This episode features Lou, Emily Healy, and Joe Rodgers from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, exploring why circular business models struggle to scale despite individual successes. They discuss how

This episode features Lou, Emily Healy, and Joe Rodgers from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, exploring why circular business models struggle to scale despite individual successes. They discuss how systemic investing, capital orchestration, and thoughtful financial allocation are crucial for accelerating the transition to a resilient circular economy.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity dedicated to accelerating the circular economy to tackle global challenges like climate change and waste. Learn more about their work at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org. Subscribe for more insights on YouTube, and follow them on Instagram and LinkedIn. Please share this episode and leave a review.

This episode delves into practical circular design implementation with Joe Iles, Head of Design Activation at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. He unpacks essential principles and skills designers

This episode delves into practical circular design implementation with Joe Iles, Head of Design Activation at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. He unpacks essential principles and skills designers need to move beyond buzzwords.

Joe emphasizes that circular design reflects complex, interconnected systems, not just durable products. He discusses why innovative concepts struggle to scale and highlights crucial competencies like systems thinking, prototyping, and collaboration for transitioning to a circular model.

Discover more via the Circular Design Guide, Jeans Redesign, Circular Buildings Toolkit, and Adaptive Strategy for Circular Design. Your review helps spread the word.

Join a conversation with leaders from the nation's top environmental organizations as they address climate action, race, and health crises. Executives from Greenpeace (Annie Leonard), NRDC (Gina

Join a conversation with leaders from the nation's top environmental organizations as they address climate action, race, and health crises. Executives from Greenpeace (Annie Leonard), NRDC (Gina McCarthy), and 350.org (Tamara Toles O'Laughlin), alongside host Greg Dalton, will discuss aligning political ambitions with climate science and supporting recovery plans that bolster clean energy jobs and strengthen communities.

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As President-elect Biden prepares to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement, marking its 5-year anniversary, we turn to Christiana Figueres for insights on global climate commitments. As former

As President-elect Biden prepares to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement, marking its 5-year anniversary, we turn to Christiana Figueres for insights on global climate commitments. As former Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC (2010-2016), Figueres marshaled 196 countries to sign the 2015 accord. She later co-founded Global Optimism to catalyze transformative climate action.

Figueres provides an overview of current climate efforts and future needs. For further details, including her work and related resources, visit her website: christianafigueres.com. Additional conference videos and presentations are available at: cclusa.org/presentations.

Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) has evaluated Presidential candidate Joe Biden's climate change plan. Dr. Danny Richter, CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs, notes that the plan signals

Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) has evaluated Presidential candidate Joe Biden's climate change plan. Dr. Danny Richter, CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs, notes that the plan signals climate change would be a top priority in a Biden administration.

Richter offers an analysis of the politics and policies related to this proposal. CCL welcomes your questions and reactions to the Biden climate plan.

Join host Jeff Corwin on a conservation adventure, beginning in Big Sur, California, to aid the California condor's recovery. At the Ventana Wildlife Society sanctuary, Corwin helps prepare

Join host Jeff Corwin on a conservation adventure, beginning in Big Sur, California, to aid the California condor's recovery. At the Ventana Wildlife Society sanctuary, Corwin helps prepare juvenile condors for release. Once critically endangered with only 22 individuals in 1982, the population has rebounded to approximately 500 worldwide, with 300 now free-flying. This remarkable success, involving captive breeding and tagging, demonstrates dedicated conservation.

Corwin learns about the challenges of protecting North America's largest flying bird, which has a slow reproductive rate. Later, he travels to Massachusetts to assist the Department of Fish and Wildlife in saving the unique saltmarsh sparrow, a species endemic to East Coast habitats.

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