Circular Economy Thinking and Action at the University of Edinburgh

Researchers and practitioners at the University of Edinburgh have been working together to identify how principles of the Circular Economy can be embedded in Research, Learning & Teaching and Operations at the University of Edinburgh.    The Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability (SRS) with support from  Zero Waste Scotland facilitated a project between January and April 2015 with operational and academic colleagues.  The Sustainable Business Initiative (SBI) in the Business School was recruited to carry out the main piece of research, and smaller teams from the Schools of Geosciences and Chemistry also looked at practices within their own areas.

The linked page and report details the findings of this project, presenting a review of the concept of the Circular Economy, approaches taken at other universities, the results from the stakeholder engagement at the University of Edinburgh, and a summary of the current initiatives at the University.