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Circular Economy Podcast - Episode 58 Rae Stanton - Lush Cosmetics

Episode 59 – Rae Stanton of Lush

by Catherine Weetman
8th August 202122nd December 2022

Rae Stanton is the Earthcare Retail Lead for Lush Cosmetics UK and Ireland, using Permaculture principles to provide environmental best practice insight and guidance on packaging, sourcing regenerative ingredients and much more.
We find out how Lush embeds Permaculture and regenerative agriculture approaches into its business practices, and why Lush realised it needed to ‘own the packaging solution’ instead of relying on municipal recycling collections. Rae explains how Lush engaged its customers in designing ‘bring-back’ solutions, including asking them how much the reward should be.

Peter Desmond circular economy Strategic Advisor

How can we make more of scarce resources, reduce waste and move away from our current linear economy of ‘take-make-use-dispose’?

by Catherine Weetman
16th March 20185th December 2020

Small business can benefit from circular economy approaches. Peter Desmond outlines how you can get started by considering 6 P’s: Products, Processes, Policies, Peer to Peer sharing, Practice and Packaging.

circular economy multiplier for impact sourcing

The circular economy – the multiplier for impact sourcing

by Catherine Weetman
28th August 201722nd March 2024

This article explores how you can use procurement to make a social impact in manufacturing, agriculture and extractive industry supply chains, helping disadvantaged workers and communities.

Think global, act circular

by Catherine Weetman
26th February 20165th April 2024

The circular economy: securing tomorrow’s resources at yesterday’s prices The circular economy is currently a hot topic, with regular features in the business press, support from the World Economic Forum, and a more ambitious European Union (EU) strategy due this autumn. How can procurement teams use it to create new value for the business? Demand… Read More »Think global, act circular