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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an independent charity with the aim of inspiring a generation to re-think, re-design & build a positive future through the vision of a circular economy. Ellen MacArthur founded the Foundation to better understand how on land too we rely on finite resources in the form of materials, energy and water after her experiences as a world class sailor having sailed over 26,000 miles to become the fastest person to circumnavigate the globe single-handed.

The Circular Economy 100 is a global platform bringing together leading companies, emerging innovators and regions to accelerate the transition to a circular economy over a 1000-day (3 year) period. The Annual Summit was held Wednesday 19 June 2013.

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Circular Snapshots: EU policy breakthrough
September 22, 2025

This podcast episode quickly reviews a busy summer for the circular economy. Topics include the EU's Extended Producer Responsibility for textiles, new retail business models, advocacy to scrap UK VAT on repairs, the urgency of critical minerals news, and updates from Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Geneva.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes the circular economy – a system designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

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