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Bookmark or Share- 9 circular economy examples that are accelerating transition | World ...These nine circular economy initiatives from across the globe show that the circular transition is underway. Today, circularity has fallen from 9.1% to a meagre 7.2%. This means that of the more than 100 billion tonnes of materials extracted from the planet annually, only 7.2% are cycled back into the global economy.
- 4 charts to show why adopting a circular economy mattersIn a circular economy, waste is reduced, reused, recycled or remade. If the world adopts a circular economy approach, by 2050, the volume of municipal solid waste could reduce from more than 4.5 billion tonnes a year to less than 2 billion tonnes, according to a new UN report.
- Firms must embrace the circular economy for sustainable successThe circular economy is not just an alternative business model; it's a blueprint for a sustainable future. Let's approach 2030 with the knowledge that being circular is synonymous with being competitive and innovate with the understanding that our businesses and the Earth are interdependent.
- What is the circular economy - and why is the world less circular ...Circular economy initiatives are also helping, including the Circulars Accelerator, an innovation programme run in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. The way we live now is using 60% more resources than the Earth can provide – and creating too much waste, according to experts.
- How youth are driving the transition to a circular economyThe Scale360° initiative is a pioneering, global public-private partnership, which is co-supported by the Circular Economy Council of the United Arab Emirates and the World Economic Forum and aims to accelerate the transition to a circular economy by supporting bottom-up innovation and entrepreneurship.
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