New organisations join the Foundation’s Network

We are pleased to welcome a new Strategic Partner, Partners, and Members to the Foundation’s Network. They include some of the world’s leading businesses, universities, innovators, and thought leaders.

In addition, Danone has renewed as a Strategic Partner, and CNMI and IKEA have renewed as Partners.

These organisations share an ambition to transform the way they work. We look forward to supporting them, and facilitating collaboration opportunities with other Network organisations, as they strive to accelerate the global transition to a 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 new Strategic Partner:

Amazon, formerly a Network Member, has become a Strategic Partner. The Foundation is currently collaborating with Amazon to develop certifications that recognise products with circular attributes, as well as meeting with signatories of its Climate Pledge — a commitment to reach net zero by 2040 — to share ideas and action points for potential circular economy initiatives. Amazon is supporting the Foundation’s Plastics Initiative and is working with reusereuseThe repeated use of a product or component for its intended purpose without significant modification. partners and experts to develop a vision for scaling returnable packaging systems. As a Network Strategic Partner, Amazon will leverage its influence, technology, and innovation capabilities to launch and scale industry-wide circular economy solutions.

Our new Partners:

• Bancolombia

• Biomimicry 3.8

• John Lewis Partnership (Waitrose & John Lewis)

• London School of Economics and Political Science

• Systemiq

Our new Members:

• Fedrigoni

• Marimekko

• Materiom

• Rajby

• University of Edinburgh

• WS Audiology

We work with the world’s leading and most influential organisations, with transformative potential, to demonstrate what's possible through circular economy strategy and goal setting at a company-wide level.