Sponsors
Premier Sponsors
Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership to achieve profitable growth and deliver a sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates 104 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 35,700 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $55 billion in 2021. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
3M
At 3M, we apply science in collaborative ways to improve lives daily. With $33 billion in sales, our 93,000 employees connect with customers all around the world. Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M or @3MNews.
Ecolab
A trusted partner at nearly three million commercial customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Learn more at www.ecolab.com.
Alliance to End Plastic Waste
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is an international non-profit organisation partnering with government, environmental and economic development NGOs and communities around the world to address the challenge to end plastic waste in the environment. Through programmes and partnerships, the Alliance focuses on solutions in four strategic areas: infrastructure, innovation, education and engagement, and clean up. As of Dec 2020, the Alliance has more than 50 member companies and supporters representing global companies and organisations across the plastic value chain. For more information, visit: endplasticwaste.org.
Supporting Sponsors
WM
As North America’s largest environmental solutions provider, WM is “Always Working for a Sustainable Tomorrow.” Previously known as Waste Management, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM collaborates with its customers to help them achieve their sustainability goals. WM.com. The WM Sustainable Sports & Entertainment Team supports organizations with benchmarking, holistic sustainability planning, zero waste and implementing impact reduction tactics. With unique industry expertise and experience in event management, WM designs value-driven solutions to help its partners work for a sustainable tomorrow.
C&A Foundation
C&A Foundation is a corporate foundation here to transform the fashion industry. We give our partners financial support, expertise and networks so they can make the fashion industry work better for every person it touches. We do this because we believe that despite the vast and complex challenges we face, we can work together to make fashion a force for good. www.candafoundation.org
Avery Dennison
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company employs approximately 30,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.
Target
Minneapolis-based Target serves guests at nearly 1,900 stores and at Target.com. Building on our heritage as a responsible business, we’re constantly putting the needs of people, communities and the planet at the heart of how we work today, to help build a better tomorrow. We are committed to addressing the environmental impacts of our business within our operations and across our value chain because we believe operating a sustainable business and using resources responsibly responsibility will allow us to serve our guests for generations to come. And we are working toward a future where everyone, regardless of their race or background, has equal access to opportunities and in which everyone feels welcome, valued and respected. For more information, visit www.target.com/corporateresponsibility.
Amazon
Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge in 2019, committing to reach net-zero carbon by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. The Pledge now has more than 300 signatories, including Best Buy, IBM, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Siemens, Unilever, Verizon, and Visa. To reach its goal, Amazon will continue to reduce emissions across its operations by taking real business actions and establishing a path to power its operations with 100% renewable energy, five years ahead of the company’s original target of 2030. Amazon is also delivering on its Shipment Zero vision to make all Amazon shipments net-zero carbon, with 50% net-zero carbon by 2030, and purchasing 100,000 electric delivery vehicles, the largest order ever of electric delivery vehicles. The company is also investing $2 billion in the development of decarbonizing services and solutions through the Climate Pledge Fund. Learn more about The Climate Pledge and Amazon’s sustainability efforts.
Contributing Sponsors
PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $67 billion in net revenue in 2019, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Convenient Foods and Beverages by Winning with Purpose. "Winning with Purpose" reflects our ambition to win sustainably in the marketplace and embed purpose into all aspects of the business. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
UL
UL is dedicated to promoting safe, secure and sustainable living and working environments for people by the application of science, hazard-based safety engineering. We empower trust in sustainable products, environments and companies by: (1) Software platforms that help businesses track and measure environmental, supply chain, health, and safety management and sustainability data such as ESGs to meet regulatory and disclosure needs; (2) Software & Services for Regulatory Compliance to help companies around the globe reduce risk, achieve chemical compliance, source sustainable materials, and foster product stewardship; (3) Help businesses demonstrate the health and sustainability of their products through materials testing and certification, sustainable product certifications such as GREENGUARD and ECOLOGO Certification, environmental claim validations and transparency programs; (4) We also support the transition of businesses from linear economy mindsets and practices to a more sustainable, circular approach that can uncover significant hidden value. Learn more at ul.com.
SABIC
SABIC is a global leader in chemicals headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. From making cars and planes more fuel-efficient, to helping conserve the world’s water supply and enabling colorful smartphone cases, we find solutions to the challenges of today to help our customers achieve their ambitions and build a better tomorrow.
