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The Circular Economy
Students from UWC SEA in Singapore, who evolved from up-cycling plastic bags to regenerative design, share their insights. They offer ideas on how schools and institutions can foster learning for the circular economy.
Discover more about our educational initiatives and contribute your own systems thinking or circular economy story. Visit the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Schools & Colleges program: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/programmes/education/schools-colleges.
A new e-Learning tool, designed for CE100 middle to executive managers, introduces the circular economy and its business benefits. This scalable, self-directed program delivers key messages through short modules, case studies, and tangible examples.
Divided into five modules, it includes a 30-minute overview and four 15-minute deep dives into R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Strategy. The interactive program uses rich visuals, animations, audio, and videos—including a bespoke message from Ellen MacArthur—to engage learners and track progress.
Learn more and access the program at: https://learn.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
The Schools and Colleges team interviewed UWC SEA students in Singapore. These students evolved from up-cycling plastic bags to embracing regenerative design, ultimately establishing a circular consultancy. They share insights into their journey and the consultancy's mission.
Learn more about our work in schools: Ellen MacArthur Foundation - Schools & Colleges.
We invite you to share your systems thinking or circular economy education story with us.
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Ellen MacArthur delivered a special presentation on the circular economy.
This occurred at the BSR Conference 2015, held in November 2015 in San Francisco, California.
Climate change and increasing raw material scarcity demand a radical shift from traditional business models. A circular economy is essential.
Businesses are uniquely positioned to lead this transformation by controlling waste, utilizing cleaner energy sources, and collaborating with NGOs and governments.
This concept was highlighted in an article published on May 14, 2013, by The Guardian.
Hosted by Duncan Stewart, the 'Take, make, dispose' model describes our current linear economy: extracting raw materials, making products, then discarding them. This 20th-century consumerism has led to dwindling resources, overflowing waste, and significant environmental damage.
In contrast, the Circular Economy offers a progressive, efficient, and environmentally friendly alternative, mimicking nature by eliminating waste. The final Eco Eye series 12 program explores this model, showcasing Irish companies adopting it and featuring experts discussing its challenges and opportunities.
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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection
“The Thinking Game” is the inside story of DeepMind's groundbreaking AI research, culminating in the Nobel Prize-winning AlphaFold breakthrough. Filmed over five years by the award-winning team behind "AlphaGo," this documentary explores co-founder Demis Hassabis's lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelligence and the rigorous scientific journey from mastering strategy games to solving the 50-year-old protein folding problem.
Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, "The Thinking Game" is now available to watch for free. For those interested in hosting a screening for a classroom, community, or workplace, visit: rocofilms.com/films/the-thinking-game/.
