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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Reflect on 2025's pivotal circular economy moments with Fin, Lou, and Pippa from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Circular Economy Show. This episode highlights the year's big ideas and practical breakthroughs.

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This episode challenges negative headlines, highlighting real progress in the circular economy across plastics, fashion, automotive, and COP. We delve into COP's relevance, Honda's circularity center, Patagonia's environmental report, and major brands backing a new plastics agenda.

Explore related articles for deeper insights: COP30 Circular Economy Day, Honda Circularity Center, Patagonia Report Analysis, and Reuters on Plastics Agenda.

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Recorded live at Climate Week New York, this episode explores why retailers must embrace the circular economy for food. With global food systems contributing a third of greenhouse gas emissions and facing supply chain shocks, guests from Visa, PepsiCo, and the National Retail Federation discuss making circularity more convenient and investing in shared solutions to scale this vital transition.

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Recorded live during Climate Week NYC, this episode features Danielle Holly (Ellen MacArthur Foundation) with guests from HP, SAP, and Google. They discuss how technology can embed a circular economy as a core business strategy, exploring AI's role, circular design, and collaborative solutions to systemic blockers.

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This final episode of our mini-series, based on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's report "How not to fail: Avoiding 10 common pitfalls when scaling circular business models," highlights the critical role of coordination. Lead researchers Maddy Oliver and Ella Hedley explain that successful circular models require more than a strong design; they demand empowered and aligned teams with shared goals, incentives, and ownership to scale effectively.

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Circular business models offer significant value beyond just sustainability, driving new revenue, brand strength, and efficiency. However, they often fail to scale without a strong financial case. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's "How not to fail" report and a recent podcast with researchers Maddy Oliver and Ella Hedley highlight that sustainability-focused pitches can lower internal commitment. They advocate for commercial collaboration, citing the HolyGrail partnership. Listen to episode 196 for more.

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A new film explores how the fashion industry can build a competitive, desirable, and resilient future. It features Arc’teryx, H&M Group, and Tapestry (Coach), participants in The Fashion ReModel – an Ellen MacArthur Foundation project demonstrating how to generate profit without producing more clothes.

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