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The Economy
Lewis Perkins, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute - Circular Fibres

Lewis Perkins, CEO of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, supports the Circular Fibres Initiative and its recently released report, "A new textiles economy: Redesigning fashion's future."

Learn more about the report: tiny.cc/fibres

Kate Daly, New York City - Circular Fibres

Kate Daly, SVP at NYC Economic Development Corporation, emphasizes the Circular Fibres Initiative's transformative power. By bringing together a wide range of stakeholders, the initiative aims to revolutionize the textiles sector through circular economy principles.

Discover more about this collaborative effort: tiny.cc/fibres

Support for the Circular Fibres Initiative

The Circular Fibres Initiative's recent report, "A new textiles economy: Redesigning fashion's future," is widely supported by businesses and organizations across the fashion sector.

Learn more: tiny.cc/fibres

Katrin Ley, Fashion for Good - Circular Fibres

Katrin Ley from Fashion for Good highlights the parallels between her organization's work and the findings from the Circular Fibres Initiative's report, "A new textiles economy: Redesigning fashion's future."

This report outlines a shared vision for transforming the textile industry. Learn more about these insights at tiny.cc/fibres.

Edwin Keh, Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel - Circular Fibres

Edwin Keh, CEO of the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel, highlights the importance of the Circular Fibres Initiative.

He discusses its recently released report, "A new textiles economy: Redesigning fashion's future," which outlines a new vision for the industry.

Find out more about this initiative and report: tiny.cc/fibres.

New Plastics Economy: Circular Materials Challenge

Millions of tonnes of plastic pollute our oceans annually. Despite significant investment and innovation, current clean-up efforts tackle less than 0.5% of this problem.

We need innovation that addresses the root causes, not just the symptoms. Our $2M Innovation Prize highlights possibilities to radically rethink how we make, use, and reuse plastic packaging. Discover more at the New Plastics Economy.

Circular Design Guide - Thomas Wastling

A video collection showcases leading academics and students sharing their insights on circular design and its application using the Circular Design Guide. These videos aim to inspire other academics to integrate circular design into their curriculum.

The Circular Design Guide is a free online tool, offering 24 downloadable methods, case studies, and resources to apply circular design principles. Start exploring this comprehensive resource today: https://www.circulardesignguide.com/

Circular Design Guide - Mariale Moreno

A video collection features academics and students sharing their insights on circular design and its application using the Circular Design Guide. These videos aim to inspire educators to integrate circular design into their curricula.

The Circular Design Guide is a free online tool providing 24 downloadable methods, case studies, and resources for implementing circular design principles. It's applicable across diverse contexts.

Start exploring this valuable resource today: https://www.circulardesignguide.com/

Circular Design Guide - Jane Penty

This video collection showcases academics and students sharing their insights on circular design and its application using the Circular Design Guide. These videos aim to inspire other educators to integrate circular design principles into their curriculum.

The Circular Design Guide is a free online tool. It provides 24 downloadable methods, case studies, and resources for applying circular design in diverse contexts. Start exploring at https://www.circulardesignguide.com/.

Circular Design Guide - Deborah Sumter

This video collection features academics and students sharing their insights into circular design and demonstrating their use of the Circular Design Guide. These resources aim to inspire other educators to integrate circular design into their curricula.

The Circular Design Guide is a free online tool offering 24 downloadable methods and resources for applying circular design principles. Explore it at circulardesignguide.com.

Circular Design Guide - Chris Thorpe

This video collection features academics and students sharing their insights on circular design and demonstrating their use of the Circular Design Guide. These resources aim to inspire other educators to integrate circular design principles into their curricula.

The Circular Design Guide is a free online tool, offering 24 downloadable methods, case studies, and resources for applying circular design. Explore this comprehensive guide at circulardesignguide.com.

A new textiles economy: Redesigning fashion's future

Ellen MacArthur and Stella McCartney co-hosted the launch of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s report, "A new textiles economy: Redesigning fashion's future." The report urges the fashion industry to adopt a new vision and foster cross-industry collaborations to achieve it.

The current "take-make-dispose" model causes significant environmental damage and economic loss. Every second, a garbage truck of textiles is landfilled or burned, resulting in an estimated USD 500 billion loss annually. By 2050, the industry could consume a quarter of the world's carbon budget. Additionally, it pollutes oceans with half a million tonnes of microfibres yearly, impacting food chains.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation Live Stream

2017 Summit Phil Brown

Relive the most impactful moments from the 2017 Summit.

Our curated highlights package offers a concise overview of the key discussions and presentations.

Watch all the essential recaps now.

Sustainable Human Launches New Gift-Based Economic System

The current economic system, driven by growth and profit, depletes resources and exacerbates inequality. Sustainable Human proposes a new path: a voluntary global gift economy designed to foster abundance for all by transcending scarcity economics.

This initiative invites individuals to share their unique gifts and skills, collaborating on projects to create goods and services given freely. Powered by Hylo, the Sustainable Human Gift Economy Network aims to build a bottom-up, participatory system, reducing reliance on the traditional industrial economy. Learn more and participate at sustainablehuman.com.

Part 3: Your Wealth Does Not Justify Overconsumption

Environmental and economic problems like low wages and unemployment are often blamed on a hard-to-regulate U.S. economy. However, this system is intentionally rigged for the wealthy. Laws and policies overwhelmingly favor them, allowing control of vast resources and lavish living, while most Americans struggle paycheck to paycheck.

Despite ample resources, our economic system is designed for the wealthy, who manipulate it via political influence. It could easily be regulated to ensure decent jobs, healthcare, and homes for all. Yet, we largely complain without taking action.

See related content: Part One and Part Two.

Part 2: You Are Responsible For Everything You Buy

Consumers bear responsibility for the entire product lifecycle, from resource extraction and manufacturing to eventual disposal. Despite holding admirable sustainability values, our purchasing behaviors often fail to align, impeding progress in environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Individual actions form the foundation for meaningful change.

For more insights, see Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TFWbpgCFjg

By Kat McDearis and Eric Pappas. Copyright 2015.

Michael Pawlyn - NewDynamic2 - promo2

Explore the principles of biomimetic design in Michael Pawlyn's chapter, featured in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's latest publication: "A New Dynamic 2: Effective systems in a circular economy."

Order your copy of "A New Dynamic 2" here: tiny.cc/newdynamic2.

Learn more about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org.

Hunter Lovins NewDynamic2 promo2

Hunter Lovins discusses soil and the circular economy in an engaging clip. Her insights are featured in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's latest publication, "A New Dynamic 2: Effective systems in a circular economy."

Order your copy of the book: tiny.cc/newdynamic2

Learn more about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation: www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

ResCoM Overview

Discover ResCoM (Resource Conservative Manufacturing), a project developing an innovative methodology and software platform. Its aim is to implement closed-loop manufacturing systems within industry. Learn more at ResCoM website.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Programme for research, technological development, and demonstration under grant agreement No 603843.

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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection

“The Thinking Game” is the inside story of DeepMind's groundbreaking AI research, culminating in the Nobel Prize-winning AlphaFold breakthrough. Filmed over five years by the award-winning team behind "AlphaGo," this documentary explores co-founder Demis Hassabis's lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelligence and the rigorous scientific journey from mastering strategy games to solving the 50-year-old protein folding problem.

Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, "The Thinking Game" is now available to watch for free. For those interested in hosting a screening for a classroom, community, or workplace, visit: rocofilms.com/films/the-thinking-game/.

 

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