Lauren Phipps
Yale School of the Environment
Lauren Phipps works to accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular economy. She is a Master of Environmental Management student at the Yale School of the Environment, with concentrations in industrial ecology and business. Her work focuses on circularity, critical materials and strategies to forge and future-proof mineral value chains for the clean energy transition. Lauren is a 2050 Fellow at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, leads the Business & Environment Club at Yale and served as a 2023 EDF Climate Corps Fellow. Prior to Yale, Lauren led circular economy strategy, programs and partnerships as Vice President and Senior Analyst at GreenBiz Group. During her time at GreenBiz, Lauren launched Circularity, the world’s largest circular economy conference, and authored an industry-leading weekly newsletter on the topic. She holds a BA in Environmental Analysis and Sociology from Pitzer College.
What Biden could do about plastics
If the historic influx of recycling legislation in Congress over the past few years tells us anything, it’s that recycling and materials management are on the national agenda. Read More
There are no 'silver bullet' solutions to plastics
The material itself is not the crux of the problem. Read More
4 tips for changing consumer behavior
Rethinking supply chains and infrastructure to create a circular economy is critical, but these structures and innovations will work only if consumers embrace the new models. Read More
What's in style this fall? A flurry of circular fashion news
From Levi's first resale offering to H&M's first in-store garment-to-garment recycling system, the runaway for innovation is intriguing. Read More
Pondering the packaging and food waste tradeoffs of meal delivery kits
In the choice between one waste stream or another, the circular economy envisions secret option No. 3: a world in which decisions aren’t made through a convoluted calculus weighing the lesser of two evils. Read More
The perfect pair? Custom-fit jeans startup challenges fast fashion mindset
Instead of buying off the rack, consumers receive a bespoke pair customized for their body. Aside from eliminating inventory waste, the hope is customers will keep the durable apparel longer. Read More
Maybe it's time to think about composting clothing
If we can't keep certain items from winding up in oceans or landfills, we should redesign with the expectation of that leakage. Read More
Chefs could be the missing ingredient for circular food systems
Their role: minimize waste, celebrate indigenous choices and make regenerative habits tempting and delicious. Read More
TerraCycle's Tom Szaky on reuse in the age of contagion
"While we should certainly be freaked out about the concept of COVID, we shouldn't be freaked out about the concept of reuse." Read More
The pandemic is changing the dialogue about reusable packaging
Latent distrust about safety won't disappear on its own, so advocates must prepare to double down on discussing the virtues of reusable bags, cups or containers. Read More
