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.
Furniture as a service — PaaS or fail?
IKEA's new products-as-a-service model offering shows its circular efforts, but there are still questions to be answered. Read More
Just add nature: 7 biomimicry entrepreneurs to debut at Circularity 19
Biomimicry and circularity go hand-in-hand. Read More
Can Big Chemical end plastics pollution?
Dow, BASF, ExxonMobil, Chevron Phillips and DSM have pledged to fight plastic waste across the value chain. Read More
The naked truth about clothing rental
Apparel sharing services are the new-fashioned way. Read More
4 ways your business can talk circular (without talking in circles)
Skip the buzzwords and focus on how circularity can improve products and the entire customer experience. Read More
Why Motorola is making it easier for you to fix your own mobile phone
The debate about the right to repair is shifting as more consumer electronics companies explore circular product models. Read More
The 'Intel Inside' of circular plastics
Meet Loop Industries and its radical approach to reinventing plastics. Read More
Circularity in our solar energy system
As the renewables market accelerates, can we find a way to make PV cells sustainable? Read More
How Philips became a pioneer of circularity-as-a-service
Don't forget to consider business model innovation from the consumer's point of view. Read More
Down with upcycling?
It's great that old plastic bottles can be turned into garments and carpets. But what's next? Read More
