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|logo=Ellen-MacArthur-Foundation.jpg | |logo=Ellen-MacArthur-Foundation.jpg | ||
|sector=Wellbeing | |sector=Wellbeing | ||
|industry= | |industry=Consumer Services | ||
|type=Nonprofit | |type=Nonprofit | ||
|foundation=23 | |foundation=June 23, 2009 | ||
|founder=Dame Ellen MacArthur | |founder=Dame Ellen MacArthur | ||
|location_city=Cowes | |location_city=Cowes | ||
|location_country=United Kingdom | |location_country=United Kingdom | ||
|area_served=Worldwide | |area_served=Worldwide | ||
|key_people=Andrew Morlet, | |key_people=Andrew Morlet CEO, Philip Sellwood Trustee, Peter Morgan Trustee | ||
|products=Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy | |products=Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy | ||
|revenue=£1,151,488 | |revenue=£1,151,488 | ||
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|homepage=http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/ | |homepage=http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/ | ||
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|description=The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK Charitable organization which aims to inspire a generation to re-think, re-design & build a positive future through the framework of a circular economy. | |||
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Founded on 23 June 2009, the Foundation was publicly launched on 2 September 2010 by Dame Ellen MacArthur at the Science Museum (London), with the support of a group of 'Founding Partners', B&Q, BT Group, Cisco, National Grid plc and Renault. The charity was inspired by MacArthur's sailing experiences and she put GBP 500,000 of her own money into the project. Another GBP 6 mil was raised by the five founding partners. | Founded on 23 June 2009, the Foundation was publicly launched on 2 September 2010 by Dame Ellen MacArthur at the Science Museum (London), with the support of a group of 'Founding Partners', B&Q, BT Group, Cisco, National Grid plc and Renault. The charity was inspired by MacArthur's sailing experiences and she put GBP 500,000 of her own money into the project. Another GBP 6 mil was raised by the five founding partners. | ||
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK Charitable organization which aims to inspire a generation to re-think, re-design & build a positive future through the framework of a circular economy.
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Founded on 23 June 2009, the Foundation was publicly launched on 2 September 2010 by Dame Ellen MacArthur at the Science Museum (London), with the support of a group of 'Founding Partners', B&Q, BT Group, Cisco, National Grid plc and Renault. The charity was inspired by MacArthur's sailing experiences and she put GBP 500,000 of her own money into the project. Another GBP 6 mil was raised by the five founding partners.
On 17 May 2017, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in conjunction with the Charles, Prince of Wales, launched a USD 2 million prize fund for innovations which work towards the management of waste plastics.
Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE)
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a founding member and knowledge partner of the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE), which is a public-private collaboration platform and project accelerator launched out of the World Economic Forum focusing on the circular economy.