New to the Circular Economy?

The following resources can help you to familiarize yourself with the concepts and terminology that will be used during WCEF2021.

What is the Circular Economy?

For a detailed introduction to the circular economy, visit What is a circular economy? | Ellen MacArthur Foundation (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)
To discover practical examples of the circular economy, visit Knowledge Hub | Circle Lab (circle-lab.com) (Circle Economy)
To learn about circularity strategies, visit Circularity strategies (quebeccirculaire.org) (Québec Circulaire)
To access a circular economy business toolkit, visit CircularEconomyBusinessToolkit.pdf (nzwc.ca) (National Zero Waste Council)
To take a 45-minute introduction course on circular economy, visit Take a Course — Impact Zero (Impact Zero)

For more information on the circular economy and plastics, visit Circular Plastics – Circular Economy Leadership Canada (Circular Economy Leaders Canada)
For more information on the circular economy and climate change, visit CGR 2021 (circularity-gap.world) (Circle Economy)
For more information on the circular economy and biodiversity, visit The circular economy is key to halting biodiversity loss – Sitra (Sitra)
For more information on communicating circularity, visit Make a circular economy pitch in your organisation (ellenmacarthurfoundation.org) (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)
For more information on the circular economy and natural resources, visit emerging_circular_economy_report.pdf (smartprosperity.ca) (Smart Prosperity Institute)
For more information on inclusivity and the circular economy, visit Promoting a Just Transition to an Inclusive Circular Economy | Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank (Chatham House)