectiveness matters more, and if a top-down or bottom-up approach is better.

The broadcast featured four experts from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Watch the full discussion here: https://youtu.be/HtOV_tGBHz8.

While multinationals lead the circular economy shift, small businesses are crucial innovators. However, they face unique challenges like securing finance, partnering with larger entities, and integrating circular models into their strategy.

This broadcast features Natalia Agathou from the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) and William Neale from the European Commission. Stuffstr CEO John Atcheson will also share how his business successfully collaborated with larger organizations to gain investment and form effective partnerships.

Technology has historically driven significant advancements in food production. The ongoing digital revolution now presents a wealth of new tools and opportunities.

The challenge lies in effectively leveraging these digital innovations to enhance our food system. Simultaneously, we must implement careful precautions to mitigate potential negative unintended consequences.

Current food production methods are significantly degrading the planet, a problem exacerbated by a rapidly growing global population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050. This trend will drastically worsen ecosystem degradation and atmospheric warming.

To alter this trajectory, we must explore alternative food production methods. This session will examine how technology and design, particularly alternative proteins, can help address these critical issues.

Join us to hear from Laura Wellesley, a Research Fellow at Chatham House specializing in alternative proteins, and Daniel Jones, Senior Campaign Manager at Feedback, who will discuss technology's role in developing the food system.

The European Union's push for a circular economy will significantly influence international trade. This raises key questions: Can global trade accelerate the circular economy's adoption worldwide? And are practices like remanufacturing currently hindered by market access issues?

To delve into these far-reaching implications, Jocelyn Bleriot, Executive Lead of International Institutions & Governments at the Foundation, and Marianne Kettunen, Head of Global Challenges and Sustainable Development Goals Programme at the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), will lead a discussion. They will draw insights from the 2019 IEEP report.