With the second round of negotiations for a UN treaty to end plastic pollution underway, in this episode we’ll explore how the INC-2 event taking place in Paris this week marks a crucial stage in the negotiations.The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and WWF has convened the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty to bring together businesses and financial institutions committed to supporting the development of an ambitious, effective and legally binding UN treaty to end plastic pollution.We’ll hear from Eirik Lindebjerg, Global Plastics Policy Manager at WWF, and Carsten Wachholz, Business Coalition Secretariat Co-Lead at the Foundation, about the recommendations the Business Coalition has made, and why a treaty is so important.Find out more about the negotiations Learn more about the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty

Over the last four episodes, we’ve heard how we need to change our food system to one that is nature-positive. But how can we scale a circular economy for food to feed the global population, which the UN estimate will reach 10 billion by 2057?In the final episode of our Redesigning Food series, we hear from Professor Tim Benton, Research Director of the Environment and Society Programme at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and Mikel Hancock, Walmart’s Senior Director for Sustainability Initiatives, about the role policymakers and big businesses can play.This episode was supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.Learn more about a circular economy for foodSign up to hear about the Big Food Redesign ChallengeLet us know what you’d like to hear about in future episodesFind out more about our contributors:Professor Tim BentonMikel Hancock, Walmart

What if there were no bad choices in your shopping basket? What if every bite of food had been designed in a way that helped to regenerate nature?In this episode, we hear from Waitrose and Natoora about the steps they’re taking towards a circular economy for food.This episode was supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.Learn more about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s food workSign up to hear about The Big Food Redesign Challenge, launching soon.Find out more about our guestsJohn Lewis Partnership and WaitroseNatoora

In a circular economy, food ingredients should be diverse, low-impact, upcycled, and produced in a regenerative system. But what does that look like in practice?In this episode we meet three brands - Rubies in the Rubble, Grounded Ingredients and Hodemedod’s, to find out how they are applying the principles of Circular Design for Food to their products.This episodes was supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.Learn more about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s food workSign up to hear about The Big Food Redesign Challenge, launching soon.Find out more about our guests:Rubies in the RubbleGrounded IngredientsHodmedod’s

What is regenerative production? And how can farmers help address the damaging effects our industrialised food system has on the climate and biodiversity?In this episode, we’ll hear from Philippe Birker, co-founder of Climate Farmers, an organisation working to empower farmers. We also visit Nunwell Home Farm to learn how they are using regenerative methods to improve biodiversity and soil health on their farm.This episode was supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.Find out more about our food work.