Loop Industries signs multi-year agreement with Nike
Loop Industries, a maker of polyester resin made entirely from textile waste, has signed a multi-year offtake agreement with sportswear…
Circular Economy
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches 2030 Plastics Agenda for Business
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a new action plan setting out its agenda to tackle plastic waste and promote…
TotalEnergies, Veolia sign agreement to advance energy transition efforts
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
Headquartered in Spain, InsectBiotech isn’t the first insect ag-tech company seeking to convert agricultural residues into sustainable protein, oil, and…
CATL, Ellen MacArthur Foundation host high-level forum on battery circularity
CATL and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation have convened a high-level forum on battery circularity at IAA 2025 in Munich, bringing…
The Net Zero Company’s Håkan Nordkvist on driving regenerative business and circular innovation
Håkan Nordkvist is the former head of sustainability innovation at IKEA, where he spearheaded groundbreaking initiatives including IKEA Clean Energy…
Clarios expands European battery recycling footprint
Battery technology firm Clarios has announced a ‘significant expansion’ of its European battery recycling footprint with the integration of three…
Achieving circular skies through the use of sustainable aerospace materials
Op-ed by Dr. Baris Kumru, assistant professor at Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC-Energy Science and Engineering). Aviation is…
ThredUp reaping benefits of circular economy model
Online resale platform ThredUp has said that it recirculated some 2.3 million secondhand items through its Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS) last year….
Second-hand clothing exports can have positive socio-economic impacts
A new study that tracks the journey of second-hand clothing from Sweden to Kenya ‘debunks the myth’ that second-hand clothing…