The circular economy concept became more defined in 1990 when it appeared in the article Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment, by British economists and environmentalists David W. Pearce ...

The EU’s Circular Economy Act, expected in 2026, will create mandatory sustainability obligations at the material level.

It's hard to disagree with the goal of a circular economy. Since resources on Earth are ultimately finite, at some point we will have to make the most of what we build and consume (unless we move to ...

The era of linear “take, make, waste” models is over. Today’s leaders are called to adopt sustainable business strategies that go beyond minimizing harm—they must create regenerative systems that ...

Volatility in commodity markets is making it harder to rely on linear supply chains. Lithium prices, for example, rose by more than 1,000 percent between 2020 and late 2022, before dropping 86 percent ...

The March/April 2026 issue of Supply Chain Management Review examines how supply chain leaders are managing supplier risk, circular supply chain design, AI-driven retail planning, CPG network ...

The current linear production and consumption economic model — labeled by critics as “take-make-waste” — is taking a heavy global environmental toll. The intensive use of primary resources and ...

As global trade tensions mount and countries recalibrate their economic priorities, tariffs may have the ability to play an unexpected role in the sustainability conversation. Tariffs on imports, ...

The circular economy is an unhelpfully vague concept that belongs in the recycling bin, writes Smith Mordak. There's a skip on my street. Builders are putting waste down the shoot clipped to the ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) hosted its virtual and in-person 2021 Innovation Day. During the meeting, members of Eastman’s executive management team ...

The Whale / de Architekten Cie.. Image © de Architekten Cie. Timber is a natural, renewable material, easy to fabricate, and with low-carbon emissions. As a ...

Every year, the global economy pulls roughly 100 billion tonnes of raw materials from the earth. Most of it ends up as waste. The industrial model that powered two centuries of economic growth was ...