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Circular economic models, such as Doughnut Economics, engage communities in sustainable practices. Fair Trade and climate change sustainability are interconnected. Fair Trade practices align with climate sustainability efforts by promoting ethical, environmentally responsible and climate-resilient approaches to trade and commerce. Producers and consumers benefit while contributing to global climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Understanding the Circular Economy
Understanding the Circular Economy
Audience: Teen, adult
Format: Comprehensive website of resources, including videos, podcasts and text resources. Many resources available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Earthday.org
Format: Informative text with links
What is circular economy and why does it matter?
Audience: Adult
Source: UN Development Programme News & Stories
Format: News story
Colombia, Jamaica and Panamá unite to combat urban plastic pollution (via circular economic model implementation)
Audience: Adult
Source: UNEP
Format: Press release
The Circular Economy in Cities and Regions
Audience: Adult
Source: OECD
Format: Resource page of case studies in urban areas
RE-CIRCLE: resource efficiency and circular economy
Audience: Adult
Source: OECD
Format: Resource page of policy guides for circular economic policies (PDF)
Here's how we can turn more industries into circular economies
Audience: Adult
Source: World Economic Forum
Format: Text with embedded video
Doughnut Economics
Doughnut Economics
Kate Raworth: Exploring Doughnut Economics
Audience: Teen, adult
Format: Website with videos explaining doughnut economics
Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL)
Audience: Teen, adult
Format: Website with videos showing doughnut economics at work in communities
”We shouldn’t be afraid of involving businesses”: Doughnut Economics in Brussels
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Resilience
Format: Interview article
Fair Trade
Fair Trade
Fairtrade farmers are on the frontline of climate change
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Fairtrade America
Format: Infographics, text, and embedded video
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Fairtrade Foundation
Format: Text and photos
How Fairtrade addresses climate change and the environment
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Fairtrade International
Format: Stories with photographs
Fair Trade and the Environment
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Fair Trade USA
10 ways Fairtrade helps advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Fairtrade Foundation
Format: Text
Videos & Podcasts
Videos & Podcasts
Re-thinking progress: The circular economy
Audience: Teen
Source: TED-Ed Global Economics Collection
Can the Circular Economy Solve Our Plastics Problem?
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Getting Warmer with Kal Penn Bloomberg Originals YouTube Playlist
Doughnut Economics Action Lab YouTube channel
Audience: Teen, adult
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Fairtrade America YouTube playlist
The Circular Economy Show Podcast YouTube playlist
Audience: Adult
Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation YouTube channel
Teaching Materials
Teaching Materials
All About the Circular Economy
Audience: Youth, teen
Source: National Geographic Kids
Format: Informational text, word bank, infographic, online quiz
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: ELT Footprint
Format: Links to resources and lessons
Eco-Schools Project Advancing the Circular Economy (E-SPACE)
Audience: Teen
Source: Eco-Schools
Format: Curriculum guide and lesson plans
The Circular Economy: A New Way to Design, Make, and Use Things
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Subject to Climate
Format: Lesson based on short video
Audience: Adult
Source: BBC 6-Minute English
Format: 6-minute podcast with vocabulary and transcript
How Do We Create a Better Economy?
Audience: Teen
Source: TED-Ed
Format: Webpage with quiz and discussion questions
Fair Trade in Your Classroom Lesson Plans
Audience: Teen
Format: Links to unit plans on fair trade and sustainability
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