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By Alison McRae, Senior Director of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce It was such a pleasure to be at our first in person gathering for the Circular Glasgow Network just last week. Embodied by the kind of ambition that we have come to know from this group, the event was enhanced by discussions from trail-blazing businesses…

Written by: Alison McRae, Senior Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce First published: The Herald, Wednesday 16th February 2022     As we learn more about Glasgow’s most recent accolade by the UK Government as an Innovation Accelerator, there is so much to be hopeful about. Ecosystems built around innovation are developing across the city, such…

Written by: Alison McRae, Senior Director of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce When it comes to young people and the climate crisis most people will think of Greta Thunberg. She has advocated that no one is too small to make a difference and has certainly captured the imagination of so many.  As host city for COP26,…

Written by Rebecca Ricketts, Senior Project Advisor, Circular Glasgow and Plate up for Glasgow Campaign Lead. Did you know that globally about one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted?  That’s the equivalent of heading along to your favourite supermarket, buying enough food to fill three Bags for Life, getting home…

As part of our ongoing member and business guest blog series, Ryan Stodart of Circuthon®Consulting has written about the significant incoming legislation on packaging, the potential impacts for businesses and possible solutions. It is crucial that businesses are ready for incoming regulations (e.g., around Deposit Return Schemes and Extended Producer Responsibility) to minimise financial liabilities…

As part of our ongoing member and business guest blog series, Ryan Stodart of Circuthon®Consulting has written about the incoming legislation on packaging, the potential impacts for businesses and possible solutions. Deposit Return Schemes While the Scottish Government review on the DRS is ongoing, registration is still set to begin on January 1st, 2022. Resultantly,…

As part of our ongoing member and business guest blog series, Ryan Stodart of Circuthon®Consulting has written about the incoming legislation on packaging, the potential impacts for businesses and possible solutions. Deposit Return Scheme Over 8 billion drinks containers were unrecycled in the UK in 2019. This was largely PET bottles (40%), cans (33%) and…

Stories are a part of our everyday life. We share the best and worst moments of our day with loved ones through stories. We recount our favourite memories with friends through stories. We imagine what our future may look like or places we’d love to explore using our imagination and stories. In short, there is not a day goes by that we don’t encounter or use stories to articulate and communicate our thoughts, ambitions and challenges.   The importance…

Written by: Laura McHard – Co-founder, After The Pandemic Pollution. Rising sea levels. Resilience in an uncertain world.   Transitioning business models towards a circular economy. Achieving sustainability and circularity in our businesses may, understandably, feel like a daunting or even impossible task. How do we get there? Where do we start? Who has the answers?…

As part of our ongoing member and business guest blog series, ACS Clothing has written about the challenges facing the fashion industry and their views on how to drive an authentic circular approach. Redirecting the focus of fashion As sustainability remains the word of the moment and consumers continue to vote with their wallets in…