The Circular Economy Show Podcast explores the many dimensions of what a circular economy means, and meets the people making it happen. Each week our hosts are joined by experts from across industry, governments and academia to learn more about how the circular economy is being developed and scaled.

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Podcast: What is the circular economy?

Ellen MacArthur discusses a range of topics in a conversation about the circular economy.

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Podcast: Redesigning food series

In a new five-part podcast series, we’ll explore how a circular economy for food can help address...

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The Fashion Show: Explore how fashion can thrive by designing a circular economy for clothes

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Ep 96: What is the circular economy? Back to basics

What is the circular economy? In this three-part series from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, we’re...

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Ep 37: Circular Economy Greatest Hits: Seven of the best examples

In this episode, our team breaks down seven of the best examples in action.

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Ep 40: What will it take to transform the economy?

In this episode, we discuss systems change, recent successes and what needs to change.

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Bonus: Ellen MacArthur in conversation with Wolfgang Blau: Growth in a circular economy

The pair discuss what the risks and costs are for businesses transitioning to a circular economy,...

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Ep 25: Why it's time to invest in the circular economy

The circular economy is increasingly adopted as framework to address pressing global challenges

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Podcasts: Biodiversity and the circular economy

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Podcasts: Built environment and the circular economy

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Podcasts: Business and the circular economy

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Podcasts: Cities and the circular economy

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Podcasts: Climate and the circular economy

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Podcasts: Design and the circular economy

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Podcasts: Education and the circular economy

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Podcasts: Fashion and the circular economy

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Podcasts: Finance and the circular economy

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Podcasts: Food and the circular economy

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From Lines to Loops for a Circular Economy

COVID-19 has highlighted the wastefulness of our current economic model. How do we embrace the...

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Green Finance Institute - Green is the New Finance, Episode 18

What does it mean to have a circular economy and how is the finance sector supporting the shift?

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S&P Global - The Essential Podcast, Episode 24: Beyond the Bin — Climate Solutions in the Circular Economy

How re-imagining the global economy on circular principles can yield benefits for companies,...

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PRI podcast: The circular economy and why it matters for investors

A conversation with the PRI's Rebecca Chapman and Michiel De Smet, Finance Initiative Lead at the...

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