Tag: circular economy

Square Mile leaders set sights on circular economy by 2040

Stuart Mitchell

The City of London Corporation has launched an ambitious strategy to reduce waste and recycle building materials as part of its ongoing efforts to cut carbon emissions across the Square Mile. The organisation’s pioneering Circular Economy Framework and Action Plan, will redefine how resources are used and managed across the City, with the aim of becoming ‘fully circular’ by 2040. The new framework – approved by the Court of Common Council, the City Corporation’s highest decision-making body – outlines how the organisation will embed circular principles in major construction projects,…

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CARBIOS is pleased that the European Commission has authorised the ‘Circular Economy’ State aid scheme

Stuart Mitchell

CARBIOS, (Euronext Growth Paris : ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, is pleased that the European Commission has authorised the ‘Circular Economy’ State aid scheme.  This aid scheme, notified by France, is to support the chemical recycling of plastic waste. It is designed to promote investments in technologies for transforming plastic waste into new raw materials while reducing the industry’s carbon footprint. A positive step towards the payment of grant subsidies to CARBIOS for the construction…

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REMADE Announces Request For Information to Turbocharge the U.S.’s Transition to a Circular Economy

Stuart Mitchell

The REMADE Institute, a 141-member public-private partnership established by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) with an initial investment of $140 million, today issued a Request for Information (RFI) to further accelerate the U.S.’s transition to a Circular Economy. Responses to REMADE’s RFI will inform revisions to the Institute’s technology roadmap, which is currently focused on reducing the use of raw and virgin, or primary, materials; increasing remanufacturing and the use and supply of recycled, or secondary, materials; and fostering circular innovations. The RFI will also address REMADE’s sustainability strategy,…

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Ellen MacArthur Foundation and LEGO Group join forces to accelerate the move towards a circular economy

Stuart Mitchell

The LEGO Group has joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation as part of its commitment to becoming a more circular business. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is the global leader in circular economy while the LEGO® System in Play inspires endless play possibilities that supports the principles of circular design. The quality and durability of LEGO products mean they can be reused and passed down through generations, while remaining fully compatible with elements produced today. The shared ambition for the membership is to help build a better planet for future generations by…

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Kimberly-Clark Joins WWF’s Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance to Help Innovate New Materials for the Circular Economy

Stuart Mitchell

Kimberly-Clark have previously introduced an ambitious new sustainability strategy for 2030, which includes a commitment to reducing waste and innovating new ways to give consumers the products they need with the smallest impact on the environment. The company knows that in order to reduce its plastics footprint by 50% by 2030, it must deliver solutions that use less plastic and more renewable materials and that can be regenerated after use. That’s why Kimberly-Clark has joined WWF’s Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance (BFA). BFA is a multi-stakeholder forum for collaboration and knowledge sharing to drive…

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