Circular Economy Exchange: April Highlights
This month’s session, led by Daniel Cohen from Byways Group, explored how AI, machine learning, and automation are reshaping sustainability in retail — from full-lifecycle traceability tech-driven supply chain to localised manufacturing.
Key themes included:
- AI-powered supply chain optimisation
- Balancing tech innovation with consumer responsibility
- The environmental side effects of tariffs and trade policy
- Rise of automation and bespoke production systems
- Regulation struggling to keep pace with technology
- Can mass production evolve toward refurbishment models?
The consensus?
Consumers will continue to drive change – but smart tech and transparency will be key to making sustainable systems work.
The next Exchange builds on this, and we welcome all professionals working across sustainability, retail, and technology to join the conversation on the role of Digital Product Passports in supply chain transparency.
Invitation: Circular Economy Exchange
Location: St. Annes Church [Allen Room 1st floor], 55 Dean Street, London. W1D 6AF
Date: 14th May 2025
Time: 2pm- 4:00pm
Lead by: Dr Erik Jacobi, Lecturer in Management and Marketing University of Essex
Topic: The future of Sustainable Consumption, from niche to mainstream. Feedback from the SCORAI conference in Lund April 2025.
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