Circular Digest

Hey Reader 😊 Welcome to the 2nd Circular Digest of 2026! I'm excited to share a deep dive into the current landscape of circular fashion, written by Wendy Lau. How is policy, reporting and business tackling the environmental impacts of fast fashion, and is it getting results? Read on below ⬇️ Circular Roundup Policy: Filter the Future is a coalition advocating for the introduction of ecotoxicity warnings on cigarette packs, helping put an end to toxic littering. Each cigarette is made up of...

Hey Reader 😊 Welcome to the first Circular Digest of 2026! I'm excited to share an unique perspective on the circular economy, written by Claudia Grabbe. We often talk about external motiviators to incentivise circularity, such as policy, awareness or cost. But what about intrinsic motivators and the barriers individuals face? Read on below⬇️ Circular Roundup Finance: LabCycle, a female and minority-led circular economy startup, secures over £1m seed funding to scale the recycling of plastic...

Hey Reader 😊 Welcome to the last edition of Circular Digest of 2025! It's been a big year. Read on for the key wins, challenges for the circular economy and where we go next. ⬇️ Your Circular Economy Wrapped Key Wins 🌍 The Global Circularity Protocol (GCP) - A big milestone this year. The new Protocol finally gives organisations a practical, global framework for measuring, managing and communicating circular performance and impacts. It offers a step-by-step approach to frame, prepare,...

Hey Reader 😊 Welcome to the November edition of Circular Digest. I'm excited to share an interview with CEO, John Marchant and Trustee, Roger Sharp from REUSE Foundation, a charity working to develop and support pragmatic solutions that reduce our reliance on single-use plastic and can deliver change at scale. ⬇️ Circular Roundup Policy: The outcomes of COP30 in Belem, Brazil were a mixed bag. While the “global mutirao” decision did acknowledge that the global transition is irreversible,...

Hey Reader 😊 Welcome to the October edition of Circular Digest. I'm excited to share the final part of the 3 part series, written by Meghan Fitzpatrick. This month's deep dive we take a deeper look into a carbon-intensive and hard-to-abate sector, aviation, and explore how it can be decarbonised. ⬇️ Circular Roundup Strategy: How can different types of companies increase the circularity of their value chain? Google is a tech company, tech is what they know best. They've created CircularNet,...

Hey Reader 😊 Welcome to the September edition of the Circular Digest. I'm excited to share the 2nd part of the 3 part series, written by Meghan Fitzpatrick. This month's deep dive we take a deeper look into a carbon-intensive sector, shipping, and explore how it can be decarbonised. ⬇️ Circular Roundup Policy: The French government has published its long-awaited decree on environmental labelling for textiles. This framework is voluntary until Oct 2026, when any third-party can assess and...

Hey Reader 😊 Welcome to the August edition of the Circular Digest. This month I'm excited to introduce a 3 part series, written by Meghan Fitzpatrick. This month's deep dive is the first where green hydrogen will be discussed as a circular solution to our current reliance on fossil fuels. ⬇️ Circular Roundup Policy: The 6th round of negotiations for the UN Global Plastics Treaty occurred this week. The latest draft text did not include global obligations. Instead it allows countries to...