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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an independent charity with the aim of inspiring a generation to re-think, re-design & build a positive future through the vision of a circular economy. Ellen MacArthur founded the Foundation to better understand how on land too we rely on finite resources in the form of materials, energy and water after her experiences as a world class sailor having sailed over 26,000 miles to become the fastest person to circumnavigate the globe single-handed.

The Circular Economy 100 is a global platform bringing together leading companies, emerging innovators and regions to accelerate the transition to a circular economy over a 1000-day (3 year) period. The Annual Summit was held Wednesday 19 June 2013.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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Meet the circular design pioneers reinventing the future of fashion
October 19, 2022

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation partnered with Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) to advance circular design in Italian fashion, launching with the 2022 Sustainable Fashion Awards. These awards recognize pioneers like EILEEN FISHER, NKWO, Timberland, and Vestiaire Collective, whose work redefines fashion for a regenerative, circular economy.

The Foundation, a UK charity, champions a circular economy model that eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products, and regenerates nature.

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