Circular Economy

South Korean multinational electronics company Samsung has just partnered up with Danish eco textile company Kvadrat to launch a range of upcycled accessories for the brand’s devices. Citing user demand for more sustainable and…
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New European rules could spell the end of the throwaway culture where products are constantly bought and binned, fuelling the global climate crisis and mounting waste problem. The regulations, announced by the European Commission, will…
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While plastic water bottles tend to dominate the headlines when it comes to the plastic waste crisis, the problem of low-value plastics often gets cast aside. But the reality is that low value plastics take up a massive share of global…
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International Women’s Day is internationally recognised on the 8th March every year, and represents a focal point for women’s rights and is a celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Sustainable…
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Based in the United States, Riya Collective is a rental startup offering high-end and luxury Indian clothing on a consignment basis. The company tackles a three-pronged issue: the difficulty of finding trendy and traditional garments…
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In a newly published book by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac – two prominent leaders of the United Nations Paris Agreement negotiations – there are some crucial actions that each and every one of us can take in our daily…
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Outdoor apparel brand The North Face has just launched a new program for their design team to learn how to repurpose and upcycle old clothing. Called the Renewed Design Residency, the bi-annual program will see 5 of the company designers…
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Since the launch of the reusable packaging e-commerce platform Loop last year, more giant consumer brands and for the first time, even supermarket retailers want in on the zero-waste solution. The trend has been driven by the consumer…
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France has just banned companies from destroying leftover stock and returned items. Under the anti-waste law, which was recently passed by parliament in late January, luxury goods and designer brands, as well as those selling electrical…
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The regional branch of the multinational corporation Mondelez Australia has begun a trial of their first ever Cadbury chocolate bar packaged in 100% recyclable paper. Unlike many existing paper-based food wrappers, the material used in…
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Sweden-headquartered global fast fashion behemoth H&M has announced yet another sustainability move in their plan to promote a circular economy in fashion: their new Conscious Collection this year will feature a number of items made…
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Happy Baton, Hong Kong’s very first online toy library offering subscription services, is encouraging a circular economy for children’s toys. Giving parents and caretakers in Hong Kong a convenient solution to provide preloved toys to your…
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ThredUP, the world’s largest fashion resale platform, has just launched a new tool called the Fashion Footprint Calculator to help customers understand the environmental cost of their fashion choices. Developed in collaboration with…
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Asian online fashion retail giant Zalora has just partnered up with luxury resale platform StyleTribute. The collaboration will offer users over 10,000 new choices of preloved luxury clothing, bags and accessories on Zalora’s mobile and…
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H&M Group, the second largest fashion group in the world, has just announced that its high-end brand COS has partnered up with Chinese rental subscription company YCloset to launch a trial rental program in China. The announcement…
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A US$ 106 million Singapore-based venture fund, The Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF) has just been launched by Circulate Capital to become the world’s first investment fund dedicated to address the plastic crisis in Asia. In addition,…
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Swedish fast fashion behemoth H&M is the latest player to show its commitment to a more circular version of the fashion industry with their new rental, repair and recycling concept in their H&M Sergels Torg store located in…
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Founded in 2010, British upcycled accessory brand Wyatt & Jack creates sustainable bags using materials that aren’t commonly recyclable. These include everything from canvas fabrics in beach deckchairs, broken inflatables and the PVC…
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The #WhiteMonday movement is here to provide us all with an alternative to arguably the most wasteful days of the year in the consumer calendar - Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Singles Day. Faced with the escalation of the climate crisis,…
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A major report about plastic bottle recycling in the Southeast Asian region reveals the severity of the waste crisis facing countries that simply do not have the adequate infrastructure for collection with hundreds of millions of dollars…
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Global luxury fashion group Kering recently hosted a conference on sustainable fashion during Shanghai Fashion Week, recognising eco-forward technological innovations in the Chinese fashion industry. As an international giant - managing…
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