'Sleepwalking into circular washing': Is unsustainable consumption throwing the circular economy into reverse?

Michael Holder
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'Lofty' speeches and targets from companies and governments are failing to translate into reductions in virgin material use, a new report by Deloitte and Circle Economy Foundation warns

The global shift towards a more circular economy appears to be going backwards after the proportion of virgin materials consumed worldwide rose once again last year, in an ongoing trend that poses a huge...

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