Circular economy
Report
Vision towards a responsible future of consumption: collaborative action framework for consumer industries
In this paper, the World Economic Forum and its partners in the Consumer Industries community and the Future of Consumption Platform have come together to share their vision, mission and goals framework for collective action towards a better and more resilient future.
Journal article
Building design and construction strategies for a circular economy
Through a systematic literature review, this study assesses which design and construction strategies are being linked to the concept of CE for new buildings, and their level of application and readiness in a building context.
Report
Putting waste to work: developing a role for energy from waste
Australian governments have a major opportunity to avoid a looming waste crisis and embrace energy recovery as a way of managing our waste and creating baseload power in the process. This report outlines a series of key recommendations required to support the roll out of energy recovery facilities and unlock private investment.
Working paper
Labour market consequences of a transition to a circular economy: a review paper
To date, the quantitative literature on the employment impacts of the circular economy is still scarce. This study is the first of its kind to review the available studies on this increasingly important policy issue.
Discussion paper
Cleaning up our act: the future for waste and resource recovery in NSW - issues paper
The NSW government is developing the 20-year waste strategy, which will set the future direction of the state’s waste and resource recovery system. This issues paper identifies the challenges the waste system faces and proposes a vision for the future NSW circular economy.