The Circular Economy Podcast

Catherine Weetman interviews inspiring people who are making the circular economy happen. We explore how circular, regenerative and fair solutions are better for people, planet and prosperity.

We’ll hear from entrepreneurs & business owners, social enterprises, and leading thinkers.

You’ll find the show notes, links and transcripts at circulareconomypodcast.com, where you can subscribe to updates and our monthly edition of Circular Insights.

We’re ranked in the top 5% of ALL podcasts globally, with listeners in over 130 countries. If you can recommend a circular business, start-up or social enterprise in a developing country as a guest, please let us know!

Latest episode

Ep81 Rene Bethmann – Vaude Sports

René Bethmann – circular designs for outdoor sports gear

19th June 2022 Circular economy design fashion & textiles materials recycling
How do we navigate the tensions of having brilliant products that help us enjoy outdoor activities, yet which are difficult to repair and recycle? René Bethmann specializes in textile and apparel technology, and is leading new approaches to the design of more circular products and materials at Vaude Sports. René focuses on emotional durability, repairability and renewable or recyclable materials. Plus, if we focus on defossilization, not decarbonization, we can unlock new ways of thinking…

Looking for a podcast episode on a specific sector, or for a particular circular economy strategy? We’ve created an index page with an interactive spreadsheet. Now, you can sort, filter and search for relevant episodes. We’ll try to keep it up to date.

The index spreadsheet includes  the location of the person/organisation’s base and the industry sector related to their work. There’s also a link to the relevant episode page on our website, which has a player, shownotes, the links we mention and a transcript. Click here to open the summary page, scroll down to see the spreadsheet.

catherine weetman interviewing circular economy businesses

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Scroll down to see the full episode list below – each episode has accompanying show notes with links and transcripts.

Catherine Weetman interviews the people making the circular economy happen: rethinking how we design, make and use everything.  We talk to entrepreneurs & business owners, social enterprises, and leading thinkers. 

We find out how they got involved, and invite them to share their ‘lessons learned’ and top tips for you.  How are they using circular approaches to create value, increase resilience and reduce risk, to make a competitive, sustainable organisation?

Want to know more about the what the circular economy is, and how it can help your business?  Listen to Episode 1, or read our article: What is the circular economy?  In Episode 2, we dig into the ‘linear economy’ – what are the risks and global mega-trends driving the need to rethink how we design, make and use everything?  What does this mean for your business? Or, scroll down to see the full episode list below

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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’. You can follow them on Twitter too.