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Circular economy is characterised by three principles: ▪️ Eliminate waste and pollution ▪️ Keep products and materials in use ▪️ Regenerate natural systems As industries and governments move towards the circular economy, clear and aligned direction is needed for a rapid transition to scale. This paper proposes five universal policy goals that can help governments build healthier economic recoveries and lower the costs of transition for businesses across sectors. https://ow.ly/W8ir50S6p2t If you're interested in how business and investors can better support the transition to a sustainable economy, see Altiorem's framework identifying which #business model characteristics are needed for business to thrive in a doughnut economy https://ow.ly/l1yX50S6p2u and find more circular economy research here https://ow.ly/F11s50S6p2v #circulareconomy #circulardesign #waste #sustainability #changefinance4good #Altiorem #DoughnutEconomics

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Circularity makes good business sense not just good sustainability sense. That's not just our view but that of a report published by the World Economic Forum yesterday. Our stat 🔢 of the day is taken from this report: ⚡ 𝟑% of businesses pursue circular solutions for sustainability reasons only ⚡ 𝟗𝟕% of businesses pursue circular solutions for a broad set of reasons that include sustainability but also profitability and resilience. ----------------------- CIRCULARITY CAN BE APPLIED AT ANY LEVEL, BY ANYONE ------ Yesterday also saw the announcement of a new Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Circular Economy Taskforce for England which has been tasked with designing the first English strategy to begin the transition to a circular economy to: ✔️ Support economic growth ✔️ Create green jobs ✔️ Promote efficient and productive use of resources ✔️ Accelerate the transition to net zero emissions. Whilst the development of a national strategy is to be very much lauded, there are many different ways in which circularity can be applied effectively and independently. Even within our team at Sustainability Connects we have people who have delivered a wide range of impactful circularity projects, programmes and initiatives across the last 30 years and at many different levels: At a NATION level ------ ⚡ The development and implementation of the UK's first national circularity programme - NISP At a ISLAND/RURAL COMMUNITY level ------ ⚡ The development and implementation of circularity programmes designed specifically for islands including the Isle of Man At a CITY level ------ ⚡ The development of city wide local circularity networks including businesses like the EICC, local universities, local community groups and NGOs At an ACADEMIC level ------ ⚡ Our team have developed and delivered lectures, led projects and workshops for universities and university students on circularity including Edinburgh College of Art At an ORGANISATIONAL level ------ ⚡ Being responsible for creating the McLaren Racing's circularity moonshot programme to develop the world's first fully circular racing car At a SCHOOL level ------ ⚡ Setting up school circularity initiatives to recycle, reuse and replace art materials for design and craft led activities. All of the above have had impact and left a meaningful legacy - and that's just our team. Big or small, there are many projects that we all can get involved with. It takes a little time, a little imagination and a lot of cooperation and communication - but the rewards can be HUGE. What impact on circularity are you making - we'd love to learn more about your innovative work in the comments below. Sustainability Connects . . . . 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 🔔 Follow us & share ♻️ for daily posts on all things sustainability and climate change. Dr. Debbie Fletcher FCIWM Paul Ekins Natasha Boulding WRAP #CircularEconomy #circularity #innovation #design

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A new European Environment Agency "state and outlook" report describes the decisive action needed to transform Europe's linear economy to a fully circular one. Circularity needs to be centred at every stage in a product's life cycle. Before they are produced, they must be designed with circularity in mind during the stages of use, repair, and remanufacture. The full report is available here: https://lnkd.in/eN8cuFiH

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Sustainability Investments must produce value and they should be scrutinized, assessed and evaluated with the same rigour and thoroughness as regular capital and operating investments. Too often they get a free ride because they are seen as ‘different’.

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The shift from a linear to a circular economy is one of the most significant movements in sustainable development. In a traditional, linear economy, plastics are produced, used, and then discarded, often ending up in landfills where they persist for centuries. A circular economy, however, seeks to “close the loop” by designing products and processes that minimize waste and allow materials to be reused or biodegraded efficiently. Read how EcoPure is supporting this circular economy in our latest article.

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Ready to make sustainable products the norm? The EU is, and Peftrust can help. The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (#ESPR) became effective on July 18, 2024. It introduces more ecodesign criteria for a broader range of products and aims to make sustainable products the norm in the EU market. The Ecodesign directive and ESPR are part of the European Green Deal's extensive regulatory framework. In addition to Ecodesign criteria, the ESPR will introduce a Digital Product Passport (#DPP) for all regulated products. A sustainable product is likely to display one or more of the following characteristics: ➡Uses less energy ➡Lasts longer ➡Can be easily repaired ➡Parts can be easily disassembled and reused ➡Contains fewer substances of concern ➡Can be easily recycled ➡Contains more recycled content ➡Has a lower carbon and environmental footprint over its lifecycle Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/gVkyJpJx How does Peftust help? Our eco-design platform directly addresses your team's biggest challenges head-on. Check out the top 4 challenges and top 4 ways we will accelerate your eco-design strategy below. #Sustainability #EcoDesign #Peftrust #GreenDeal #ProductDevelopment #EnvironmentalImpact #CircularEconomy

