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Rob Opsomer

@robopsomer

Executive Lead - Systemic Initiatives at Ellen MacArthur Foundation @circulareconomy

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Ellen MacArthur Foundation (@circulareconomy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today marks the release of #BreakingthePlasticWave, launched by the The Pew Trusts & Systemiq. We have shaped a perspective on its findings, outlining what businesses and governments must so right now if we want to put a stop to plastic pollution tinyurl.com/plasticwave

Today marks the release of #BreakingthePlasticWave, launched by the <a href="/pewtrusts/">The Pew Trusts</a> &amp; <a href="/SYSTEMIQ_Ltd/">Systemiq</a>. We have shaped a perspective on its findings, outlining what businesses and governments must so right now if we want to put a stop to plastic pollution tinyurl.com/plasticwave
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This landmark report shows again the stark reality of the plastics crisis. It also shows the relative contribution of known solutions to address it .. elimination, innovation for new product delivery models including reuse, and dramatic increases in recycling are all essential.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation (@circulareconomy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To solve plastic pollution, we need to: (1). Eliminate the plastic we don’t need (2). Innovate at unprecedented speed and scale (3). Circulate the plastic we do need Only then we will be able to put a stop to it tinyurl.com/plasticwave #circulareconomy #BreakingThePlasticWave

To solve plastic pollution, we need to:

(1). Eliminate the plastic we don’t need
(2). Innovate at unprecedented speed and scale
(3). Circulate the plastic we do need

Only then we will be able to put a stop to it tinyurl.com/plasticwave 

#circulareconomy #BreakingThePlasticWave
Ellen MacArthur Foundation (@circulareconomy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Could plastic production plants be the next stranded assets? As the plastics industry spends hundreds of billions to expand production by 40% by 2030, #BreakingthePlasticWave shows plastic production must stop growing if we are to tackle plastic pollution tinyurl.com/plasticwave

Ellen MacArthur Foundation (@circulareconomy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The question is not whether a #circulareconomy for plastic is possible, but what we will do together to make it happen. We need to urgently scale up our efforts. We urge more businesses and governments to join us & tackle plastic pollution at the source tinyurl.com/plasticwave

The question is not whether a #circulareconomy for plastic is possible, but what we will do together to make it happen. 

We need to urgently scale up our efforts. We urge more businesses and governments to join us &amp; tackle plastic pollution at the source 
tinyurl.com/plasticwave
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.Timberland's 2030 vision goes beyond just reducing negative impacts, and promotes positive outcomes for the environment in the long term: By 2030: - 100% of their natural materials will be regeneratively sourced - 100% of their products will be designed for circularity

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Our latest position paper outlines why finance is vital to scale the transition to the #circulareconomy and create new and better growth opportunities for investors, banks, and other financial services firms ow.ly/LXdc50BneY6 #FinancingCircularEconomy

Our latest position paper outlines why finance is vital to scale the transition to the #circulareconomy and create new and better growth opportunities for investors, banks, and other financial services firms ow.ly/LXdc50BneY6
#FinancingCircularEconomy
Ellen MacArthur Foundation (@circulareconomy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The #circulareconomy offers significant growth opportunities, over and above providing a viable and positive way to address ESG concerns and deliver on climate targets, and can become a real value driver for the financial sector. More in our newest paper ow.ly/fDFf50BnhaM

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From offering significant growth opportunities and addressing ESG concerns to creating value and managing risks for entire value chains and industries, the #circulareconomy presents a multi-trillion dollar economic opportunity. Finance can help scale it ow.ly/JRRY50BnTC7

From offering significant growth opportunities and addressing ESG concerns to creating value and managing risks for entire value chains and industries, the #circulareconomy presents a multi-trillion dollar economic opportunity. Finance can help scale it 
ow.ly/JRRY50BnTC7
BlackRock UK (@blackrock_uk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As a partner of Ellen MacArthur Foundation we are delighted to see the launch of their ‘Financing the Circular Economy - Capturing the Opportunity’ position paper, outlining the vital work being done to push forward the development of the #CircularEconomy.

