Circularity.fm
Circularity.fm is the podcast about understanding, building and managing circular business models.
Most episode showcase one specific organisation that runs a circular business model or a business model in the circular economy. This can be a startup, an established SME or a business field of a corporate. Hence, interviews are both about founding and funding a circular business as well as transforming an existing linear business to a circular one, be it in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa or Australia. The podcast focuses on experiences made in this build-up and transformation phase.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 64
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Circulating Creativity Through Conversation
How can conversation become a real driver of circular transformation?
In this episode, George Marshall explains why conversations are central to circular change and how to design them…
Building Regenerative Economies in Practice
What does it take to build truly regenerative economies?
Circularity is not just about recycling or material flows. It also requires transforming how we use land, mana…
Do We Know Why We Need Product Passports?
Do we really understand the value of product passports?
As regulations like the Digital Product Passport take shape, many companies are focused on compliance. But the …
How Robots Will Dismantle All Our Products
Can robotics make large-scale disassembly a reality for the circular economy?
Automated disassembly is emerging as a key enabler for circular strategies such as repair…
Chemistry in Circularity: What the Future Holds
How can the chemical industry become a driving force for a circular economy?
From molecular design to large-scale production, the chemical sector underpins nearly ever…
Beyond the Pilot: Succeeding in Textile Recommerce
What does it really take to build a successful textile recommerce model?
Product lifetime extension and recommerce are widely seen as pillars of a circular economy, bu…
Circularity in Electronics and Automation
Is circularity the next frontier for German engineering?
From industrial automation to in-vehicle electronics, high-performance systems depend on complex, globally sou…
Extended Producer Responsibility for Textiles
How can Germany design a workable EPR scheme for textiles?
With Extended Producer Responsibility approaching, the textile sector in Germany faces increasing pressure t…
Ecology: What nature says | CIRCULAR REPUBLIC Festival 2025
Are we truly shifting beyond the linear economy or just circling around it?
Despite growing pressure on natural systems and the depletion of critical resources, the shift toward a circular economy re…
Behind the Scenes of the Circular Design Summit with Bernd Müller
Why is design still overlooked in Germany’s circular economy events?
Most circular economy events in Germany focus on engineering, technology and economic policy. But design, where 80% of a product’s…
The Circular Shift Panel Discussion | Circular Design Summit 2025
This episode is a recorded panel session from the Circular Design Summit 2025 explores how design can accelerate the shift toward a circular economy by rethinking roles, materials, and systems. Moder…
Earth Compatible by Katie Morgenroth from Google | Circular Design Summit 2025
How can design help tackle the global e-waste challenge?
In this episode, Katie Morgenroth, Head of Sustainable Design at Google, explains how her team works across hardware products like Pixel, Nest…
How can Venture Capital be Regenerative with Alessa Berg from Top Tier Impact
Regeneration is gaining traction, but what does it take to finance and scale truly regenerative businesses…
Selecting the right investors for your materials startup with Jakob Röskamp from Traceless Materials
What does it take to secure funding for asset-heavy, circular startups?
In this episode, Jakob Röskamp, CFO at T…
How Purpose-Driven Investors and Impact Founders Accelerate Systemic Change with Tina Dreimann from Better Ventures
How can purpose-driven founders and investors work together to build the solutions our economy urgently needs?
Many startups are building solutions that tar…
New Critical Materials, Supply Chain Infrastructure, and Modular Solutions in the Circular Economy with Aly Bryan
What will it take to recover more critical materials when demand is growing and recovery systems aren’t keeping up?
With the growing deployment of solar pan…
How to Get VC funding for Circular and Impact-driven Startups with Charlotte Lafont from Ring Capital
"What does it take for circular and impact-driven startups to raise funding from VCs?
In this episode, Charlotte Lafont, …
How a global leader in building solutions invests in circular startups with Bengt Steinbrecher from Holcim Maqer Venture
What does it take to invest in circularity in construction - an industry defined by waste, emissions, and l…
Leveraging New Technologies to Decarbonise the Economy with Mark Windeknecht from World Fund | Venture Capital
Decarbonising the economy is a political goal and a commercial opportunity. How can circular startups benefit as well?
In this episode, Mark Win…
Plastic waste as a business opportunity in Asia & Latin America with Ellen Martin from Circulate Capital | Venture Capital
Ocean plastics are a danger to the environment and humans. Cleaning it up and avoiding it from happening is a business opportunity, though.
In this…