Medellin: Towards a Circular Economy
Last November 29th and 30th, Circular Economy actors from all over Latin America and beyond were invited to participate in the Circular...
Circular Economy in the Americas: Insights from the first Circular Economy Forum of the Americas
In Europe, it is common to find forums focused on Circular Economy in countries such as the Netherlands, Germany, England, Finland or...
About the Circular Economy Forum of the Americas
The first Circular Economy Forum of the Americas (CEFA2017) took place successfully in Medellin, Colombia on November 29th and 30th,...
Rethinking the transition from a linear to a circular model in the American Continent through CEFA
Warning: the "take, make, dispose of" model is reaching a limit. The current economic linear system is creating a vast amount of waste...
Circular Economy: An important Challenge for Latin America
With resource extraction and industrial production activities in Latin America contributing to the global economy, it is important to...
The Circular Economy Forum of the Americas: The first step toward a Sustainable Continent
The Circular Economy Forum of the Americas (CEFA) is an initiative organized by the Circular Economy Platform of the Americas...
Circular Economy and the Americas – we need to distinguish between circularity, circular economy and
Circularity has been the base of life on Planet Earth; water, CO2 and matter circulate in chaotic self-organised systems, which do not...
Circular Economy: Tips for its implementation in Latin-American enterprises
Implementing a Circular Economy strategy at the corporate level in Latin America is not an easy task. Certainly, you will find in the...
The 10 Key Messages at the first World Circular Economy Forum for realizing Circular Economy
The Americas Sustainable Development Foundation (ASDF) is happy to have participated at the inaugural World Circular Economy Forum 2017...
Sustainability – Are We Just Going Round In Circles?
Ever since Sustainable Development became “a thing” with its definition in the Brundtland Commission’s 1987 report ‘Our Common Future’,...