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Tim Forslund works on the circular economy at the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. As a key part of his work at Sitra, Tim has analysed how circular economy strategies can help tackle biodiversity loss, including through the circular bioeconomy.
We’ll be talking about Sitra’s latest handbook for businesses, CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS FOR NATURE, which helps companies aiming to integrate circular business models into their operations so they can address biodiversity loss.
Sitra’s handbook includes a primer on the interconnections between circularity and nature, and sets out a three-step approach for action:
- identifying critical biodiversity impacts in the value chain;
- using circular solutions to tackle these impacts;
- designing the circular transformation journey.
Sitra is a public fund, think tank and future house. The circular economy has been a central part of Sitra’s work for more than 10 years. In 2016, it led the work for the world’s first national circular economy roadmap, and in 2017, it started the World Circular Economy Forum.
CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS FOR NATURE is the third of Sitra’s handbooks for business, following on from its publications on technology and the chemical industry
International speaker, author and strategic advisor, Catherine Weetman helps people discover why circular, regenerative and fair solutions are better for people, planet – and prosperity.
Catherine’s award-winning book: A Circular Economy Handbook: How to Build a More Resilient, Competitive and Sustainable Business includes lots of practical examples and tips on getting started.
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Links we mention in the episode:
Links for our guest:
- Tim Forslund on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-forslund-7701b3136/
- Sitra on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sitra/posts/?feedView=all
- WCEF’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-circular-economy-forum/posts/?feedView=all
- Sitra’s Circular solutions for Nature – handbook and case list: https://www.sitra.fi/en/projects/circular-solutions-for-nature/
Books, people and organisations we mentioned
- Axfoundation https://www.axfoundation.se
- The Lifestyle test: https://www.sitra.fi/en/projects/lifestyle-test-2/
Guest bio
Tim Forslund works with circular economy at the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. As a key part of his work at Sitra, Tim has analysed how circular economy strategies can help tackle biodiversity loss, not least through the circular bioeconomy. Tim now spends most of his time within the Policy Lab of the EU Circular Economy Resource Centre, which has been set up to facilitate exchange with and support EU Partner Countries in the Global South with their circular economy work.
The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra is a public fund, think tank and future house. Its role is to anticipate the future, drive change and accelerate solutions to major challenges in our society in collaboration with other actors. The circular economy has been a central part of Sitra’s work for more than 10 years. In 2016, Sitra led the work with the world’s first national circular economy roadmap, and in 2017, it started the World Circular Economy Forum.
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Podcast music
Thanks to Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow, otherwise known as the brilliant, inventive and generous folk duo, O’Hooley & Tidow for allowing me to use the instrumentals from the live version of Summat’s Brewin’ as music for the podcast. You can find the whole track (inspired by the Copper Family song “Oh Good Ale”) on their album, also called Summat’s Brewin’. Or, follow them on Twitter.
