What is the circular economy? The circular economy is a system where products and materials are shared, leased, reused, repaired, refurbished and recycled instead of being thrown away. This gives them ...

The European Commission presented a bundle of "pilot measures" to accelerate Europe’s circular economy shortly before ...

The purpose of MENV’s Sustainability in the Outdoor Industry specialization is to combine student passion and experiences in nature and the outdoors, with the skills and knowledge to drive sustainable ...

As mounting waste, plastic pollution, and rising youth unemployment continue unabated, Liberia recently held a two-day national training aimed at turning environmental challenges into economic ...

Sustainability Management student Kaitlin Reese shares how her experience at Columbia SPS is shaping her current work in the ...

A circular economy is generally described as an economy in which resources are kept in reuse or recycling for as long as possible, retrieving the maximum value from them, then recovering and ...

It may be the nostalgic lament of our grandparents’ generation, but it’s true: so many products just aren’t built to last anymore. And that’s not just down the race to the bottom inevitably created by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Department of Management at LSE. The natural world thrives on cycles. But in our modern world, a far more linear system ...

Volatility in commodity markets is making it harder to rely on linear supply chains. Lithium prices, for example, rose by more than 1,000 percent between 2020 and late 2022, before dropping 86 percent ...

Learn about the EU’s plan to shift to a circular economic model to make Europe cleaner and more competitive. Subscribe to this topic See all explainers on this topic The Earth’s resources are limited.