HOME CONTACT NEWS VIDEOS MEDIA EVENTS SIGN IN REGISTER Facebook Twitter Elen Macarthur Foundation ABOUT CIRCULAR ECONOMY BUSINESS HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOOLS & COLLEGES BOOKS & REPORTS The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works in education, business innovation and analysis to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. The circular economy is a generic term for an economy that is regenerative by design. Materials flows are of two types, biological materials, designed to reenter the biosphere, and technical materials, designed to circulate with minimal loss of quality, in turn entraining the shift towards an economy ultimately powered by renewable energy. See it in action Open Mic Competition Enter to become the first official Open Mic session at the Disruptive Innovation Festival 2014 and win two tickets to our CE100 Annual Summit in June FIND OUT MORE How to enter The DIF website Previous Next NEWS The Healthy Seas Initiative: Turning Fishnets Into Sports... 9th June 2014 – Fishnets are being returned to life as garments and carpets, thanks to what nylon manufacturer Aquafil has... Open Mic Competition announced for the Disruptive Innovat... 27th May 2014 – Become the first official Open Mic session to be announced for the Disruptive Innovation Festival 2014 and ... Handling Collection 11th April 2014 – A limited edition of hampers with hands-on teaching resources designed to help you guide your students thro... Show all THE ECONOMICS The first macroeconomic report series into the size of the prize for business in the transition to a circular economy Find out more SIGN UP FOR UPDATES Register to receive a monthly update from the Foundation, with latest news, editorial comment and event opportunities Register for updates RESOURCE DOWNLOADS Film clips, publications, colour graphics, presentations…raw material for a range of educational activities. See Resources GLOBAL PARTNERS OF THE ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Cisco Kingfisher Phillips Renault Unilever CIRCULAR ECONOMY 100 MEMBERS ADBA AeroFarms Antea Group AQUAFIL S.p.A. Arup AVV (Affaldssekabet Vendsyssel Vest) BT Chervon Group Cisco Systems Ltd Closed Loop Cranfield University Danish Business Authority De Lage Landen (DLL) Desso DinnerdeLuxe Ecovative Environcom Excellent Systems A/S FLOOW2 Gabriel A/S Gardin Lis ApS Hennes & Mauritz AB iFixit IKEA Innoverne Kedge Business School Kingfisher M&S Micromidas Inc. Midal Cables National Physical Laboratory Nespresso Philips Rabobank Ragn-Sells REALLY ApS Recoup Renault Ricoh Royal BAM Group Royal DSM SAB Miller Schilder and Brown Scottish Government Selfrag SGW Global Suez Environnement SUNBY ApS Tarkett TerraCycle The Agency of Design The Coca-Cola Company Turntoo Unilever Veolia Environment Vestas Technology UK Ltd Vodafone Wallonia Wermuth Asset Management GmbH Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC WRAP Zerobin Site by Slipstream About Partners Values Trustees Team Experts Advisory Panel History Funding Editorial Policy Circular economy The Principles In the news Explore more Business Circular Economy 100 Circular Economy Reports Case studies Toolkit Featured Articles Metrics Higher Education HE Programme Schmidt MacArthur Fellowship Courses Case Studies Pioneer & Network Universities HE Resources Schools & Colleges Resources Pathfinder Schools Case studies Primary Education & Training team Books & Reports Elen Macarthur Foundation Home About Contact News Videos Current vacancies © Copyright 2012 Ellen Macarthur Foundation. All Rights Reserved Ellen MacArthur Foundation Charity Registration No: 1130306 OSCR Registration No: SC043120 Company No: 6897785