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.
Is it always circular to turn a product into a service?
Even when goods are sold as rental or subscription services to extend their lifespan, other factors still matter in determining whether they're circular. Read More
Coca-Cola experiments with BYOB (aka bring your own bottle)
Alongside innovations in recycled content and renewable plastic, the company's Dasani brand is expanding pilots of its water dispenser line, PureFill. Read More
How recommerce innovator Yerdle is navigating the hurdles of complexities of retail
Each item it processes is unique, so the company has built eight apps to help make decisions. Read More
Catching up with circular design pioneer Bill McDonough
The foundational thinker and author chats about why we need more practical examples of what's working in the world of circularity. Read More
Is an Impossible Burger circular?
Plant-based meats are one piece of an evolving tapestry of technologies, solutions and systems that are slowly shifting from extraction to regeneration. Read More
Growing the fashion industry's digital backbone
A new initiative aims to digitize clothing labels — and drastically could improve apparel reuse, repair and recycling. Read More
A conversation with Google's circularity maven, CSO Kate Brandt
A Q&A with Google's resident circular economy expert and Circularity 19 advisor on how tech matters to new systems. Read More
Circularity needs a positive narrative to drive action
Images of doom and gloom, like that sea turtle with a straw stuck up its nose, have their limits. Let's focus on showcasing the solutions. Read More
Why we're still at sea on ocean plastics — the real reasons we haven’t solved the plastic crisis yet
Our circular economy analyst on the Ocean Plastics Leadership Summit, a seaside session with companies, NGOs, waste management firms and innovators. Read More
Tom Szaky of Terracycle on reuse's 'cool factor'
Consumers love a shiny new object — how can a reuse model replace that relationship? Read More
