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  • Building The New Plastics Economy - The Macro View
    This episode of the Circularity Capital podcast will explore the opportunities, challenges and practical implications of building a new circular plastics economy, drawing from industry experts and practitioners. The podcast will comprise four elements with insight from a range of thought leaders in this space.

    In this first of our four-part series Jamie Butterworth speaks with Gerald Naber, Program Manager of The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new plastics economy initiative to understand what is driving the need for a new plastics economy and how the circular economy can provide a framework for rethinking in this regard.

    Highlights:

    • “Plastics is a victim of its own success”

    • “We got addicted to using plastics”

    • Rethinking reuse of plastic products in, for example, packaging and take away coffee cups

    • How do we ensure there is enough infrastructure to recycle?

    • “Is plastic packaging even needed in the first place”
      • Time Stamp:[2.50]   Gerald Naber and his role at EMF[3.55]   Why we need a new type of plastics economy[6.31]   Linear vs Circular to rethink a new plastics economy[10.57] Idea of technical nutrients and bio nutrients within the economy and role they play in the new plastics economy[13.21] Companies using innovations to move away from plastics – how much opportunity this provides[15.55] Role of EMF

      Useful Links:

      Ellen MacArthur Foundation


      For more information go to www.circularitycapital.com
      This episode is edited by Podcast Publishing

      22 min
    • 3: Closing The Loop With Reverse Logistics
      In this episode, we’ll be exploring one of the key challenges in any functioning circular economy: how to recover products and materials after one use cycle to enable their ultimate redeployment. 

      Jamie Butterworth speaks with Hamdy El-Eraky, Global Circular Economy Project Manager at DHL Supply Chain. 

      In part 2, Andrew Shanon speaks with Al Gerrie, CEO and founder of ZigZag Global. ZigZag Global is a Saas platform that helps retailers manage return stock for resale refurbishment or redistribution

      Highlights:
      • Why DHL Supply Chain is interested in the circular economy
      • Example of how cannibalizing products for reuse can be more sustainable
      • "It's fundamental to get the product back so you can use it again for another consumer cycle and this is optimized if you are designing for circularity, you're designing the product and the materials to be used for multiple life cycles, so it's integral to a circular economy to have a very efficient reverse logistics loop."
      • "Returns are part and parcel of doing business and buying online."
      • How Arcadia reduced their customer queries by 40% after implementing ZigZag
        • Time Stamp:
        [01:49] Hamdy's role at DHL Supply Chain and why DHL finds circular economy of interest
        [07:40] Omni-channel logistics  
        [12:23] Inner loops of circular economy
        [14:10] Clients of ZigZag and their USP
        [17:58] Example of how ZigZag dramatically reduced the impact of a retailer[21:19] How ZigZag offer works for customers
        [23:33] What is next for logistics

        Useful links:
        DHL Supply Chain
        ZigZag Global

        For more information go to www.circularitycapital.com
        This episode is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing

        27 min
      • 2: Moving Towards Access Over Ownership
        In this episode, we will explore how consumers are increasingly choosing access over ownership and how this is disrupting the incumbent retail landscape and unlocking new sources of value. Host Jamie Butterworth speaks with Walter Stahel,  widely recognised as one of the key thinkers of the circular economy and the founding father of the Performance economy In part 2 of the podcast Circularity Capital Partner David Mowat speaks with Michael Cassau, founder of Grover, one of Circularity Capital’s portfolio companies who provide their customers with a flexible ownership model for consumer electronics. Highlights:
        • The principles of access over ownership
        • Examples of circular economy business models within B2B and B2C contexts
        • The inspiration behind Grover and how it provides customers access over ownership
          • Time Stamp:[00:57] Why write the book Circular Economy, A User's Guide[04:18] The 6th challenge of the circular economy[09:15] David on why consumers are engaging in access over ownership[14:53] What led to the founding of Grover[18:45] Reuse and resale pattern on Grover[20:10] Why are people moving away from owning products
          Useful links:Circular Economy, A User’s GuideProduct Life Institute
          Grover

          For more information go to www.circularitycapital.com
          This episode is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing
          26 min
        • 1: Cutting Food Waste With Artificial Intelligence
          In this first episode of the Circularity Capital Podcast, host Jamie Butterworth spoke with Dr Liz Goodwin OBE, Senior Fellow and Director of Food Waste and Loss of the World Resource Institute. Liz is behind the Champion 12.3 Initiative which aims to half global food waste by 2030 and Chair of London Waste And Recycling Board which is tasked in supporting London’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Liz helps us understand the context of the global food waste challenge.
          Circularity Capital Partner Ian Nolan sat down with Marc Zornes, CEO and cofounder of Winnow, an AI based solution which cuts commercial food waste in half through data analysis and object recognition. In this conversation, Marc shares how AI is being used by Winnow to reach their 5 year goal of $1billion of savings for the industry.
          Highlights:
          • Food waste in terms of emissions, water and land use
          • Why it is important to solve the problem of food waste
          • Difference in food waste in emerging economy and advanced economy
          • The current context of data enabling within circular economy
          • How did we realise we were wasting up to one third of all the food that we produce
          • “We estimate that in the hospitality industry, the issue of food waste, just in the cost of food is 100-billion-dollar problem.” - Marc Zornes
          • How AI plays a part in Winnow’s solution
          • Why there is a market opportunity to solve food waste in large commercial kitchens
            • Time stamp:[01:26] Liz on how big is the problem of food waste[03:24] The flaws in the system that got us to this point[05:00] The business case for solving food waste[07:05] Liz on being a part of Champions 1.2.3, advocating the UN SDGs[08:37] Ian Nolan on examples of the importance of data analytics in circular economy[12:58] Food waste in developing countries[17:22] How Winnow is resulting in more efficient kitchens[19:30] How important is AI for Winnow?[22:40] Marc’s vision of where he sees Winnow

            Useful links:World Resources InstituteChampions 12.3
            Winnow 
            For more information go to www.circularitycapital.com
            This episode is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing
            29 min

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          Welcome to the Circularity Capital Podcast, where we explore the innovations and business models that are enabling the transition to a circular economy. You’ll hear from Circularity Capital…