The DIF explores disruptive ideas, stories, and innovations related to the circular economy. But what exactly is the circular economy, and how does it impact you?

Join the Ellen MacArthur

The DIF explores disruptive ideas, stories, and innovations related to the circular economy. But what exactly is the circular economy, and how does it impact you?

Join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation team for an interactive session delving into the circular economy's fundamentals and underlying value questions. Share your insights on the interactive red pen graphic before, during, and after the session.

Our thinking, shaped by learning, influences the world. Adopting a circular economy demands a learning journey, new practices, and a significant mindset shift.

The Ellen MacArthur

Our thinking, shaped by learning, influences the world. Adopting a circular economy demands a learning journey, new practices, and a significant mindset shift.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation supports this transition. Our Learning Team works across schools, universities, businesses, and informal settings to foster new mindsets. Tune in to learn more about our work and its impact.

The fashion industry faces significant challenges: a garbage truck of textiles is landfilled or burned every second, leading to a USD 500 billion annual loss. By 2050, it could consume a quarter

The fashion industry faces significant challenges: a garbage truck of textiles is landfilled or burned every second, leading to a USD 500 billion annual loss. By 2050, it could consume a quarter of the world's carbon budget.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation seeks to transform this through safe, renewable materials, new business models for increased use, and recycling old clothes into new.

This session highlights how the jeans industry is leading this change. We'll gather supply chain actors disrupting the jeans lifecycle, showcasing their transition to a circular system and its benefits for business, the planet, and society.

Converting 20% of global disposable plastic packaging into reuse models presents a USD10 billion business opportunity. This benefits customers and is vital for eliminating plastic pollution. All

Converting 20% of global disposable plastic packaging into reuse models presents a USD10 billion business opportunity. This benefits customers and is vital for eliminating plastic pollution. All stakeholders must collaborate to create new consumption, production, and distribution models, tackling the plastics waste crisis at its source.

This DIF session will delve into the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's new book, 'Reuse: Rethinking packaging.' We will showcase diverse reuse models beyond traditional shopping bags, discuss their benefits, and feature conversations with three innovators implementing groundbreaking reuse solutions.

Explore the circular economy, a fundamentally different approach to design, manufacturing, and operations. Four experts from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation will present various ways to introduce

Explore the circular economy, a fundamentally different approach to design, manufacturing, and operations. Four experts from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation will present various ways to introduce this concept.

They will provide practical examples of the circular economy in action. Attendees are invited to share their own methods for explaining this transformative idea and engage in discussion.

Cities globally are adopting circular economy principles to build thriving, livable, and resilient futures. These principles are integrated into various policies, from planning guidelines and

Cities globally are adopting circular economy principles to build thriving, livable, and resilient futures. These principles are integrated into various policies, from planning guidelines and public procurement to citizen and business awareness campaigns. The aim is to leverage technology for economic development, job creation, and CO2 reduction.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's cities team supports key cities in this transition. A live broadcast will feature representatives from these leading cities, sharing their progress.

In 1987 Arizona, scientists created Biosphere 2, a 3-acre domed facility designed to mimic Earth's living systems without external aid. Early experiments, where crews lived inside, faced oxygen

In 1987 Arizona, scientists created Biosphere 2, a 3-acre domed facility designed to mimic Earth's living systems without external aid. Early experiments, where crews lived inside, faced oxygen loss and food shortages. Despite initial failures, Biosphere 2 now conducts some of the world's largest earth science experiments, offering vital insights into natural systems for global challenges.

We will also speak with participants from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's "From Linear to Circular" program. Forty-four young professionals and students recently completed a week-long study on the circular economy. Discover their experiences, motivations, and how they will apply their learning to their studies and careers.

Explore the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's new online resource suite: "Circular Economy in Cities."

This platform offers key insights, guidance on utilizing its modules, and concrete examples

Explore the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's new online resource suite: "Circular Economy in Cities."

This platform offers key insights, guidance on utilizing its modules, and concrete examples of cities worldwide successfully implementing circular economy principles.

Fashion, a daily necessity and form of self-expression, is currently wasteful and polluting. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's "Make Fashion Circular" initiative aims to transform this by fostering

Fashion, a daily necessity and form of self-expression, is currently wasteful and polluting. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's "Make Fashion Circular" initiative aims to transform this by fostering a sustainable textiles economy.

This initiative drives collaboration among industry leaders to ensure clothes are made from safe, renewable materials. It promotes new business models to increase garment use and facilitates turning old clothes into new. This circular economy benefits business, society, and the environment.

Learn more about the initiative at Make Fashion Circular. Animation produced by Beakus.