Episode 02- The Circular Economy

Much has changed in the global economy since the early days of industrialisation. Supply chains have reshuffled, technological has changed, labour practices have evolved. One thing that has remained largely unchanged over this time is the linear model for resource consumption that follows a take-make-dispose pattern.
On this episode of Think: Business Futures, Nicole and David speak to Melissa Edwards about designing goods to be reintroduced back into the consumption model. This model is referred to as the ‘circular consumption model.’
Melissa Edwards is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Business School. You can find out more about her research here.
Rebecca Van Amber is a Research Associate at the Institute for Frontier Materials at Deakin University. For more information on the Circular Jeans project, visit Denim goes green thanks to Deakin innovation.
Further reading:
Key principles for a circular fashion industry
Patagonia- Don’t buy this jacket
What We Learned in the Rainforest: Business Lessons from Nature
Stella McCartney on fashion waste in the Guardian

Music: Michael Meem

Much has changed in the global economy since the early days of industrialisation. Supply chains have reshuffled, technological has changed, labour practices have evolved. One thing that has remained largely unchanged over this time is the linear model for resource consumption that follows a take-make-dispose pattern.

On this episode of Think: Business Futures, Nicole and David speak to Melissa Edwards about designing goods to be reintroduced back into the consumption model. This model is referred to as the ‘circular consumption model.’

Melissa Edwards is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Business School. You can find out more about her research here.

Rebecca Van Amber is a Research Associate at the Institute for Frontier Materials at Deakin University. For more information on the Circular Jeans project, visit Denim goes green thanks to Deakin innovation.

Further reading:

Key principles for a circular fashion industry

Patagonia- Don’t buy this jacket

What We Learned in the Rainforest: Business Lessons from Nature

Stella McCartney on fashion waste in the Guardian

Music: Michael Meem