Rapid building construction poses significant challenges due to its wasteful practices and intensive material use. Kåre Stokholm Poulsgaard (GXN) explores digital technology's impact on human well-being and design in the built environment. Richard Boyd (Arup) applies circular economy principles to make construction sustainable and carbon-constrained.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, accelerates the transition to a circular economy. Founded in 2010 by Ellen MacArthur, it is a global thought leader, influencing decision-makers across business, government, and academia. Discover more about their work at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org. You can also subscribe to their YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/made2bemadeagain and follow them on social media.

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The Foundation's annual DIF event series features a film by Creative Conscience, exploring how creativity, film, and gaming inspire action towards a circular economy. It highlights creativity's role in building a positive future, with insights from experts.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK charity, launched in 2010, dedicated to accelerating the transition to a circular economy. It has emerged as a global thought leader, establishing the circular economy on the agenda of decision-makers.

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Cities globally are embracing circular economy principles to create thriving, resilient futures. Discover how leaders in Milan, São Paulo, and London are implementing these systems. Watch the original live stream of this conversation here.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, launched in 2010 by Ellen MacArthur, accelerates the transition to a circular economy. As a global thought leader, we engage decision-makers across business, government, and academia. Explore our work at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org.

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During the 2018 Summit, New Harvest's Erin Kim provided an update on the state of the science of synthetic biology. Materials, energy and just about everything around us is finite. A more thorough

During the 2018 Summit, New Harvest's Erin Kim provided an update on the state of the science of synthetic biology. Materials, energy and just about everything around us is finite. A more thorough understanding of the Earth’s limitations and commodity price volatility has made this a critical realisation for 21st century economies. Still, conserving natural resources, while still enabling economic, environmental and social prosperity presents a significant challenge, especially in a context of increasing demands for “things”, in particular from the 3 billion new middle class consumers predicted to hit the global markets before 2050. An emerging discipline may have at least part of the answer – want more “stuff”? Grow it. Using micro-organisms, like yeasts and bacteria, modifying their DNA to turn them into microscopic factories, chemists and biologists are now able to grow a huge range of resources, from real cow’s milk to meat burgers to high-performance silk fibres. The 2018 Summit took place at The Roundhouse in London on Thursday June 21st. Speakers discussed big ideas and world-views re-shaping how we view our economy, the role of digital technologies in making the previously unimaginable possible and shared stories of disruptive realities in business, cities and policy already happening today. Thank you for watching this video. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK charity working on business, learning, insight & analysis, and communications to accelerate the transition towards the circular economy. — Find out more about our work here: www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org — ► Subscribe to our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQAC2otE5_agzHZPnk3mE5w?view_as=subscriber — We love your comments and feedback, so please share here. Don't forget that if you do like our videos, you can click the "like" button as well as sharing with your colleagues and friends. — If you liked this, you should also check out the DIF, a collection of films, live interviews and other multimedia sharing disruptive ideas and innovation through the lenses of business, technology and design aiming to get people to think differently. DIF Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGTihW_G4y7LKWTkmtXphVA — The Ellen MacArthur Foundation was launched in 2010 to accelerate the transition to a circular economy by world record breaking sailor Ellen MacArthur. Since its creation the charity has emerged as a global thought leader, establishing the circular economy on the agenda of decision makers across business, government and academia. With the support of its Core Philanthropic Partners SUN, MAVA and People's Postcode Lottery and Knowledge Partners Arup, IDEO, McKinsey & Company and SYSTEMIQ. — Follow us online on these channels: Instagram: http://instagram.com/ellenmacarthurfoundation Facebook: http://facebook.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellen-macarthur-foundation Website: https:/www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/circulareconomy Medium: http://medium.com/circulatenews

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Part two of our Ellen MacArthur Foundation series explores the psychology of ownership and the sustainable alternatives offered by the circular economy.

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