2025
January 17, 2025
Improving climate emissions accounting to accelerate the circular economy transition published
January 30, 2025
Products showcase in London and São Paulo mark the final phase of the Big Food Redesign Challenge
February 25, 2025
Mini documentary showcases how companies participating in the Big Food Redesign Challenge design products with the Amazon in mind
March 20, 2025
CATL joins the Foundation as a Strategic Partner
May 15, 2025
Foundation China and Latin America teams bring together China and Brazil officials and industries to explore circular economy collaboration at WCEF São Paulo.
May 22, 2025
A guide to using circular design for food to build business resilience is launched
June 2, 2025
The Foundation introduces its critical minerals mission
June 4, 2025
The first insights from The Fashion ReModel, Scaling circular business models: a guide for fashion leaders, is launched
July 15, 2025
The Foundation sets its strategic direction for the next five years, focusing on three missions
July 17, 2025
Measuring marketing success for circular business models published
August 14, 2025
Commercial collaboration case studies published
September 15, 2025
Scaling action for nature: How the circular economy can help deliver the Global Biodiversity Framework published
September 29, 2025
How not to fail: Avoiding 10 common pitfalls when scaling circular business models published
October 21, 2025
From product wins to portfolio transformation: the business case for circular design for food published
October 23, 2025
The Fashion ReModel film ‘Scaling circular business models: it makes fashion sense’ is launched
November 3, 2025
2030 Plastics Agenda for Business launched
2024
January 25, 2024
The Big Food Redesign Challenge enters the production phase
April 11, 2024
Big Food Redesign Challenge grants awarded
April 21, 2024
An innovation pathway to decarbonization: circular economy solutions for policymakers and industry in the US published
April 23, 2024
INC-4 negotiations for a global plastics treaty take place in Canada
May 20, 2024
Other Ways of Living film series, produced in collaboration with WaterBear, launched
May 21, 2024
The Fashion ReModel launched
May 21, 2024
Navigating the circular economy reporting landscape published
June 14, 2024
EPR for textiles published
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July 12, 2024
Redesigning Food: Behind the scenes video series launched
July 15, 2024
Building Prosperity: Unlocking the potential of a nature-positive, circular economy for Europe published
September 23, 2024
CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards 2024
September 30, 2024
The Foundation welcomes Jonquil Hackenberg as new CEO
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November 6, 2024
Marketing playbook for a circular economy published
November 18, 2024
Global Commitment Progress Report 2024
November 19, 2024
The circular economy: a ‘triple play’ solution for achieving China’s climate objectives published
December 2, 2024
INC-5 negotiations for a global plastics treaty take place in South Korea
2023
January 10, 2023
Foundation joins forces with WRAP and WEF to tackle plastic pollution
March 14, 2023
From ambition to action: an adaptive strategy for circular design launched
May 8, 2023
Circular Startup Index launched
May 10, 2023
The Big Food Redesign Challenge launched
June 5, 2023
Clear support for a UN treaty to end plastic pollution at INC-2
June 8, 2023
WaterBear collaboration: accelerating the circular economy with impactful storytelling
June 12, 2023
Summit 23
July 10, 2023
The Jeans Redesign Insights report 2021-2023 launched
August 7, 2023
Foundation announces plans to develop a vision for scaling returnable packaging systems
September 4, 2023
CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards 2023
November 15, 2023
Building a circular supply chain published
December 19, 2023
For the first time, the circular economy is included in the negotiated outcomes at COP28
2022
January 11, 2022
The Foundation obtains official NGO registration in China
February 15, 2022
Jeans Redesign reaches 100 participants
February 17, 2022
Circular public procurement: a framework for cities launched
March 15, 2022
Adoption of a mandate to negotiate a UN treaty on plastic pollution
March 17, 2022
Circular Buildings Toolkit launched
May 9, 2022
£1.25 million received from the Players of People's Postcode Lottery Dream Fund Award to launch and deliver an iconic Food Challenge
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May 12, 2022
The Foundation Partners with Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI)
June 14, 2022
A new home for circular design is launched
July 11, 2022
Glasgow, Phoenix, and Porto join the Network as Partner Cities
July 13, 2022
Chile's Circular Economy Roadmap
July 15, 2022
Summit 22
August 15, 2022
Circular Design for Fashion book wins a Red Dot Award and 3 other prestigious Awards
