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2026 Global 100/Circular Economy

These big retail brands are rallying around circular fashion

by Ayesha Habib

The Danish jewellery-maker Pandora went all in on recycled materials, and other fashion giants are joining the recycling rush

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Circular Economy

This Canadian start-up makes pulp from straw instead of wood, and it’s ready to scale

by Mark Mann

Red Leaf Pulp is building a new mill in Saskatchewan that will use crop residues as a base for sustainable paper and

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Circular Economy/Winter 2026

Companies are finding creative ways to use heat from data centres

by Ashley Perl

From district heating to hot showers, a new crop of companies is installing computer servers in unlikely places and putting waste heat

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Cleantech

Used EV batteries are poised to play a bigger role in grid-scale energy storage

by Arcelia Martin

B2U Storage Solutions is a leader in the second-life EV battery market, which is expected to grow into a $4.2-billion industry by

Pandora is international Danish jewellery manufacturer and retailer founded in 1982.
Circular Economy/Spring 2025

Pandora’s big bet on sustainability pays off

by Naomi Buck

The jewellery maker's revenues had stalled, but switching to lab-grown diamonds and recycled materials unlocked a new era of growth

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Waste

A look at the secret world where our waste ends up

by Danielle Renwick

Oliver Franklin-Wallis' new book Wasteland explores the true economic and environmental toll of the waste we produce – and how to dig

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2023 Sustainable Cities Index/Spring 2023

These circular cities want to send landfills to the trash bin of history

by Naomi Buck

Surrounded by mountains of discarded garbage, more cities are embracing circular economy models to dream up a zero-waste future

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2023 Global 100/Winter 2023

How a one-man scrap metal recycler became the world’s most sustainable corporation

by Mike Scott

Schnitzer Steel's rapid ascension to the top of the Global 100 highlights the growing importance of both the circular economy and low-carbon

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Buildings

Four ways 2023 could be a game changer for green buildings

by John Lorinc

From green ‘proptech’ to circular construction, this year could be big for the sustainable construction industry

Wins and losses in the world of single-use plastic | An illustration of two people with plastic jugs
Leadership/Spring 2022

Heroes and Zeros: Eastman Chemical vs. Keurig

by Bernard Simon

Eastman Chemical looks to break down plastic, while Keurig gets fined for greenwash

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