Our Network evolved from a group of four founding partners, who were the companies that supported Ellen MacArthur during her record-breaking sailing career. From this small original group, in just over a decade, we have convened the world’s leading circular economy network.
The Network’s tiered structure of Strategic Partners, Partners and Members is informed by factors such as organisational size, influence, ambition level, and involvement with our key focus areas.
Strategic Partners
Some of the leading companies in key industries and three of the world’s largest cities. We work closely with this group to support them in becoming circular pioneers, with the potential to set the direction in their respective sectors. The Strategic Partner group also contains our main philanthropic funders.
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Strategic Partner
Partners
Highly influential organisations that publicly endorse the circular economycircular economyA systems solution framework that tackles global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution. It is based on three principles, driven by design: eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials (at their highest value), and regenerate nature.. Our Partners play a leading role in one or more of the Foundation’s key action areas.
Bancolumbia
Biomimicry 3.8
Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana
Essity
University of Exeter
Glasgow City Council
Jaguar Land Rover
John Lewis Partnership (Waitrose)
Oliver Wyman
Pernod Ricard
SAP
Systemiq
Tapestry
Tetra Pak
University of Exeter
Zebra
Members
Organisations with significant reach, staff size, and scale of operations with a high-level of internal buy-in. Through their staff, example setting, and supplier networks, Member organisations have great potential to influence the transition.
3M
374water
ABInbev
ACCIÓ - Government of Catalonia
ACS Clothing
Ahold-Delhaize
Ahrend
Alpla
AMP Robotics
Apeel Sciences
Aptar Group
ASOS
Avery Dennison
Barnes Group
BBB Industries
Beiersdorf
Berry Global
BIC Group
BIOHM
Biomimicry 3.8
Brambles
Bridgestone
Bruxelles Environnement - Leefmilieu Brussel
C&A
Carbios
Cedo
Chloé
Circular Economy Leadership Canada
Circular Systems
Circularity Capital
Cisco Systems
Coats
Coca-Cola European Partners
Colgate-Palmolive
Conscious Container
Crown
Danfoss
Dassault Systemes
eBay
ENACTUS
Enel
EPEA
Fast Retailing
Fedrigoni
Ferrero
Flex
Ford
Fuyo Lease Group
Gemini Corporation N.V.
General Motors
Ginkgo Bioworks
Global Fashion Agenda
Graphic Packaging
Greiner AG
Griffith Foods
GSK
Haleon
Heineken
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Gruppo Hera
Howdens
HP
Hyperloop
Iberostar
Imperial College London
Indorama Ventures
Indra
International Paper
ISKO
Kering
Kingspan Group
Kudoti
Leiden University
LG Chem
L’Occitane Internationale SA
LuLu Group
Macy's
Mainetti
Majid Al Futtaim
Mango
Manteco
Marimekko
Mary Kay
Materiom
Mattel
Metsä
Michelin
