For most startups, the first handful of hires has a significant impact. Before a human resource team is put in place, founders depend on tools like LinkedIn and Indeed to find the best candidate. Knowing what skills are relevant for professionals and circular businesses may play a crucial role in…
As massive as the environmental impact of construction is, humans will continue to build. In Canada alone, 22 million houses will be required by 2030 to achieve housing affordability for everyone. Mycelium - the "roots" of things like mushrooms, yeasts, and moulds - may be a viable solution…
I owe so much to coffee! To some extent, it has fuelled most of my professional career and has gotten me through tough social commitments. Regardless of how much I love coffee, and how much it means for my home country (Colombia, producer of the best coffee on the planet)…
Let's start by assuming that circular economy principles —keeping resources in use for as long as possible through the design, production, and consumption of goods and services in a way that preserves and enhances natural, social, and economic capital— become a reality. What will be the impact of…
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a rapidly evolving technology, of which, 3D printing is the most popular method. Its growth trajectory has been marked by two relevant developments. First, affordability for users. Now virtually anyone, including public libraries and schools, has access to a 3D printer. Second, high performance and larger…
We are living through the era of automation and enhanced communication in manufacturing, known as Industry 4.0. By becoming more automated, companies enjoy the benefits of higher productivity, efficiency, and profitability. With the ever-increasing importance of technology, Industry 4.0 appears to ignore the human and environmental costs that…
At its core, circular economy (CE) is centred around sustainability. Because it offers a set of paths on how to manage resources and wants sustainably, circularity has become a synonym for sustainability. Sustainability is founded on three pillars [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-018-0627-5]: the environment, economy, and…
Many of us have seen the circular economy butterfly diagram [https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-economy-diagram]. The romantic analogy of an insect that goes from a plant munching caterpillar to an innocent butterfly is often used to introduce, define, and make sense of circular economy. The wings of the butterfly, which represent…