What is place economy? And why is it, together with value and area optimisation, an aspect all developers should consider early on in a place transformation process? Read more about how to create active and attractive places which provide long-term, sustainable value.

Hvor kommer vi fra? Naturen. Det er kun et kort tidsperspektiv vi mennesker har plassert oss over naturen, men det ser vi at ikke er holdbart. Vi er natur. Hvordan kan vi ha to tanker i hodet samtidig – å endre vår egen kultur og få til endring på systemnivå?

Interview with Ladeja Godina Košir, Founder and Executive Director of Circular Change, and Cathrine Barth, Natural State’s Head of Circular Economy, from the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform’s annual conference in Brussels earlier this year.

The Natural State team of Cathrine Barth and Martin Hagen recently had the joy to take part in the Nordic Day in Warsaw on invitation from The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Warsaw on the topic of decarbonising cities. Read here our experiences and learning from the trip.

What does it take to measure the circularity of a country? In the case of Poland, it took a year of work and a dedicated team of experts—together with a whole network of international collaborators, not only from Poland, but also from Norway, the Netherlands, and beyond.

In February, a team from Natural State had the chance to take a learning journey to the Mecca of circular economy innovation, the Netherlands, where they visited the floating cities of Metabolic to the reimagined oasis of the Blue City and the strongholds of circular know-how at the Circle Economy and Holland Circular Hotspot headquarters.

‘Squaring the Circle: Policies from Europe’s Circular Economy Transition’ is the World Bank’s first comprehensive report on the topic of the circular transition and decoupling growth from material consumption. The report takes a strong stance on the importance of having a far-reaching suite of circular economy policies to accelerate the transition.

In today’s globalised, urbanised and digitalised world, most people live in cities. In fact, by 2050, cities will be home to two thirds of the world’s population. This puts them at the forefront of our future and the future of the planet. Global circularity is dependent on how well our urban centres take up the mantle in the coming years. For this reason, the concept of a Circular City has seen a huge uplift. But what are its definitions, lived realities and future implications?