Business

Circulate on Fridays: Can China solve fast-fashion & testing the materials passport
It’s Friday! In this week’s roundup of circular economy related stories, we’ve got a piece that highlights the vital importance of better managing the bioeconomy, Forbes asks whether markets like China and India can be successful in their mission to move past fast fashion. There is, of course, plenty more!

Circulate on Fridays: what happens when you dump 12,000 tons of orange peel onto degraded land?
A varied Circulate on Fridays menu today! We’re talking automotive innovation, 3D printed toys and home made batteries, and save room for a great story of the regenerative power of orange peel. Bon appétit!

Circulate on Fridays: Mobility’s electric and automated transformation
In this weekend’s Circulate on Fridays, we ask whether ownership will survive free delivery, how parked electric cars are earning money and balancing the grid in Denmark, and much more!

How will we finance circular business models?
In a recent blog post, ING Group observe that, “increasingly, businesses are offering products through a subscription or leasing arrangement, but it’s still early days in getting to grips with how to finance this.”

Circulate on Fridays: Two great podcasts and much more
It’s Friday, which means that we have a selection of circular economy content recommendations to be enjoyed at your leisure this weekend.

Circulate on Fridays: Circular economy catalysts around the world
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for your weekly dose of circular economy reading, viewing and listening! We’ve pulled together five pieces this week exploring mobile money in Africa, scientific thinking on the future of cities, investment in vertical farming and much more. Could the growth of mobile finance support

Three stories from the frontline of circular design
Find out how entrepreneurs and startups are using creative freedom to design new products and services that take the principles of the circular economy as core.

Circulate on Fridays: How nature solves problems through computation
A skyscraper that could be a solution for our future food supply, how nature solves problems through computation, renewable energy continues to improve so much that even Donald Trump can’t stop it, and much more in a jam-packed Circulate on Fridays this week.

Eliminating the concept of electronic waste
Each household in France owns an average of a hundred pieces of electrical and electronic equipment. With this number growing, the end-of-pipe approach, recycling end-of-usage products, cannot be the only solution.

Collaboration for a circular economy: three new studies released
Dell, Renault, Arup, Royal BAM, eBay, HP and more have shared their collaborative research in support of the wider circular economy transition.