This paper highlights the fundamental contribution the circular economy can make to halting and reversing biodiversity loss. It details the specific role of each circular economy principle, and their applicability across sectors.
By showcasing four sectors - food, built environment, fashion and plastics - the paper illustrates how the circular economy offers a framework for transformative change, and sets out actions business and policymakers can take to achieve this shift.
The paper draws on insights on the environmental benefits of a circular economy as laid out in previous research reports published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, including Completing the Picture: How circular economy can tackle climate change and other publications.