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#ESPR (the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation) entered into force on 18 July 2024. The Regulation is based on the sustainable design approach and establishes a framework for the setting of eco-design requirements for specific product groups. Manufacturers outside the EU are also required to meet the ESPR requirements for products placed on the European Union (EU) market. The ESPR also contains a number of other new measures: - Digital Product Passport (#DPP) - Rules to address destruction of unsold consumer products - Green Public Procurement You can contact BSM Environmental Consultancy to ensure compliance with the requirements of ESPR, eco-design and DPP for #textile and #footwear products using the #Peftrust software that we represent! #ecodesign #sustainability #fashion

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Learn from GAIA experts from around the globe how zero waste systems, policies, and practices could cut total methane emissions from the waste sector by 84% while ensuring a just transition for impacted communities. For more information, go to www.no-burn.org/GAIACOP29 . #COP29 #ClimateFinanceForMethaneReduction #ClimateFinanceForZeroWaste #FromHarmfulToImpactful #ClimateFinance #WastePickersIntegration #NoOneLeftBehind #PayUp

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One final wrap-up from #WorldWaterWeek in Stockholm! 💧🌍 Water for Women played a key role, driving important conversations on climate-resilient and inclusive WASH. A huge thank you to all our incredible partners, colleagues, and allies who made this week so memorable. We held sessions with iDE (International Development Enterprises) and Centre for Advocacy and Research - India on Menstrual Health, highlighting how investing in menstrual health is crucial for climate resilience, and launched the Menstrual Health Learning Brief . We provided platforms for coalitions that emphasised the need for gender-inclusive strategies and collective action for equitable water access. The Climate Resilient Sanitation Coalition #CRSC also stressed that sanitation is a key climate solution. We reflected on the vital role the WASH sector must play in addressing gender-based violence (GBV), alongside experts from Centre for Advocacy and Research - India, WaterAid Australia, and Australia’s Water Professional of the Year, Hon. Phil Duncan. We showcased how research is essential for developing and scaling climate-resilient WASH solutions, with insights from SNV, Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, and others. In a Governance session with Yayasan Plan International Indonesia, UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, and Centre for Advocacy and Research - India, we highlighted how participatory approaches and tools for trust are vital to building resilient WASH systems. And we showcased innovative tools developed by Water for Women partners to promote accountability, collaboration, and the inclusion of diverse voices in decision-making. Read the full wrap-up here: https://lnkd.in/gWpEg83s Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | #WWWeek | #BridgingBorders

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JSP is committed to supporting the sustainable use of plastics, moving from a linear fossil fuel-based feedback model to one based on circularity. Circularity means that plastics remain in circulation longer, their use is reduced and they are reused and recycled at the end of their life span. It allows the value of plastic waste to be retained as a resource while reducing CO₂ emissions and preventing plastics from ending up in landfills, incinerated or polluting the oceans. The EU Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (2018) states that all plastics must be reuseable or recyclable by 2030 and 50% of plastics must be recycled by 2025 increasing to 55% by 2030. The Circular Economy for Plastics report¹ confirms that despite the challenging targets not being met, the transition to higher circularity has increased significantly between 2018 and 2022. Some key points: • Since 2018 the use of post-consumer recycled plastics has increased by 70% • Almost 25% of all plastic waste is still being sent to landfills; we still have a long way to go JSP’s strategy is to reduce the environmental impact of the products and services we provide. This in turn also enables our customers to reduce the environmental impact of their products and services and supports a circular economy. JSP EMEA offers eight ARPRO grades that contain recycled content from post-consumer EPP waste: ♻️ ARPRO REvolution – 90% recycled content ♻️ ARPRO 5121 RE / 5126 RE / 5133 RE / 5253 RE / 5275 RE 5912 RE and 5135 RE ESDP – 30% recycled content. We also offer ARPRO 35 Ocean which contains 15% recycled content from maritime industry waste. Make the switch to a Recycled Grade today and support a circular economy! Download a copy of the ARPRO Grade sheet here or view the specific datasheets within the Technical section under ARPRO Recycled. https://lnkd.in/e3PWwJuv ¹ The Circular Economy for Plastics – a European Analysis by Plastics Europe published in March 2024

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Greenwashing, mandatory corporate sustainability reporting, minimum recycled content requirements, corporate net zero and circular economy policies, etc are requiring all segments of the battery value chain to implement tracking and trace systems. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released a Guide to step companies through the National Framework for Recycled Content Traceability. The Guide is to help all companies 🔋understand the movement of recycled materials in their supply chains 🔋understand what data to collect 🔋engage with supply chain partners on traceability 🔋choose a traceability system 🔋verify traceability information Further information https://lnkd.in/gDWX6q34 #batteryrecycling #batteries #lithiumbatteries #leadacidbatteries #alkalinebatteries #zincbatteries

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A place for plastics in the circular economy? Are plastics really the problem? The answer is more nuanced than often thought. With millions of tons of plastic ending up in landfills, burned, or leaked into marine environments each year, it’s easy to see how this versatile material has come to be viewed as the enemy. Yet when designed and used with circularity in mind, plastics can be durable, resource efficient, and recyclable. So what needs to change? Too often, plastics are designed to be used once and thrown away: a so-called linear ‘take, make, waste’ approach that has consequences for society, economy and the environment. At the other end of the scale, a total ban is also not the answer. Eschewing plastics across the board in favour of glass, aluminium and other ostensibly more sustainable materials would have unintended consequences of its own, including food waste and increased carbon emissions. A key part of the solution will be to work towards a plastics circular economy: one in which plastic never ends up as pollution but is instead retained as a long-term resource. This, of course, is easier said than done. It demands a holistic approach, in which plastics are designed from the outset to fit within wider reuse and recycling systems. The plastics packaging industry – where material flows are still mostly linear – is ripe for development in a new direction. How? 👉#Eliminate: To achieve circularity, packaging manufacturers must first reduce the amount of plastic to be circulated. This begins with removing problematic components or components that are not strictly required to ensure the utility of products. It is not possible for the industry to simply recycle its way out of the current issues. 👉#Innovate: Progress in ecodesign should ensure that all plastic products are reusable, repairable, recyclable or compostable as well as being free from hazardous chemicals. 👉#Circulate: As part of extended producer responsibility, businesses producing packaging must ensure that plastic items are reused, recycled or composted in practice, not just that this is theoretically possible. Of course, governments also have a role to play - in establishing effective collection infrastructure, expanding sorting and recycling capacities, promoting demand for recycled plastics, and incentivizing investments in recycling technologies. The challenges of realizing plastics circularity should not obscure the importance of the shift. Away from the linear economy, plastics will be key to delivering a climate neutral future. #PlasticsInnovation #plastic #SIMCON #SimulationSoftware #CADMOULD #VARIMOS #InjectionSimulation #Sustainability #AdvancedSimulation #InjectionMoulding #CircularEconomy #recycling #sustainability

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ReNew's debut Integrated Report highlights a year of many firsts and substantial progress. With the addition of a Double Materiality Assessment and our alignment with the EU Taxonomy, we’re deepening our commitment to both financial and non-financial dimensions of growth. We aim to shape a future that balances profitability with environmental stewardship. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gHwPg63C Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) MoEF&CC NITI Aayog UNDP in India Bureau of Energy Efficiency (ऊर्जा दक्षता ब्यूरो) International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) The World Bank UN Climate Change Climate Group UN Environment Programme World Economic Forum #ReNewTheFuture #ReNewIntegratedReport #SustainableFuture #CleanEnergy #SocialImpact #NetZeroMission #ESG #EUtaxonnomy #Assessment #EconomicGrowth #Innovation #Sustainability

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In the June edition of our #CircularWorkplace newsletter, Heidi Frasure, CAPM digs into how carbon connects to circularity. There's no doubt we'll need the circular economy to get to #netzero, but a narrow focus on carbon reduction can have unintended consequences. #CRE #zerowaste #reuse https://lnkd.in/gifqN97Q

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👉 NEW ARTICLE Hear what Anna Tarí, Founder and President of the Circular Economy Institute, had to say about CIWM expanding into parts of the circular economy space. https://lnkd.in/ezyPkVwK #circulareconomy #circularity #ciwm

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🔍 How to Calculate Scope 1 CO2 Emissions for Your Organization: A Practical Guide 🔍 As organizations strive for sustainability, understanding and reducing CO2 emissions is a critical step. Here's a straightforward guide to calculating Scope 1 CO2 emissions—those direct emissions from owned or controlled sources. Steps to Calculate Scope 1 CO2 Emissions:    Identify Emission Sources: Begin by pinpointing all direct emission sources within your organization. This includes company-owned vehicles, on-site fuel combustion (like natural gas for heating), and industrial processes.    Collect Data: Gather detailed data on fuel consumption. This might be in liters, cubic meters, or another relevant unit of measure depending on the fuel type.    Obtain Emission Factors: Access the emission factors for each type of fuel used. These factors, usually provided by environmental agencies, indicate the amount of CO2 emitted per unit of fuel.    Calculate Emissions: Use the formula:    CO2 Emissions=Fuel Consumption×Emission Factor    CO2 Emissions=Fuel Consumption×Emission Factor    For instance, if your organization used 1,000 liters of diesel fuel and the emission factor is 2.68 kg CO2 per liter, the calculation would be:    1,000 liters×2.68 kg CO2/liter=2,680 kg CO2    1,000 liters×2.68 kg CO2/liter=2,680 kg CO2    Aggregate Emissions: If there are multiple sources of Scope 1 emissions, repeat the calculation for each and sum them to get the total Scope 1 CO2 emissions. By accurately calculating your Scope 1 CO2 emissions, you can set precise reduction targets and monitor your progress toward a sustainable future. 🌍✨ Understanding your emissions is the first step toward making impactful changes. Let’s take this journey towards sustainability together! #Sustainability #CO2Emissions #ClimateAction #Scope1Emissions #GreenBusiness

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