We support our customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end markets such as electrical and electronics, transportation, medical devices, construction, packaging, agri-nutrients and clean energy.
SABIC has more than 34,000 employees worldwide and operates in more than 50 countries. Fostering innovation and a spirit of ingenuity, we have about 11,534 global patent filings, and have significant research resources with innovation hubs in five key geographies – USA, Europe, Middle East, North Asia and South Asia.
At SABIC, we combine a rich track record of doing what others said couldn’t be done with a deep understanding of our customers. But our true impact is as a partner who can help our customers achieve their ambitions by finding solutions to their challenges. We call this Chemistry that Matters™. Learn more here.
Cisco
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California, in the center of Silicon Valley, that develops, manufactures and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products. Cisco helps seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the unconnected. An integral part of our DNA is creating long-lasting customer partnerships, working together to identify our customers' needs and provide solutions that fuel their success. Learn more at https://www.cisco.com
World Wildlife Fund
WWF is one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, working in 100 countries for over half a century. With the support of almost 5 million members worldwide, WWF is dedicated to delivering science-based solutions to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth, halt the degradation of the environment and combat climate change.
Best Buy
We at Best Buy work hard every day to enrich the lives of consumers through technology, whether they come to us online, visit our stores or invite us into their homes. We do this by solving technology problems and addressing key human needs across a range of areas, including entertainment, productivity, communication, food, security and health. Learn more here.
Antenna
Exhibitors
SABIC
SABIC is a global leader in chemicals headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. From making cars and planes more fuel-efficient, to helping conserve the world’s water supply and enabling colorful smartphone cases, we find solutions to the challenges of today to help our customers achieve their ambitions and build a better tomorrow.
We support our customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end markets such as electrical and electronics, transportation, medical devices, construction, packaging, agri-nutrients and clean energy.
SABIC has more than 34,000 employees worldwide and operates in more than 50 countries. Fostering innovation and a spirit of ingenuity, we have about 11,534 global patent filings, and have significant research resources with innovation hubs in five key geographies – USA, Europe, Middle East, North Asia and South Asia.
At SABIC, we combine a rich track record of doing what others said couldn’t be done with a deep understanding of our customers. But our true impact is as a partner who can help our customers achieve their ambitions by finding solutions to their challenges. We call this Chemistry that Matters™. Learn more here.
Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is an American trade association headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. RILA promotes consumer choice and economic freedom through public policy and industry operational excellence. Executives participate in RILA for its educational forums, its public policy advocacy, and its advancement of the industry. To learn more about Rila, visit rila.org
Fill it Forward
At Fill it Forward we create reusable products, interactive technologies and global giving initiatives that inspire the world to reuse. We believe choosing to reuse is a simple act of generosity that shows love for our planet and the people on it. Together with 300+ organizations we have funded hundreds of clean water projects and diverted millions of single-use bottles and paper cups from our landfills and oceans. Learn more at www.fillitforward.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Rubicon
Rubicon is a digital marketplace for waste and recycling, and provider of innovative software-based solutions to businesses and governments worldwide. Creating a new industry standard by using technology to drive environmental innovation, the company helps turn businesses into more sustainable enterprises, and neighborhoods into greener and smarter places to live and work. Rubicon’s mission is to end waste. It helps its partners find economic value in their waste streams and confidently execute on their sustainability goals.
UBQ Materials
UBQ Materials, an Israeli cleantech company, transforms the world’s waste into a sustainable and infinitely useful resource. With patented technology, UBQ Materials converts landfilled-destined household waste into a sustainable, bio-based material that can replace conventional plastics in the manufacturing of everyday products.
UBQ™ is a climate-positive material with infinite product applications. The novel material has already been used to offset carbon impact in the production of bins, pipes, shipping pallets, trays, hangers and car parts to name just a few. Through innovation and the guiding principles of circularity, UBQ encourages a future where landfills are obsolete and waste is no longer wasted. Learn more at www.ubqmaterials.com.
Timberland
Timberland is a global leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of premium footwear, apparel and accessories for the urban outdoor lifestyle. Best known for its original yellow boot introduced in 1973, Timberland today outfits consumers from toe-to-head, with versatile collections that reflect the brand’s rich heritage of utility, craftsmanship and style. Timberland markets lifestyle products under the Timberland® and Timberland Boot Company® brands, and industrial footwear and workwear under the Timberland PRO® brand.
