Emily Landsburg on investing in infrastructure projects to help circular economy

Ultra Capital provides private equity to commercially proven but new technology used in small-scale infrastructure projects.

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Marketplace’s Molly Wood on how technology helps people survive climate change

The senior tech reporter says the most effective storytelling on climate change is human-centered and solution-driven.

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REI’s Peter Whitcomb: Circularity is the foundation of new business development

REI is venturing into the circular economy model through garage sales, online used gear platform and trade-in models.

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Erika Karp of Cornerstone Capital Group on fixing capitalism with ESG analysis

Impact investors need the right language to communicate the importance of environmental, social and governance factors.

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Erika Karp of Cornerstone Capital Group on fixing capitalism with ESG analysis

Kevin O’Donnell on General Mills’ commitment to regenerative agriculture

The food manufacturer commits to advancing regenerative agriculture on 1 million acres of farmland by 2030.

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EMF’s Ashima Sukhdev on building circular cities

Achieving circularity in the urban context needs governments to play a bigger role than just regulators.

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John Lanier: Rewriting Ray Anderson’s sustainability vision in the 21st century

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation encourages innovation in biomimicry to solve sustainability challenges in today’s businesses.

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Anna Vinogradova shares Walmart’s zero waste vision for its supply chain

The retail giant is committed to helping suppliers and consumers better understand recycling and sustainable packaging.

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3M’s Gayle Schueller on circular materials and products

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Mathy Stanislaus, circular economy fellow at WRI

Circular Economy Fellow at WRI, Mathy Stanislaus, is exploring, “what are the key levers, specifically policy levers, to accelerate the circular economy?” He’s found some key points: value retention processes (extending life and enabling second life of products) and creating and optimizing a secondary materials system (a market for using used materials in safe, healthy and effective manners). Doing so can reduce new resource extraction by 80 percent and GHG impacts by 80-90 percent. The incentives are high — and so prioritization is imperative.

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Mathy Stanislaus, circular economy fellow at WRI

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