Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Circular business models — such as resale and repair — are caught in an economic trap which prevents them from scaling. Almost 70 businesses and organisations from across the fashion and textiles industry have already made their position clear, endorsing a business statement to policymakers calling for action. This statement is backed by a new report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, ‘The New Bottom Line’, which identifies three existing policy levers to help circular business models ease the p ...

In Europe, businesses that resell and repair clothing are on the rise, creating local jobs and generating revenue. However, they are navigating a regulatory landscape that makes it cheaper to produce new clothes than circulate existing ones. Now, almost 70 businesses and organisations from across the fashion and textiles industry have endorsed a business statement calling for targeted policy action to rebalance the economics of fashion. Peter Semple, CEO of circular fashion marketplace Depop, wh ...

Circular business models — such as resale and repair — represent a multi-million dollar economic opportunity to break the link between economic growth and virgin resource extraction.Yet, brands are still navigating markets and regulatory environments designed for a linear economy, with resale and repair solutions remaining inherently local and labour-intensive.Targeted policy action can change this. A new report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, ‘The New Bottom Line’, models the impact of three ...