The Ellen MacArthur Foundation defines the circular economy as a systemic approach to economic development designed to benefit businesses, society, and the environment. In contrast to the ‘take make-waste’ linear model, a circular economy is regenerative by design and aims to gradually decouple growth from the consumption of finite resources. In this week’s episode of the Net Zero Heroes podcast we are joined by Kevin Quast, global business lead of the Honeywell Plastics Circularity Business, Claire Brady, associate director at Stand and Matt Manning, head of circularity at BT Group to discuss how we can transition to a circular economy.

The Route to Net Zero will be challenging but making a start is imperative. Businesses are at different stages on their Net Zero journey; and will have different needs to turn their climate ambition into reality. Organisations must decide how to set the right targets? Do they have the right financial and operational setup to achieve these targets? How will they know when they are making progress, and if they are on track? How can they communicate progress inside and outside of their organisation? How will they inspire people to trust that they will deliver on their climate ambition?

Water and climate change are inextricably linked. Climate change affects the world’s water in complex ways. From unpredictable rainfall patterns to shrinking ice sheets, rising sea levels, floods and droughts – most impacts of climate change come down to water water. According to the United Nations sustainable water management is central to building the resilience of societies and ecosystems and to reducing carbon emissions. Everyone has a role to play – actions at the individual and household levels are vital.