HOME CONTACT NEWS VIDEOS MEDIA EVENTS SIGN IN REGISTER Facebook Twitter Ellen 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. A circular economy is one that is restorative by design, and which aims to keep products, components and materials at their highest utility and value at all times, distinguishing between technical and biological cycles. See it in action Circular Economy Global Network Map Discover circular economy thinking around the world on our interactive Global Network Map. FIND OUT MORE Explore the map Previous Next NEWS New circularity assessment tools launched 12th May 2015 – The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Granta Design have launched new indicators which, for the first time, en... Latest insight and circular economy news on Circulate 24th April 2015 – Circulate, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's new hub for circular economy news, editorial and insight, is no... Top speakers confirmed for Re-thinking Progress 2015 26th February 2015 – We are pleased to reveal the latest list of confirmed speakers and sessions for our annual event at the Uni... 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 AeroFarms Agency of Design Antea Group Apple Aquafil ARUP Autodesk Bio-bean Ltd Brambles BT Catalonia Government Cd2e Northern France Chervon Group Cisco Closed Loop Cranfield University Danish Business Authority De Lage Landen (DLL) Delta Development Group Desso BV DHL Dragon Rouge Ecovative Envotherm Euromed/Kedge Business School FLOOW2 World's Reset Button Granta Design H&M Haarlemmermeer Municipality Hewlett Packard IBM iFixit IKEA Innoverne Kingfisher Lexmark Lithium Balance Marks and Spencer Michelin Micromidas Midal Cables National Grid National Physics Laboratory Nespresso Novelis Orange PGGM Philips Rabobank Ragn-Sells REALLY ApS Recoup Renault Ricoh Royal BAM Group Royal DSM Group SAB Miller Schneider Electric Scottish Government SELFRAG AG SGW Global Steelcase Plc Suez Environnement SunPower Taiwan Circular Economy Network Tarkett TerraCycle The Anaerobic Digestion & Biogas Association The Coca Cola Company Turntoo UBM Unilever University College London (UCL) University of Bradford Veolia Vestas Technology R&D Vodafone Wallonia Wermuth Asset Management GmbH Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc WRAP ZeroBin Group Site by Slipstream About Partners Experts Advisory Panel Values Trustees Team History Funding Editorial Policy Circular economy The Principles Explore more Circular Economy Network Map Research Initiatives Business Circular Economy 100 Project MainStream Case studies Toolkit Featured Articles Higher Education HE Programme Schmidt MacArthur Fellowship Courses Case Studies Pioneer & Network Universities HE Resources Schools & Colleges Resources Case studies Primary Books & Reports Ellen 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