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eBay has announced that it is expanding its Circular Fashion Fund programme, making it available to businesses and startups across the EU, Switzerland, and Canada for the first time.

eBay announces expansion of Circular Fashion Fund

6 months ago6 months ago4 mins

eBay has announced that it is expanding its Circular Fashion Fund programme, making it available to businesses and startups across…

Between 121 and 142 million people are employed in the circular economy around the world, a new report by Circle Economy, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Bank Group, in partnership with the UN Partnership for Action on Green Economy (UN-PAGE), has found.

More than 121 million people are employed in the circular economy

7 months ago7 months ago4 mins

Between 121 and 142 million people are employed in the circular economy around the world, a new report by Circle…

Swedish firm Cirkulär has been awarded funding to upscale forest-based industry waste into multiple product outputs.

Sweden’s Cirkulär receives funding to upscale forest-based industry waste

8 months ago8 months ago3 mins

Swedish firm Cirkulär has been awarded funding to upscale forest-based industry waste into multiple product outputs. The Lund-based business recently…

Lenovo has introduced a new Certified Refurbishment Services offering to 14 markets in the EMEA region, in order to enable businesses to extend the use of existing Lenovo hardware.

Lenovo launches refurbishment services to extend hardware life

8 months ago8 months ago3 mins

Lenovo has introduced a new Certified Refurbishment Services offering to 14 markets in the EMEA region, in order to enable…

When evaluating a business and looking at the growing stack of mandatory sustainability regulations, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) can feel overwhelming.

ESRS E5 and the circular economy – a business perspective on turning data into strategy

8 months ago8 months ago11 mins

Op-ed by Yashy Raghoo Luchmun, Tunley Environmental. When evaluating a business and looking at the growing stack of mandatory sustainability…

Retailer Marks & Spencer has become a scaling partner for Circulose, a Swedish recycler of textile waste, as it seeks to embed circularity into its supply chain.

Marks & Spencer partners with Circulose on circular fashion initiative

8 months ago7 months ago3 mins

Retailer Marks & Spencer has become a scaling partner for Circulose, a Swedish recycler of textile waste, as it seeks…

Loop Industries signs multi-year agreement with Nike

8 months ago8 months ago4 mins

Loop Industries, a maker of polyester resin made entirely from textile waste, has signed a multi-year offtake agreement with sportswear…

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a new action plan setting out its agenda to tackle plastic waste and promote a circular economy between now and the end of the decade.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches 2030 Plastics Agenda for Business

9 months ago9 months ago3 mins

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a new action plan setting out its agenda to tackle plastic waste and promote…

TotalEnergies has reported a 65% reduction in operated methane emissions, against a 2020 baseline, in its latest Sustainability & Climate Progress Report.

TotalEnergies, Veolia sign agreement to advance energy transition efforts

10 months ago9 months ago3 mins

TotalEnergies and Veolia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate their existing partnership in areas related to the…

Ignacio Gavilan, CEO of InsectBiotech, on the scaling potential of insect protein

10 months ago5 months ago10 mins

Headquartered in Spain, InsectBiotech isn’t the first insect ag-tech company seeking to convert agricultural residues into sustainable protein, oil, and…