Ellen MacArthur Foundation

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK registered charity[1] which aims to inspire a generation to re-think, re-design & build a positive future through the framework of a circular economy.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation
TypeRegistered Charity
IndustryCircular economy
Founded23 June 2009
FounderDame Ellen MacArthur, Chair of Trustees
Philip Sellwood, Trustee
Peter Morgan, Trustee
Headquarters
Cowes
,
United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Andrew Morlet, Chief Executive Officer
£1,151,488[1]
£481,525[1]
WebsiteOfficial Website

Founded on 23 June 2009, the Foundation was publicly launched on 2 September 2010 by Dame Ellen MacArthur at the Science Museum, with the support of a group of 'Founding Partners', B&Q, BT, Cisco, National Grid and Renault[2] The charity was inspired by MacArthur's sailing experiences[2][3] and she put GBP 500,000 of her own money into the project. Another GBP 6 mil was raised by the five founding partners.

On 17 May 2017, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in conjunction with the Prince of Wales' International Sustainability Unit, launched a USD 2 million prize fund for innovations which work towards the management of waste plastics.[4][5]

Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE)

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a founding member and knowledge partner of the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE), which is a public-private collaboration platform and project accelerator launched out of the World Economic Forum focusing on the circular economy.[6][7][8]

References
  1. Charity Commission. Ellen MacArthur Foundation, registered charity no. 1130306.
  2. "Interview: Ellen MacArthur - Voyage of self-discovery". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  3. "Top yachtswoman Ellen teams up with university to promote sustainable living". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. "Prince of Wales: plastic in world's oceans is a 'growing human disaster'". The Daily Telegraph. 18 May 2017.
  5. "A new $2 million prize to stop plastic waste taking over the oceans". World Economic Forum. 18 May 2017.
  6. https://sdg.iisd.org/news/wef-launches-public-private-platform-on-circular-economy/
  7. https://www.weforum.org/projects/circular-economy
  8. https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/news/the-ellen-macarthur-foundation-signs-new-agreement-with-un-environment
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