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 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 ...

Europe is entering an era where economic resilience, security and environmental sustainability can no longer be pursued separately. Yet our circular economy transition is not delivering at the speed ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Department of Management at LSE. We live in a world of finite resources and face unprecedented environmental challenges. The ...

A circular economy isn’t just a nice-to-have, writes Ciaran McGuigan, it’s a matter of economic resilience and security Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited ...

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 ...

While the economic and environmental logic of a circular economy is compelling, a new report finds its widespread adoption hinges on a critical factor: Trust. 25 percent would buy imperfect or “ugly” ...

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 offers a fresh approach to how we produce and consume, focusing on reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering. It moves us away from the traditional “make, use, discard” model, ...

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 ...

Learn about the EU’s plan to shift to a circular economic model to make Europe cleaner and more competitive. Subscribe to this topic See all explainers on this topic The Earth’s resources are limited.