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Water shortages, population growth, and competition for water supplies are driving water providers to consider reusing water to augment drinking water sources, and potentially go directly into drinking water treatment and distribution systems.
The theme of this year’s Circular Economy (CE) Summit—“From Aspiration to Implementation”—captured both the yearning and the necessity to translate the noble ideals of circular
If you think about it, for the most part at least, our economy and the way we make and use goods tends to follow a rather linear process. Natural resources are extracted from the ground, turned into products, used by consumers, and thrown away.
I had the opportunity to experience attending the 2017 Circular Economy Summit hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
The challenges of reverse logistics was a recurring theme throughout the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s 2017 Circular Economy Summit.
The event theme, “From Aspiration to Implementation,” drew over 250 business leaders from North America and Europe to share examples, learnings, challenges and stories of how to
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC), in partnership with New York City Department of Sanitation, is hosting its third annual circular economy business delegation tour. This invitation-only event brings together private and public sector leaders to identify profitable and scalable circular opportunities that drives business growth, strengthens local communities, and improves ecosystems.
Globally, more people live in urban than rural areas. Between continued population growth and urbanization, the world’s cities can expect to house about 2.5 billion more people by 2050.
The concept of circular economy—a regenerative business model where resources are in use as long as possible, in contrast to the current linear “take-use-dispose” model—is becoming a bigger part of the sustainability conversation.
Optoro is a technology company that is transforming the way retailers process and sell returned and excess inventory.
