Circular Innovation Council | Buying the Future You Want

Building Market Confidence: Recycled Asphalt Pavement

Aug 9, 2021 | Case Studies, Construction & Renovation, Featured

In 2018, the City of Richmond, in collaboration with the National Zero Waste Council and Lafarge Canada, initiated a pilot to build market confidence in using recycled asphalt in paving and road applications. In November 2020, 800-metres of road was paved with asphalt...

Procurement: Secret Weapon in Global Fight Against Climate Change

Mar 25, 2021 | News

When it comes to supply chain sustainability, procurement leaders’ hands can often be tied. While environmental impacts are increasingly front of mind, corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments rarely extend to sourcing. In many cases, procurement teams are...

What if the world’s biggest customer went green? U.S. government wants to find out

Mar 12, 2021 | News

Every year the federal government spends more than $500 billion purchasing goods and services to support its operations. That’s roughly the size of Sweden’s economy, and it makes the United States government the single biggest consumer in the world. In...

City of Richmond supports motion to apply circularity to purchasing

Mar 1, 2021 | News

In a 6-1 decision, Richmond city council moved forward with plans to buy more sustainably. Only Coun. Michael Wolfe voted against the motion to support a policy applying “circular economy criteria” when procuring items for the city like construction...

Sustainable Montreal 2016-2020

Jan 26, 2021 | North America, Policies & Frameworks

Montreal plans to innovate and demonstrate creativity to become models in their management practices and plans, policies, and programs by integrating sustainable development principles into all facets of their activities. Making the transition toward a green, circular...