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The 2025 edition of the international ‘Wege Prize’ design competition is now open to college and university students worldwide. Led by the Wege Center for Sustainable Design at Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD), the annual five person team competition asks students to collaborate ‘across institutional, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries …

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Key Recommendations and Action plan from ICEF2024 India, 22nd Aug’24 The India Circular Economy Forum (ICEF) 2024 provided a detailed and insightful exploration of circular economy practices across various sectors. Through plenary addresses, panel discussions, and accelerator sessions, industry leaders, policymakers, and experts shared their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities associated with transitioning towards …

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Grover, a market leader in rental commerce for consumer electronics, announced the completion of a bridge financing round in which a total of €50 million was raised. For the first time, the investors in this financing also include Cool Japan Fund (CJF), a public-private fund from Japan. Existing investors such as Energy Impact Partners, Korelya, …

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With India being viewed as an engine for global growth, along with a growing culture of innovation and technology, it has the potential to support a circular transition in the Global South. New Delhi, July 15th, 2024. The New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration at the G20 served as an example of India’s growing influence and its …

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Innovators may have contradicting opinions regarding plastic packaging. On the surface it is an accessible option, benefiting corporate resilience and customer affordability. But microplastics pollute oceans, impact human health and worsen climate change. Balancing plastic’s perk with a more eco-conscious composition may now be possible though, thanks to advancements in 3D printing. Closing in on …

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Growing the circular bioeconomy, with a focus on the Global South Brussels, 16th April 2024 The International Council for Circular Economy (ICCE), India’s pioneer think-tank working on Circular Economy, published a White Paper titled ‘Growing the circular bioeconomy, with a focus on the Global South’ in collaboration with Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP).  …

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Europe’s transition to a circular economy took a giant leap forward this week after lawmakers approved new ecodesign legislation that will transform the way products are traded in the EU. Circular products will become the rule rather than the exception, with industry now set on a path to ‘think circular from the very design conception …

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The new What Goes Around Comes Around exhibition in Amsterdam is showcasing the best of circular fashion. On at the soon to be retired Fashion for Good (FFG) museum, it displays the range of regenerative fashion emerging from the chrysalis of an industry responsible for 10% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Clothes maketh the …

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World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF2024) Brussels, 16th April 2024 – The roundtable, “From Aspiration to Actions: Accelerating Circular Transition Worldwide” held on April 15th, 2024, at The Square in Brussels, at WCEF2024, saw a full house endorsing the Global South’s leading role in accelerating the global transition towards circularity and the setting up of the …

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Global South The term “Global South” refers to countries located primarily in the Southern Hemisphere, often characterized by shared socio-economic and developmental challenges. It’s a contemporary way of referring to what was once called “Third World” or “developing” countries. Still, these older terms have fallen out of favor due to their pejorative and oversimplified connotations. …

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