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Collaborating to scale biomaterials #shorts

This episode of The Circular Economy Show features Arda Biomaterials, which transforms brewing waste into leather alternatives. Co-founder Brett Cotten explains their innovative process. Amy Tsang from The Mills Fabrica also discusses the vital role of investment and venture capital in driving such innovations forward. Watch the full episode to learn more.

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2024 in review: A year exploring the circular economy

Join Fin, Lou, and Pippa from the Circular Economy Show as they recap a year of highlights and insights. Thanks for listening to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's podcast. Help us grow by sharing your favorite episode in 2025. Contact us at podcast@emf.org.

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Could drinking beer be the pathway to creating new leather alternative fashion products? #shorts

This episode of The Circular Economy Show highlights Arda Biomaterials, which transforms brewing waste into leather alternatives, featuring co-founder Brett Cotten. Amy Tsang from The Mills Fabrica also discusses the vital role of investment in driving such innovations.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. Watch the full episode, subscribe for more videos on YouTube, and find more about our work and connect with us on social media via ellenmacarthurfoundation.org.

A research trip to Germany... #shorts

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions a circular economy designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products, and regenerate nature. Episode four highlights how pioneers are developing packaging that avoids problematic materials while achieving circular economy goals. Watch the full episode to learn more.

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Delivering the potential of a circular economy in China #shorts

This episode of the Circular Economy Show explores how a comprehensive circular economy framework can help China achieve its climate and economic goals. Watch the full episode to learn more.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity promoting the circular economy. This concept, driven by design, eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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Exploring alternative packaging materials #shorts

Episode four spotlights packaging challenges: can pioneers avoid problematic materials while achieving circular economy goals? Watch the full episode to find out more.

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

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The circular economy story in China #shorts

This episode of the Circular Economy Show explores the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s publication, "The circular economy: A 'triple play' solution for achieving China's climate objectives." Learn how a comprehensive circular economy framework can help China achieve both its climate and economic goals.

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What happened at INC-5? With Ellen MacArthur and Christiana Figueres

This special episode of The Circular Economy Show features a conversation between Ellen MacArthur and Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC and architect of the Paris Agreement. From the climate podcast Outrage + Optimism, they discuss the INC-5 negotiations for a global plastics treaty, the role of businesses in addressing plastic packaging pollution, and the necessity of a legally-binding treaty.

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What happened at INC-5? With Ellen MacArthur and Christiana Figueres #shorts

In this episode of The Circular Economy Show, Ellen MacArthur and Christiana Figueres from the Outrage + Optimism podcast reflect on INC-5 negotiations for a global plastics treaty. They discuss the role businesses play in addressing plastic packaging pollution and why a legally-binding treaty is essential. Watch the full video to learn more.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity that develops and promotes a circular economy, which eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products, and regenerates nature.

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What happened at INC-5? With Ellen MacArthur and Christiana Figueres

In a special episode of The Circular Economy Show, Ellen MacArthur and Christiana Figueres (from the Outrage + Optimism podcast) discuss the INC-5 negotiations for a global plastics treaty. They reflect on the role businesses play in addressing plastic packaging pollution and the necessity of a global, legally-binding treaty.

Figueres, who oversaw the historic Paris Agreement, joins MacArthur to explore this global challenge. Listen to episode 165 here, or visit the Ellen MacArthur Foundation for insights on the UN plastics treaty overview and a circular economy for plastic details. You can also find the Outrage + Optimism podcast here.

Overcoming packaging problems #shorts

Episode four spotlights packaging. Our pioneers explore how to avoid problematic materials while achieving circular economy goals. Watch the full episode to learn more.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes the circular economy – a design-driven model that eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products, and regenerates nature.

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What is crucial to come out of the INC-5 negotiations? #shorts

This episode of the Circular Economy Show features Marta Longhurst, Global Treaty Manager for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, discussing how a well-designed treaty can tackle the world's plastic waste crisis. Watch the full episode to learn more.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity promoting a circular economy, which eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products, and regenerates nature.

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Why do we need a legally binding Global Treaty? #shorts

In this episode of the Circular Economy Show, Marta Longhurst of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation discusses how a well-designed treaty can tackle the global plastic waste crisis. The Foundation is an international charity promoting a circular economy that eliminates waste and pollution, circulates materials, and regenerates nature.

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Food packaging with purpose #shorts

Episode four of 'Redesigning Food: Behind the Scenes' examines sustainable packaging, asking how pioneers can avoid problematic materials while achieving circular economy goals. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions the circular economy – a system designed to eliminate waste, circulate products, and regenerate nature.

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Episode four: Food packaging with purpose | Redesigning Food: Behind the scenes

Episode four spotlights packaging challenges, as pioneers strive to avoid problematic materials and achieve circular economy goals. Companies like Porcus, Spoon Cereals, Dunia Bora, and Agüita Divina explore innovative solutions for sustainable packaging and production.

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This episode of The Circular Economy Show explores Arda Biomaterials, a company transforming brewing waste into innovative leather alternatives. Co-founder Brett Cotten details their process, while Amy Tsang from The Mills Fabrica highlights the crucial role of investment in driving such circular innovations forward.

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China, climate, and the circular economy

This episode of the Circular Economy Show discusses the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's publication, "The circular economy: A 'triple play' solution for achieving China's climate objectives." Lei Chen and Seb Egerton-Read highlight how circular economy principles offer three key benefits for China: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, securing critical raw materials for renewables/EVs, and increasing economic resilience.

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Plastic pollution: What is INC-5 and why does it matter?

The fifth and final United Nations international negotiating committee meeting (INC-5) will take place in Busan, Korea, this month. Its goal is to create a legally binding global treaty to end plastic pollution. In this episode, Marta Longhurst, Global Treaty Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, discusses the opportunities a well-designed treaty offers to tackle the world's plastic waste crisis.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity promoting a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. For more insightful videos, subscribe to their YouTube channel: Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Learn more about their work at www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org.

Dunia Bora's taste testing mission #shorts

In episode three of 'Redesigning Food: Behind the Scenes,' participants test their product ideas with consumers. Follow along as companies navigate challenges and find solutions, bringing their innovations closer to reality. Watch the full episode to learn more.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity dedicated to developing and promoting a circular economy. This design-driven model eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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Can the circular economy help bridge the climate adaptation gap?

This episode explores the circular economy's dual role in climate action. We delve into its connection with climate adaptation outcomes, moving beyond its recognized potential for mitigation to examine how circular activities contribute to resilience.

If you found this discussion valuable, please support us by leaving a review or comment on Spotify or YouTube. Your feedback helps us share these important insights more widely.

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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection

The inside story of the AI breakthrough that won a Nobel Prize.

The Thinking Game takes you on a journey into the heart of leading AI lab DeepMind, capturing a team striving to unravel the mysteries of intelligence and life itself.

Filmed over five years by the award-winning team behind AlphaGo, the documentary examines how DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis’s extraordinary beginnings shaped his lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelligence. It chronicles the rigorous process of scientific discovery, documenting how the team moved from mastering complex strategy games to solving the 50-year-old "protein folding problem" with AlphaFold - a breakthrough that would win a Nobel Prize.

Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival and a successful international tour, the film is now available here to watch for free.


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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection