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The virtuous circle
About this book
Imagine an economy in which today's goods become tomorrow's resources and nothing is discarded.Ellen MacArthur, the founder of her eponymous foundation, which works to accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy, writes that we need to stop living a "take, make, dispose" lifestyle. We need to think about a circular economy where waste and pollution are prevented, products are reused and natural systems such as agricultural land are regenerated.This is the seventh essay in the Big Ideas series created by the European Investment Bank.
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Information
| [1] | Ellen MacArthur Foundation, The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics, 2016 | |
| [2] | Ellen MacArthur Foundation, SUN, and McKinsey Center for Business and Environment, Growth Within: A Circular Economy Vision for a Competitive Europe, 2015 | |
| [3] | Ellen MacArthur Foundation, The Circular Economy Opportunity for Urban and Industrial Innovation in China, 2018 | |
| [4] | Ellen MacArthur Foundation, SUN, and McKinsey Center for Business and Environment, Growth Within: A Circular Economy Vision for a Competitive Europe, 2015 |
Notes
- ABN AMRO, ING, Rabobank: Circular Economy Finance Guidelines, Amsterdam, 2018
- Benyus, J., Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature; Harper Collins, New York, 2002
- Braungart, M. and McDonough, W., Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, North Point Press, New York, 2002
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation: A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning Fashion’s Future, 2017
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Circular Economy in India: Rethinking Growth for Long-Term Prosperity, 2016
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation, SUN, and McKinsey Center for Business and Environment, Growth Within: A Circular Economy Vision for a Competitive Europe, 2015
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation: The Circular Economy Opportunity for Urban and Industrial Innovation in China, 2018
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation: The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics, 2016
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Towards a Circular Economy Vol. 1, 2012
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Towards a Circular Economy Vol. 2: Opportunities for the Consumer Goods Sector, 2013
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Towards a Circular Economy Vol. 3: Accelerating the Scale-up Across Global Supply Chains, 2014
- European Investment Bank: Access to Finance for a Circular Economy
- European Investment Bank: Circular Economy Guide
- Heck, S. and Rogers, M.: Resource Revolution: How to Capture the Biggest Business Opportunity in a Century, 2014
- ING Economics Department: Rethinking Finance in a Circular Economy: Financial Implications for Business Models, 2015
- Stahel, W.H. Nature. 2016, 531, 435-438
- SYSTEMIQ, in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and sponsored by SUN, Achieving Growth Within, London, 2017
- Working Group FinanCE: Money Makes the World Go Round (And Will It Help to Make the Economy Circular As Well?), 2016
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ISBN 978-92-861-4307-6 (EPUB)
ISBN 978-92-861-4303-8 (pdf)
doi:10.2867/667980
QH-03-19-397-EN-E
© The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2019, www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Big ideas
- Time to rethink our approach
- A system fit for the future
- Cities: concentrators of resources
- A better service at a lower price
- Catalysing the transition
- The way forward
- Biography
- Notes