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Scaling the #circulareconomy is not just about investing in perfectly circular companies or divesting from extractive ones, but about engaging with and encouraging companies in every industry to make the transition. Discover the role of finance in this at ow.ly/wwSg50BnWKP

Scaling the #circulareconomy is not just about investing in perfectly circular companies or divesting from extractive ones, but about engaging with and encouraging companies in every industry to make the transition. Discover the role of finance in this at ow.ly/wwSg50BnWKP
Ellen MacArthur Foundation (@circulareconomy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Finance is in many ways the oxygen of the economy,” - the group chief executive of Barclays Bank, Jes Staley, talks about the need for finance to help drive economic growth, but in a way that protects the environment. Explore our latest paper at ow.ly/NYD450Br2M7

Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy (@trienensinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to attend "Financing the Circular Economy" discussion with our friends at Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Morgan Stanley, and Citi at the FT Global Moral Money Summit. Explore the agenda here: bit.ly/3j1rwue #FTMoralMoney

Excited to attend "Financing the Circular Economy" discussion with our friends at <a href="/circulareconomy/">Ellen MacArthur Foundation</a>, <a href="/MorganStanley/">Morgan Stanley</a>, and <a href="/Citi/">Citi</a> at the FT Global Moral Money Summit. Explore the agenda here: bit.ly/3j1rwue #FTMoralMoney
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Join us on Thursday at 17.00 GMT lnkd.in/eZjQVN5 Rob Opsomer, the Foundation’s Executive Lead for Systemic Initiatives will be joined by Audrey Choi CMO and CSO Morgan Stanley and Keith Tuffley , Global Co-Head, Sustainability & Corporate Transitions group Citibank

Ellen MacArthur Foundation (@circulareconomy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As part of the #FTMoralMoney Summit, the Foundation’s Rob Opsomer will be joined by Morgan Stanley's Audrey Choi, May Jaramillo of Hello, and Citibank's Keith Tuffley tomorrow, Oct. 1, to discuss how finance can help scale the #circulareconomy bit.ly/2G4PWVL

As part of the #FTMoralMoney Summit, the Foundation’s <a href="/RobOpsomer/">Rob Opsomer</a> will be joined by <a href="/MorganStanley/">Morgan Stanley</a>'s Audrey Choi, May Jaramillo of <a href="/BarclaysIB/">Hello</a>, and <a href="/Citibank/">Citibank</a>'s <a href="/KeithTuffley/">Keith Tuffley</a> tomorrow, Oct. 1, to discuss how finance can help scale the #circulareconomy
 bit.ly/2G4PWVL
Ellen MacArthur Foundation (@circulareconomy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In his latest Netflix documentary, #DavidAttenborough calls for us to work with nature rather than against it. We need urgent action to avoid a future in which there is more plastic than fish in our oceans. We need a #circulareconomy for plastic.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation (@circulareconomy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In a joint report with WWF and Boston Consulting Group, we set out the opportunity for a new global UN treaty on plastic pollution, giving governments and businesses the impetus to move forward more decisively and accelerate the transition to a #circulareconomy for plastic tinyurl.com/y63x85rn

In a joint report with <a href="/WWF/">WWF</a> and <a href="/BCG/">Boston Consulting Group</a>, we set out the opportunity for a new global UN treaty on plastic pollution, giving governments and businesses the impetus to move forward more decisively and accelerate the transition to a #circulareconomy for plastic tinyurl.com/y63x85rn
Ellen MacArthur Foundation (@circulareconomy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join Kelly Slater, Evet Sanchez, Marina Testino & Catcher in the Style alongside #JeansRedesign participants Tommy Hilfiger, Weekday, and Hirdaramani Group to find out what’s different about circular jeans compared to the ones we wear today. Full documentary at ow.ly/Ava650BXqNh