Circular Snapshots | COP30 and progress in the circular economy

It’s easy to look at the news headlines and feel like everything is going backwards, but in this episode we ask you to look a little deeper and see the story beneath the headlines. Progress is possible and happening everywhere from plastics to fashion to the automotive sector, and even at COP.

Listen in to hear:

• Whether COP still matters, and if so, for what?
• Why Honda’s circularity center in Ohio is an important step
• What we learned from Patagonia’s first ever environmental and social progress report
• Why many of the world’s biggest brands are backing a new agenda for plastics

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Explore the articles Seb mentioned in this episode:

1) Circular economy thematic day at COP30 (Circular Online)

https://www.circularonline.co.uk/news/cop30-marks-first-ever-circular-economy-day-as-global-climate-talks-intensify/

2) Honda opening its circularity center (Trellis)

https://trellis.net/article/honda-recycling-ohio-plant-opens-circularity/

3) Analysis of Patagonia’s environmental and social report (Trellis)

https://trellis.net/article/patagonias-comprehensive-plan-counter-rising-emissions/

4) Reuters on businesses supporting the Foundation’s 2030 Plastics Agenda for Business

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/global-companies-push-regulation-plastics-reduction-report-shows-2025-11-04/