Circular Digest

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...

Hey Reader 😊 Welcome to the July edition of the Circular Digest. This month I'm excited to bring you an interview with Fabio Lamberti, a UK-based R&D Scientist and Senior Development Chemist at AquaPak Polymers. We dive deep into chemical recycling, the benefits and challenges and its role in the circular economy. ⬇️ P.S: Take this 30-second poll to help us tailor Circular Digest to you! Take the poll here Circular Roundup Strategy: At London Climate Action Week, the topic of conversation was...

Hey Reader 😊 Welcome to the June edition of the Circular Digest. We've surpassed 200 subscribers! I'm delighted that so many of you are using Circular Digest as the go-to monthly briefing to redesign systems, reduce risk and drive real impact. This month I'm also excited to bring you our first ever guest deep dive written by Dr. Tom Vöge on how EPR can be harmonised across waste streams. Read on below. ⬇️ P.S: Take this 30-second poll to help us tailor Circular Digest to you! Take the poll...