As businesses increasingly adopt circular economy strategies, understanding and measuring their success is crucial. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation introduces Circulytics, a new company-level

As businesses increasingly adopt circular economy strategies, understanding and measuring their success is crucial. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation introduces Circulytics, a new company-level analytics tool. Developed in collaboration with 13 Global Partners and tested by over 30 companies, Circulytics reveals the extent of a company's circularity across its entire operations.

Learning Designer Ilma Stankeviciute explores this innovative tool and speaks with an early adopter, Tom Giddings from DS Smith. Jarkko Havas, Lead of Data and Metrics, spearheads the Foundation's efforts to accelerate the circular economy transition. A shortened version of the original live stream is available, with the full recording accessible here.

As businesses increasingly adopt circular economy strategies, measuring success is crucial. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation created Circulytics, a new company-level analytics tool. It reveals a

As businesses increasingly adopt circular economy strategies, measuring success is crucial. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation created Circulytics, a new company-level analytics tool. It reveals a company's circularity across its entire operations, moving beyond just products and material flows. This tool supports decision-making, highlights strengths and areas for improvement, and offers optional transparency to investors and customers.

Developed with Global Partners and tested by over 30 companies, Circulytics helps organizations understand and advance their circular economy adoption. Key figures involved include Ilma Stankeviciute and Jarkko Havas from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Tom Giddings of DS Smith, who has been instrumental in its assessment and use.

Takeaway paper coffee cup waste and recyclability, especially concerning ocean plastics, are prominent issues. Demand for better design, reuse, and recycling is high. This video features DS

Takeaway paper coffee cup waste and recyclability, especially concerning ocean plastics, are prominent issues. Demand for better design, reuse, and recycling is high. This video features DS Smith's European Strategic Development Director Tom Campbell-White and Costa's Head of Environment Oliver Rosevear, offering industry perspectives on these topics.

Founded in 2010 by Ellen MacArthur, the UK-based Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a global thought leader accelerating the transition to a circular economy. It works across business, government, and academia to establish the circular economy on decision-makers' agendas. Learn more at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org and subscribe to their YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/made2bemedia.

This session, streamed via Restream.io, addresses the pressing environmental impact of takeaway coffee cups, focusing on wastefulness and recyclability

This session, streamed via Restream.io, addresses the pressing environmental impact of takeaway coffee cups, focusing on wastefulness and recyclability challenges. There's growing demand for improved design, reuse, and recycling solutions to combat ocean plastics and other waste concerns.

Join us to learn how DS Smith is tackling this problem. They developed a scalable coffee cup recycling solution for standard paper mills and launched their innovative Coffee Drop Box. We'll also hear from the Head of Environment at a major UK coffee retailer, discussing the challenges of single-use cups and the roles of reuse and recycling in changing consumer habits.

Melanie George Smith, founder and president of Sustainable World Strategies, drives organizational improvement. Her work focuses on strategic community relations, business development, and global

Melanie George Smith, founder and president of Sustainable World Strategies, drives organizational improvement. Her work focuses on strategic community relations, business development, and global sustainability initiatives.

This talk was presented at an independently organized TEDx event, following the TED conference format. Learn more about TEDx.

This program explores a second chance to remake our food economy. Bren Smith, co-founder of GreenWave, developed regenerative ocean farming.

This revolutionary polycultural model offers low

This program explores a second chance to remake our food economy. Bren Smith, co-founder of GreenWave, developed regenerative ocean farming.

This revolutionary polycultural model offers low upfront costs, is scalable, and helps mitigate climate change. It aims to democratize the food economy, moving away from destructive, profit-driven practices and agribusiness monopolies.

Josh Wharton, an accomplished alpinist, faces new challenges from fatherhood and a warming climate. When he and Vince Anderson attempt Peru's Jirishanca via the 2003 Italian route, they confront

Josh Wharton, an accomplished alpinist, faces new challenges from fatherhood and a warming climate. When he and Vince Anderson attempt Peru's Jirishanca via the 2003 Italian route, they confront unprecedented risks. Discover their story, with photos by Drew Smith, originally published in the Spring 2023 Patagonia Journal.

Read the full ascent story: patagonia.com/stories/jirishanca

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Established in 1982, the East Bay Sanctuary assists Central American refugees, particularly Maya fleeing violence and racial persecution. Director Michael Smith, an anthropologist who joined in

Established in 1982, the East Bay Sanctuary assists Central American refugees, particularly Maya fleeing violence and racial persecution. Director Michael Smith, an anthropologist who joined in 1984, leads the Refugee Rights Program. With 5 attorneys, 9 paralegals, and volunteers, the sanctuary has aided thousands and expects to win its 4,000th asylum case this summer. Smith has received awards for his work with refugees and law students.

The Commonwealth Club of California, founded in 1903, is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. Hosting over 400 annual events, it has featured a diverse array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt to Hillary Clinton, Martin Luther King, and Ronald Reagan.

Dr. Jennifer Smith and entrepreneur Brant Chlebowski discuss their collaborative applied aquaculture research on commercially valuable seaweeds. This groundbreaking work sparked the formation of

Dr. Jennifer Smith and entrepreneur Brant Chlebowski discuss their collaborative applied aquaculture research on commercially valuable seaweeds. This groundbreaking work sparked the formation of the California Seaweed Company and initiated new research in Smith's lab focusing on local seaweeds for food and feed applications.

This presentation was recorded on March 11, 2019, as part of the Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series. For more information, visit UCTV.