It's hard to disagree with the goal of a circular economy. Since resources on Earth are ultimately finite, at some point we will have to make the most of what we build and consume (unless we move to ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The circular economy has long been heralded as an important pathway to sustainable economic ...

Volatility in commodity markets is making it harder to rely on linear supply chains. Lithium prices, for example, rose by more than 1,000 percent between 2020 and late 2022, before dropping 86 percent ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. We're all now used to everything in life and business moving at speeds we've never ...

King's College London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. We extract more than 100 billion tonnes of raw materials from Earth each year, then throw most of them away. The “circular ...

As the concrete industry evolves under the dual pressures of climate responsibility and resource scarcity, a new paradigm has emerged — one that prioritizes sustainability not as an afterthought but ...