Timberland’s dedication to making quality products is matched by an unwavering commitment to environmental and social responsibility – to make it better with respect to responsible products, protecting and restoring the outdoors, and supporting communities around the globe. To learn more about Timberland, a brand of VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), please visit timberland.com or follow us @timberland.
Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper is a leading beverage company in North America, with annual revenue in excess of $11 billion and nearly 27,000 employees. KDP holds leadership positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee brewing system in the U.S. and Canada. The Company is committed to sourcing, producing and distributing its beverages responsibly through its Drink Well. Do Good. corporate responsibility platform, including efforts around circular packaging, efficient natural resource use and supply chain sustainability.
Trucost, S&P Global
Trucost is part of S&P Global. A leader in carbon and environmental data and risk analysis, Trucost assesses risks relating to climate change, natural resource constraints, and broader environmental, social, and governance factors. Companies and financial institutions use Trucost intelligence to understand their ESG exposure to these factors, inform resilience and identify transformative solutions for a more sustainable global economy. S&P Global's commitment to environmental analysis and product innovation allows us to deliver essential ESG investment-related information to the global marketplace. For more information, visit https://www.trucost.com.
Climate Impact Partners
Natural Capital Partners has merged with ClimateCare to form Climate Impact Partners, a world-leading solutions provider for companies and organizations looking to meet ambitious climate goals. Together with quality project partners and our climate-leading clients, we will cut 1 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2030 to transform the global economy, improve health and livelihoods and restore a thriving planet. The expertise, integrity, and innovation of our two companies have led the voluntary carbon market. Fuelled by a relentless drive for rapid action and results, our global team continues to pioneer the market’s growth, set the highest standards of quality and impact, and deliver some of the largest carbon offsetting programs in the world. Find out more at www.ClimateImpact.com.
Scoop
Scoop is the largest carpooling solution in the United States, partnering with some of the world's most forward-thinking organizations to offer convenient and enjoyable carpooling to their workforces. By addressing a key pain point for businesses and employees alike, Scoop solves for the third largest driver of voluntary attrition: the commute. By helping to make employees happier, healthier, and more productive in their day-to-day lives, Scoop supports organizations delivering exceptional employee experience, giving them an advantage in an ever-evolving, competitive landscape. Learn more at www.takescoop.com/partners.
Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership to achieve profitable growth and deliver a sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates 104 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 35,700 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $55 billion in 2021. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
Ecolab
A trusted partner at nearly three million commercial customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Learn more at www.ecolab.com.
C&A Foundation
C&A Foundation is a corporate foundation here to transform the fashion industry. We give our partners financial support, expertise and networks so they can make the fashion industry work better for every person it touches. We do this because we believe that despite the vast and complex challenges we face, we can work together to make fashion a force for good. www.candafoundation.org
UL
UL is dedicated to promoting safe, secure and sustainable living and working environments for people by the application of science, hazard-based safety engineering. We empower trust in sustainable products, environments and companies by: (1) Software platforms that help businesses track and measure environmental, supply chain, health, and safety management and sustainability data such as ESGs to meet regulatory and disclosure needs; (2) Software & Services for Regulatory Compliance to help companies around the globe reduce risk, achieve chemical compliance, source sustainable materials, and foster product stewardship; (3) Help businesses demonstrate the health and sustainability of their products through materials testing and certification, sustainable product certifications such as GREENGUARD and ECOLOGO Certification, environmental claim validations and transparency programs; (4) We also support the transition of businesses from linear economy mindsets and practices to a more sustainable, circular approach that can uncover significant hidden value. Learn more at ul.com.
Sustainability Partners
WM
As North America’s largest environmental solutions provider, WM is “Always Working for a Sustainable Tomorrow.” Previously known as Waste Management, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM collaborates with its customers to help them achieve their sustainability goals. WM.com. The WM Sustainable Sports & Entertainment Team supports organizations with benchmarking, holistic sustainability planning, zero waste and implementing impact reduction tactics. With unique industry expertise and experience in event management, WM designs value-driven solutions to help its partners work for a sustainable tomorrow.
