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Creating nature-positive nutrition from cacti with Dunia Bora

Vincent Muhoro, founder of Dunia Bora (meaning "a better world"), creates nutritious cactus-based drinks and cookies. On the Circular Economy Show, he explains how his nature-positive approach tackles climate change, builds community resilience, and creates economic opportunities. Discover his innovative idea and the challenges he faced.

To learn more about the Big Food Redesign Challenge, visit our website to meet other creative food business owners like Vincent: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/resources/food-redesign/future-products.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review or comment on Spotify to help spread the word about the circular economy. For any questions for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation team, email podcast@emf.org.

The future of building design | Other Ways of Living

Nearly half of all materials extracted globally end up in buildings. Paloma Gormley challenges us to rethink design, ensuring products and materials circulate at their highest value. Watch her 3-part series, 'Other Ways of Living,' free on WaterBear: waterbe.ar/other-ways-of-living.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity promoting a circular economy. Driven by design, this model eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products, and regenerates nature.

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How We Build Trailer | Other Ways of Living #shorts

Instead of harming nature, imagine living in harmony through circularity. Reporter Matt Shea explores this vision, reimagining how we dress, eat, and build in "Other Ways of Living." Watch it free, exclusively on WaterBear.

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

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Kate Raworth's vision for our regenerative future

This video explores the barriers to transitioning from a linear to a circular economy. Kate Raworth, author of *Doughnut Economics*, offers her perspective on rethinking our economic system to ensure everyone has access to life's essentials while staying within planetary boundaries.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, develops and promotes the idea of a circular economy. This design-driven model eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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From degenerative to regenerative #shorts

Kate Raworth, author of *Doughnut Economics*, introduces core concepts for transforming economies from degenerative to regenerative by design. Watch the full video for more.

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

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Scaling refill and return with GoUnpackaged

In this episode of the Circular Economy Show, Catherine Conway, Director and Reuse Lead at GoUnpackaged, discusses the Refill Coalition's goals, the critical role of design in reusable packaging, and how to scale these solutions for a more circular future.

For more information on the UN plastic treaty and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's role, visit our resources. Learn about the Foundation’s four reuse models on our website.

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Developing regenerative spaces in the built environment #shorts

Michael Pawlyn demonstrates how nature-inspired design can revolutionize spaces and buildings. Watch the full video to see how his approach generates fundamentally different outcomes and helps shape a more circular future.

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Regenerative Architecture with Michael Pawlyn

Explore biomimetic architecture and innovation with Michael Pawlyn. His nature-inspired designs revolutionize our spaces, offering unique solutions that benefit business, people, and the environment.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, promotes a circular economy. This design-driven approach eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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Scaling supply chains in the circular economy with Deborah Dull

Deborah Dull, co-founder of the Circular Supply Chain Network, is a leading voice in the circular economy. In this episode, she details how supply chains can transition from linear to circular models.

She emphasizes the critical role of supply chain professionals in system change, from optimizing repair networks to innovating product design. Dull offers an inspiring perspective on this vital shift.

For deeper insights, read the white paper she mentioned. Explore Deborah's work further at the Circular Supply Chain Network.

Series Trailer | Other Ways of Living

Discover "Other Ways of Living," a 3-part series from WaterBear Network and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Join award-winning journalist Matt Shea to explore circularity and its real-world applications. Watch free, exclusively on WaterBear.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity promoting the circular economy – a system designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products, and regenerate nature. Subscribe for more insights on YouTube, or find more about our work and connect on social media via our website.

The path to system redesign for the fashion industry

The Jeans Redesign (2019-2023), with participants like Primark, successfully demonstrated that garments can be designed for a circular economy. This initiative is championed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity dedicated to promoting a circular economy that eliminates waste and pollution, circulates materials, and regenerates nature.

Discover more about the Foundation's work and the journey towards making circularity a reality. Subscribe to their YouTube channel for insights. Visit ellenmacarthurfoundation.org and connect with them on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Scaling product-as-service with Stena Consulting

Despite clear economic and environmental benefits, Product-as-a-Service (PaaS) models are not scaling as expected within the circular economy. The anticipated surge in these innovative business models has yet to materialize.

The Circular Economy Show addresses this challenge with Mats Linder and Marta Bergfors from Stena Circular Consulting. They delve into their report, which outlines the difficulties in scaling PaaS and provides actionable solutions for businesses. For more information, read Stena's full report: Product-as-a-Service Report.

Eurovision in Malmö: How events can accelerate the circular economy

Hosting an event like the Eurovision Song Contest requires extensive planning, from infrastructure to local business engagement. Crucially, it offers significant opportunities for circular impact. In this episode of the Circular Economy Show, we travel to Malmö, the 2024 host city. We join sustainability coordinator Veronika Hoffmann to explore how Malmö applied circular principles in planning this international event.

Learn more about Malmö’s circular plans for Eurovision [here](https://malmo.se/ESC2024.html). For further examples of circular economy in cities, visit our dedicated resources [here](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/cities/examples?utm_campaign=broadcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=ce_show_podcast&utm_content=link/cities&utm_term=PRACTITIONERS/intermediate).

How can the circular economy help us tackle climate change?

Welcome back to The Circular Economy Show! Our season premiere explores the vital link between climate change and the circular economy. We interview Miranda Schnitger, Climate Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, to discuss how the circular economy can help achieve climate targets, its inclusion in COP28 outcomes, and the importance of optimism amidst challenges.

Learn more about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's role at COP28 by visiting the The circular economy at COP section on our website.

Patrick McDowell: Designing our circular future

Step behind the scenes with pioneering British high-end designer Patrick McDowell. Renowned for his innovative approach, McDowell harnesses clothing's performative power to not only evoke feeling but also inspire action.

This video was brought to you by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity promoting a circular economy. Driven by design, this model eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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Reshaping the future of fashion #shorts

Patrick McDowell is at the forefront of transforming fashion by integrating circular principles. Discover the origins of their passion and the first design that shaped their path in this video.

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Patrick McDowell's evolution as a circular designer #shorts

Watch Patrick share their captivating journey, offering insights into their creative process and the inspiration behind their commitment to circularity.

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

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Fred Price's journey to regenerative farming #shorts

Fred Price's story illustrates how regenerative farming benefits nature and people, combating biodiversity loss, climate change, and food waste. Watch the full video to learn more.

This video is brought to you by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity promoting a circular economy. Driven by design, this approach eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.

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Feeding the Future

In this video, generational farmer Fred Price shares Gothelney Farm's transition from industrial farming to a regenerative system.

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

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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