Circular Economy

Explore cutting-edge insights into circular economy principles transforming supply chains in 2025 and beyond. Discover how leading organizations are redesigning their operations for resource efficiency, implementing closed-loop systems, and creating value through waste reduction. From innovative remanufacturing processes to blockchain-enabled traceability, learn how circular practices are driving profitability and sustainability. Featured topics include waste-to-resource technologies, reuse strategies, and AI-powered circular solutions.

Circular Economy Network Building: Why Convening Conveners Is the Fastest Path to Reverse Supply Chains at Scale | CSCC × Supply Chain Revolution Series (2 of 5)

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The most effective circular economy networks are not built from scratch. They are assembled from existing ecosystems—organizations that already have trust, membership, data, and credibility within their sectors. Episode two of the CSCC series brings the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment to the table to show what convening conveners looks … Read more

Circular Supply Chain Strategy: Why Reverse Supply Chains Require Coalition Building, Not Solo Action | CSCC × Supply Chain Revolution Series (1 of 5)

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We understand everything that happens on the front end of the supply chain. Where something is extracted, processed, manufactured, distributed, placed on shelf, sold. And then after point of sale? Nothing. It is the dark side of the moon. That line from Anita Schwartz stopped me in my tracks—and it frames every conversation in this … Read more

The EU Right to Repair Is Here: What It Means for Circular Supply Chains

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For twenty years, “circular economy” has been a slogan stitched into corporate sustainability reports. The EU has just turned it into operational law — and that changes everything for product design, supply chains, and the way we think about ownership. SH Sheri Hinish May 2026  •  12 min read Circular Economy EU Policy Right to … Read more

The Sustainable Supply Chain: Learning from Nature’s Mycelium Network

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The Sustainable Supply Chain: Learning from Nature’s Mycelium Network Deep beneath our feet lies nature’s most efficient supply chain network—the mycelium network. This fascinating underground system of fungal threads demonstrates how nature perfects sustainable resource management, offering valuable lessons for modern supply chain innovation. How Mycelium Networks Transform Supply Chain Thinking Nature’s mycelium networks showcase … Read more

Moving From Ambition to Action with Upstream Thinking for a Sustainable + Circular World with Pyxera Global

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If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others. Lingering thought after a provocative chat with James George, previously at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and now in a new role at PYXERA Global!We explore a breadth of topics to redefine systems for sustainability, equity, and circularity-> starting … Read more

Exploring Why You Should Stop Buying Stuff You Do Not Need: A Discussion about Pledges, Climate, and Sustainability Holiday Takeover with James George (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)

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Did you know that human-made materials now outweigh Earth’s entire biomass? The human footprint in the world in 2020 is greater than the impact on the planet of all other living things, research suggests. 2020 has been the “Year of the Pledges”. From setting 2030 to 2050 goals and claiming carbon-neutrality, one thing is for … Read more

Exploring Circular Technology That Enables Sustainability, Inclusion, Net-Zero Waste, and Circular Cities with Dr. Garry Cooper of Rheaply (SAP.iO)

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Dr. Garry Copper, neuroscientist turned sustainability technologist and circularity advocate had a pivotal moment – that our field is one-noted and we need to build a reuse bridge to capture value left in materials to transition to a sustainable world, a fly-wheel of wealth for communities who have been left out in the linear economy. Led … Read more

Expert Webinar with Supply Chain Brief and the Supply Chain Queen Exploring Core Themes Sparking the Supply Chain Revolution

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Listen to the Webinar discussion via podcasts! Links below… Episode 8 – Exploring 5 Paradigms in the Supply Chain Revolution including Old-School vs. New School, Digital Workplace, Price vs. Value, and the Importance of Sustainable Development in the Digital Divide ~> https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-8-exploring-5-paradigms-in-supply-chain-revolution/id1496899179?i=1000467424572 Episode 9 – Exploring Technology in the Circular Economy including Industry 4.0, Smart … Read more

Is Circular Progress in Fashion Moving Forward or Further Away?

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The fashion industry fuels a linear economy with waste greater than $460B of value each year through unsustainable disposal of clothing (Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017). Characterized as one of the most polluting and wasteful industries, it consumes 98 million tonnes in non-renewable resources, 93 billion cubic metres of water, and 53 metric tons of fibre … Read more

The Social Dilemma of Human Behavior and Sustainable Choices in the Fashion Supply Chain

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Although the premise of clothing characterizes a rudimentary need (Yawson, Armah, & Pappoe, 2009), the intricacies and system dynamics specific to the fashion industry’s supply chain are far from basic (Amed, Berg, Brantberg, & Hedrich, 2016). The current state of the fashion industry is challenging because factors contributing to its complexities are uncertain and constantly … Read more

Unearthing Opportunity in the Linear Approach Toward Clothing

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This analysis examines the interconnectivity between human behavior, industrial elements, and natural elements across the linear processes in the textile and clothing system. Using a systems-level perspective, it shows how biological and technical resources are wasted in material extraction and harvesting, the production of goods, and consumption or use by humans. The analysis of waste … Read more