Climate Impact Partners
Natural Capital Partners has merged with ClimateCare to form Climate Impact Partners, a world-leading solutions provider for companies and organizations looking to meet ambitious climate goals. Together with quality project partners and our climate-leading clients, we will cut 1 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2030 to transform the global economy, improve health and livelihoods and restore a thriving planet. The expertise, integrity, and innovation of our two companies have led the voluntary carbon market. Fuelled by a relentless drive for rapid action and results, our global team continues to pioneer the market’s growth, set the highest standards of quality and impact, and deliver some of the largest carbon offsetting programs in the world. Find out more at www.ClimateImpact.com.
TerraCycle
TerraCycle is Eliminating the Idea of Waste® by recycling the "non-recyclable." Whether it's coffee capsules from your home, pens from a school, or plastic gloves from a manufacturing facility, TerraCycle can collect and recycle almost any form of waste. We partner with individual collectors such as yourself, as well as major consumer product companies, retailers, manufacturers, municipalities, and small businesses across 20 different countries. With your help, we are able to divert millions of pounds of waste from landfills and incinerators each month.
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
BEF sustainability products and services empower business to be in balance with offset products, environmental programs and custom solutions.
UL
UL is dedicated to promoting safe, secure and sustainable living and working environments for people by the application of science, hazard-based safety engineering. We empower trust in sustainable products, environments and companies by: (1) Software platforms that help businesses track and measure environmental, supply chain, health, and safety management and sustainability data such as ESGs to meet regulatory and disclosure needs; (2) Software & Services for Regulatory Compliance to help companies around the globe reduce risk, achieve chemical compliance, source sustainable materials, and foster product stewardship; (3) Help businesses demonstrate the health and sustainability of their products through materials testing and certification, sustainable product certifications such as GREENGUARD and ECOLOGO Certification, environmental claim validations and transparency programs; (4) We also support the transition of businesses from linear economy mindsets and practices to a more sustainable, circular approach that can uncover significant hidden value. Learn more at ul.com.
Copia
Every day in America, we waste 3 times more food than there are mouths to feed. It is not a lack of food that's the issue, rather an ineffective distribution of that food. Hunger is not a scarcity problem — it's a logistics problem. For the first time ever, we can effectively donate prepared and highly perishable food to those who need it when they need it most. Copia’s technology allows businesses to request pickups of their surplus food. Copia’s platform then dispatches a driver to pick up the donation and deliver it to a nonprofit in need. Businesses that partner with Copia benefit from significant tax savings; robust waste tracking analytics to help reduce future waste; and marketing materials to share environmental and community impact with employees and stakeholders. Copia has diverted more than 1 million pounds of edible food from landfills and distributed over $9M worth of food to local nonprofits. We’re on our way to feeding over 2 million people with great food that would have otherwise been wasted!
Principal Partner
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Convening Partners
Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is an American trade association headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. RILA promotes consumer choice and economic freedom through public policy and industry operational excellence. Executives participate in RILA for its educational forums, its public policy advocacy, and its advancement of the industry. To learn more about Rila, visit rila.org
Community Partners
Biomimicry Institute
The Biomimicry Institute is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 that empowers people to seek nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet. To advance the solution process, the Institute created AskNature.org, a free online tool that contains strategies found in nature and examples of how they could be used in design. It also hosts a Biomimicry Global Design Challenge and Youth Design Challenge to support project-based education, supports startup innovation through the Launchpad and Ray of Hope Prize® to bring designs to market, and connects innovators through the Global Biomimicry Network. Learn more at https://biomimicry.org.
BSR
BSR works with its global network of more than 250 member companies to build a just and sustainable world. From its offices in Asia, Europe, and North and South America, BSR develops sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration. Visit bsr.org to learn more about BSR's more than 20 years of leadership in sustainability.
Carbon180
We are a new breed of climate-focused NGO on a mission to fundamentally rethink carbon. We partner with policymakers, scientists and businesses around the globe to develop policy, promote research, and advance solutions that transform carbon from a liability to an asset. Our vision is to build a prosperous, carbon-conscious economy that removes more carbon from the atmosphere than we emit. Learn more: https://carbon180.org/
Closed Loop Fund
The Closed Loop Fund is a social impact fund investing $100 million to increase the recycling of products and packaging. The Fund aims to harness the power of its network to influence the market to increase capital investment and demand for recycled content. Their network of brands, retailers, recycling companies, and cities afford a unique view of the full system and opportunity to influence the markets that will support their investment strategy. Learn more at closedlooppartners.com
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, a non-profit organization, educates and empowers manufacturers of consumer products to become a positive force for society and the environment, helping to bring about a new industrial revolution.
