Case studies and articles

ABN AMRO has developed a Circular Economy Guide to help their clients in all relevant industries to help get them on the fast track to becoming circular.

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ABN AMRO's Circular Economy Guide explains the basic principles of the circular economy, offers concrete tools and highlights successful cases.

Circular Clockworks produces watches made from recycled materials.

Fairphone and Teqcycle partnered to develop a new recycling program, which creates a special platform for handling used mobile phones.

Chaordix utilises the power of crowdsourcing to help leading companies across the globe advance innovation, engage with stakeholders and market their brands more effectively.

Since 1 February 2017, Globetrotter customers will have the opportunity to hand over textiles and shoes worn in all Globetrotter stores.

Engage Citizen is a digital platform that provides a social network for citizens and a relationship management tool and collaboration platform for government agencies and cities to engage with thei

Cycleon is a leading Supply Chain and Service integrator that offers solutions to reduce the complexity and cost of Returns Management. Cycleon offers reverse logistics solutions throughout the lif

Worn Wear products are Patagonia items that are used by people and collected or traded-in to Patagonia stores, or unsold items in their distribution center. The items are functionally perfect, but

Cirkel produces fitted sheets made out of organic cotton from non genetically modified plants and grown without the use of any synthetic fertilisers or pesticides.

Vodafone Buyback offers consumer and business customers with incentives to return used phones and tablets, including discounts on new devices, charity donations or store credit.

The company allows customers to shop for jeans via a ‘lease a jeans’ concept, which makes it possible for customers to use jeans and give them back after use. The brand has implemented a number of

Swedish outdoor sportswear brand Houdini set out to demonstrate just how environmentally-friendly its clothes are -- by turning them into food.

Riz creates swimwear for men. Every pair of swim shorts is tailored from 100% recycled and recyclable fabric from plastic bottles.

Biopharma company UCB and PatientsLikeMe, the leading online community for people with life-changing conditions, today announced a strategic partnership to create an online, open epilepsy community

Rabobank provides its business clients with assistance and inspiration to achieve sustainable development. Rabobank believes it is its role as a bank to strengthen clients and their communities. Ra

Lithuanian designer Mindaugas Zillions came up with the idea of the SPYNDI in 2007.

Unmade is the technology and manufacturing platform enabling the world's most innovative brands to offer customisable apparel via their e-commerce platforms. Linked to an automated production syste

Surrey Reuse Network (SRN) developed through close collaboration of the founding member organisations and the full co-operation, guidance, support and financial investment of Surrey County Council.

BLOCKS is a modular music making system that allows musicians to connect multiple blocks together to customize their own instrument.

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The Boer Group is a leading, international, textile recycling organisation with sorting and collecting companies across

Carcel collaborates with a Peruvian female prison to produce high quality alpaca sweatshirts and pants.

Mandala Custom Homes provides modular, energy efficient homes.

Ragbag is a shopping bag that allows consumers to donate used items and extend their lifetime.

Dutch luxury brand Claudia Sträter started running a program called ‘Share your Clothes.’ Through the program, Claudia Sträter buys back vintage clothes of their brand from customers for fixed pric

A pilot was started in Groningen in the Netherlands to takeback small electrical appliances, like electric toothbrushes and coffeemakers.