September 12, 2022
The Foundation collaborates with CNMI on their Sustainable Fashion Awards
September 14, 2022
Global businesses and NGOs endorse a common vision for an ambitious global plastics treaty
September 16, 2022
The impact of the circular economy on global trade and supply chains
October 10, 2022
Ellen MacArthur receives Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
November 15, 2022
Global Commitment 2022 Progress Report published
December 13, 2022
Negotiations officially begin for a global plastics treaty
2021
June 14, 2021
EPR for packaging statement published
June 14, 2021
Summit21
July 12, 2021
De-risking paper
August 9, 2021
White paper: A new UN treaty to address plastic pollution
September 13, 2021
The Nature Imperative Biodiversity report
September 15, 2021
The Big Food Redesign study
November 15, 2021
Global Commitment 2021 Progress report
November 17, 2021
Circular Business Models in the Fashion Industry
November 19, 2021
The Foundation at COP26
December 7, 2021
Circular Design for Fashion book published
2016 - 2020
January 1, 2016
The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics
January 14, 2016
Achieving Growth Within
January 15, 2016
A New Plastics Economy: Catalysing Action
January 16, 2016
Online Circular Design Guide
February 1, 2016
Intelligent Assets: Unlocking the circular economy
February 2, 2016
A New Dynamic 2: Effective systems in a circular economy
March 17, 2016
Urban BioCycles
May 1, 2016
New Plastics Economy initiative launches
November 1, 2016
A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion's future
May 17, 2017
$2 million New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize launches with HRH The Prince of Wales
April 10, 2018
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and WRAP launch the UK Plastics Pact
May 15, 2018
New initiative annouced, Make Fashion Circular
October 16, 2018
A line in the sand: New Plastics Economy Global Commitment launches
January 16, 2019
Cities and Circular Economy for Food
March 13, 2019
New learning programme: From linear to circular
March 15, 2019
Circular economy in cities resource suite
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March 17, 2019
#WearNext - Make Fashion Circular joins forces with City of New York and fashion industry to tackle clothing waste
June 10, 2019
New Plastics Economy Reuse book
July 16, 2019
Circular economy learning hub
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July 18, 2019
The Jeans Redesign launched
September 10, 2019
Completing the picture: how the circular economy tackles climate change
October 14, 2019
First New Plastics Economy Global Commitment progress report
January 15, 2020
Circulytics - the new digital tool which accurately measures circularity
January 20, 2020
Universal Circular Economy Policy Goals
May 11, 2020
The Circular Economy Show launched
June 15, 2020
‘It’s time to step up, not step back’ — more than 50 global leaders pledge to build back better with the circular economy
June 17, 2020
Covid-19 recovery strategy
August 10, 2020
The Foundation's perspective on Breaking the Plastic Wave
September 14, 2020
Financing the Circular Economy report
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October 13, 2020
Solving Plastic Pollution video, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, launched
November 10, 2020
Upstream Innovation Guide published
November 12, 2020
Global Commitment 2020 Progress Report
November 14, 2020
Higher Education Resources
2011 - 2015
March 1, 2011
Taking the circular economy into schools with Project Redesign
August 1, 2011
Release of our animation 'Rethinking Progress: the circular economy'
January 1, 2012
Launch in Davos of the first economic report into the circular economy
December 1, 2012
European Commission adopts manifesto
January 1, 2013
Second economic report into the global opportunity of a circular economy
June 1, 2013
Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship created
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June 1, 2013
The world's first circular economy MBA is launched
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June 2, 2013
Circular economy experts gather for first Circular Economy 100 Summit
January 1, 2014
A New Dynamic, effective business in a circular economy
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October 1, 2014
First Disruptive Innovation Festival launches
May 1, 2015
The Circular Economy: A Wealth of Flows
June 1, 2015
Growth Within outlines benefits of a circular economy, for Europe
June 1, 2015
Delivering the circular economy: A Toolkit for Policymakers
July 1, 2015
Ellen MacArthur presents at TED 2015
2004 - 2010
January 1, 2004
November 2004 - February 2005
Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe
January 1, 2006
2006 - 2009
Ellen travels the world, meeting experts across countries and industries to understand how the global economy uses resources.
September 2, 2010