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Can a new software platform achieve the goal of accelerating the circular economy?
by Joel Makower
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Joe Macleod calls himself an “endineer” and says there's a missed opportunity when companies don't think about their products' full life cycle.
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Developed to provide a blueprint for environmental action, LCAs often sow seeds of discord. What can be done to fix that?
by Karine Vann
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More companies are pursuing design for the environment, closed loop supply chains and equitable practices that extend to downstream communities.
by Elsa Wenzel
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As singer-songwriter Solange said, 'Do nothing without intention.'
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As Hungarian biochemist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi said, 'Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.'
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Eon, an IoT platform, is working with the fashion companies and retailers to minimize waste and build the infrastructure for circular business models.
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Establishing an effective circular economy will rely on keeping what works, designing out what doesn’t, and being creative to fill in the gaps.
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Eighty percent of a product’s environmental impact is decided on the design table but most apparel professionals weren't trained to design with the end-user or end-of-life of the garment in mind.
by Jade Wilting
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One key is to design out waste in the first place.
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Looking at washing machines, research from Sweden's Linköping University tries to solve part of the puzzle about how to shift business models to find more traction when it comes to being circular, as well as adding a social element.
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How come we tend to look at the implications of one end-of-life action but not others?
by Lise Laurin
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Drought, climate change and overdraft are endangering aquifers — here's why water reuse is critical to communities and economies.
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Life-cycle assessment has traditionally been the most valued tool to assess the environmental impacts of a product across its life cycle. But measuring circularity across supply chains — and in a way that is readily accessible to companies at various stages of circularity development — requires different thinking and tools.
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For many large companies, water-related risks are still not a key factor in strategic decision-making.
by Paul Carp