74: Circular Economy with Ladeja Godina Košir

What is circular economy? And what are two things that CEOs and other stakeholders should now about it? Ladeja Godina Košir is the Founder and Executive Director at Circular Change, and Co-chair of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP), a joint initiative by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

In this episode:

• What is circular economy?
• Why is the EU pushing so hard with regulations to transition Europe to a circular society?
• Why is it so important for business leaders to act now?
• What are one or two things a CEO should pay special attention to right now when it comes to circular economy?
• What is the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform?
• What is extended producer responsibility (EPR)?
• How does this affect how investors see risk?

Recommended books from Ladeja:

• Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
• A Good Disruption: Redefining Growth in the Twenty-First Century

Circular Change