Institute on the Environment — University of Minnesota
The Institute on the Environment (IonE) envisions a world in which sustainable agriculture feeds the world; renewable energy powers healthy homes, efficient transportation and flourishing businesses; every person has access to food, water and shelter; oceans, lakes and rivers are clean and healthy; communities have vibrant economies, neighborhoods and cultures; and thriving ecosystems support thriving economies and societies. Overall, humanity restores and renews resources for the benefit of all living things. IonE is accelerating the transition to this future by supporting breakthrough research across disciplines, developing the next generation of global leaders and building transformative partnerships across the state, region and globe.
Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition
The Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition is a regional partnership made up of more than 30 leading businesses and organizations focused on demonstrating and accelerating a thriving circular economy.
SecondMuse
SecondMuse specializes in using collaboration to solve complex problems that societies and organizations are facing today. We believe in working closely with our clients to design the strategies, find the partners and organize the effort needed for real, sustainable solutions. Therefore, we build capacity in people and organizations to approach their challenges with a holistic viewpoint and works towards solutions based on a unified vision. We do this through collaboration. The best measure of our collaborative success is that your team is better equipped to innovate and solve critical challenges as a result of working with us.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. We help make our member companies more successful and sustainable by focusing on the maximum positive impact for shareholders, the environment and societies.
Our member companies come from all business sectors and all major economies, representing a combined revenue of more than USD $8.5 trillion and 19 million employees. Our global network of almost 70 national business councils gives our members unparalleled reach across the globe. Since 1995, WBCSD has been uniquely positioned to work with member companies along and across value chains to deliver impactful business solutions to the most challenging sustainability issues.
Together, we are the leading voice of business for sustainability: united by our vision of a world where more than 9 billion people are all living well and within the boundaries of our planet, by 2050. Learn more at wbcsd.org
Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is dedicated to strengthening America’s long-term competitiveness and educating the public on how our free enterprise system improves society and the economy. The Foundation conducts research and produces events on issues facing business now and in the future. Through its initiatives, the Foundation builds skills, drives innovation, and encourages growth. For more information on U.S Chamber of Commerce Foundation, visit uschamberfoundation.org
The Water Main
The Water Main from American Public Media is a hub that brings people together, informs and expands perspectives, catalyzes new thinking and action, and builds community around water across the country.
Ray C. Anderson Foundation
The Ray C. Anderson Foundation is a private nonprofit family foundation that seeks to promote a sustainable society by supporting and funding educational and project-based initiatives that advance knowledge and innovation in sustainability. Learn more at www.raycandersonfoundation.org.
Arizona State University
The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability is the hub of Arizona State University’s sustainability initiatives. The ASU Wrigley Institute advances research, education and business practices for an urbanizing world. Its School of Sustainability, the first of its kind in the U.S., offers transdisciplinary degree programs focused on finding practical solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges.
Renewable Matter
Renewable Matter is the international magazine to become an expert of circular economy, bioeconomy and future-proof strategies. Through inspiring stories, ideas and interviews with inspiring gurus, Renewable Matter aims to strengthen and inform a wide community of businessmen, innovators, researchers and policy makers engaged in building the regenerative economy.
Accelerate Partners
Closed Loop Fund
The Closed Loop Fund is a social impact fund investing $100 million to increase the recycling of products and packaging. The Fund aims to harness the power of its network to influence the market to increase capital investment and demand for recycled content. Their network of brands, retailers, recycling companies, and cities afford a unique view of the full system and opportunity to influence the markets that will support their investment strategy. Learn more at closedlooppartners.com
Fashion for Good
Fashion for Good is the international organisation that brings the entire apparel industry together through collaboration and community with the aim to make all fashion good. At the core of Fashion for Good is our Innovation Platform – where we connect those working on sustainable innovation with brands, retailers and funders to bring new ideas and technologies from niche to norm. We also act as a convenor for change with a visitor-facing museum, co-working space for like-minded organisations and by producing open source tools around the production of circular apparel. To learn more about Fashion for Good, visit fashionforgood.com
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
LAUNCH
LAUNCH is a worldwide network of visionary companies, governments, foundations, funds, and innovators committed to building a circular society. For nearly a decade, LAUNCH has accelerated scores of promising innovations (with an 80% success rate!) and is tackling the global problems of today so they are not the problems of tomorrow.