Circular economy

Paptic has developed its eponymous packaging material from renewable wood fibres as a more sustainable alternative to plastic.

The European Investment Fund is backing Infinity Recycling’s Circular Plastics Fund which invests in companies developing advanced technologies for the recycling of plastics.

The growing problem of fashion waste affects our climate, ecosystems, and health. The textile and fashion industry is looking for ‘circular solutions’, and fast.

DePoly has raised CHF12.3m in a seed funding round to scale its chemical recycling process. Investors backing the company include Dutch impact investor Infinity Recycling.

A lack of data means policymakers are “flying blind”, as they seek to pave the way for better jobs in the circular economy of low-income countries, researchers say. 

The fund is the first to be launched on Lloyd’s new investment platform, created as a vehicle to pool the collective resources of the insurance market’s investors.

An impact fund launched in early 2022 to target Dutch circular economy projects that require patient capital has attracted new participants, including two insurers.

Two-month programme led by early-stage venture capital accelerator Rockstart aims to support circular economy startups in their fundraising efforts.

This valuable research book, edited by Lydia Bals, Wendy Tate and Lisa Ellram, presents a collection of essays by the brightest and the best in supply management thinking, writes Christopher Walker

The fund support businesses scaling up advanced recycling technologies and found in Clariter, which converts plastic waste for use as inputs in industrial and consumer products, an “ideal partner”