Circular economy, biodiversity, and the road to COP17
From The Circular Economy Show Podcast by Ellen MacArthur Foundation
March 10, 2026 · 19 min · Episode 211
About this episode
The episode discusses the connection between circular economy solutions and biodiversity loss, featuring insights from experts ahead of the COP17 Biodiversity Conference.
Biodiversity loss is accelerating at an alarming rate, but could circular economy solutions help turn things around? In this episode of The Circular Economy Show, Lou speaks with Marianne Kettunen, Biodiversity Lead for Policy at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Bianca Brasil, Programme Manager at the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. They explore why around 90% of biodiversity loss is linked to the way we extract and process resources, how circular business models can support the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework, and what needs to happen before the COP17 Biodiversity Conference to accelerate action. The conversation also looks at the growing role of businesses in biodiversity discussions, why circular economy and biodiversity strategies must be better connected, and how global supply chains could help scale solutions worldwide.
People in this episode
Host: Lou
Guests: Marianne Kettunen, Bianca Brasil
Topics covered
- circular economy
- biodiversity
- sustainability
- business models
- global supply chains
- COP17
Keywords
- biodiversity loss
- circular economy
- sustainability
- business models
- COP17
- Global Biodiversity Framework
- resource extraction
- supply chains
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Books & works: Global Biodiversity Framework
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