2024 in Review

What a year 2024 has been!

So much has happened, and there is so much to be thankful for.

We wrapped up our second season of The Circular Future podcast with our 42nd episode. This monthly newsletter is now a year old and has 1600+ subscribers.

A big thank you goes to you, our readers and listeners - we couldn’t do this without you. Special kudos to our "superfans" - you know who you are!

Instead of our regular newsletter format, we're switching things up to reflect on the past year and learn for the year ahead.

Episodes of The Circular Future Organized by Themes in 2024

We asked ChatGPT to help organize our podcasts by theme. It did a decent job, but human intervention was necessary to tweak a few things.

1. Circular Economy and Sustainability

• EP25: What does the economy need to look like by 2030? - with Namir Anani, P.Eng.
• EP32: Cybersecurity meets circularity- with Kyle Marks
• EP33: Measuring Circularity Beyond Carbon - with Heidi Frasure, CAPM
• EP34: Achieving Zero Waste: Strategies and Solutions for Businesses - with Celeste McMickle
• EP35: The Environmental Impact of Office Furniture - with Douglas Pilgrim LEED AP / WELL AP
• EP39: Celebrating Circular Economy Month - with Caitlin Perry and Audrey Manuel

2. Right to Repair and E-Waste Management

• EP21: ITAD’s Best Kept Secrets: What we Wish Every Company Would do - with Bruce Hartley
• EP24: Unpacking trends: reverse logistics, Windows 10 retirement and e-waste collection drives
• EP30: iFixit This! Why We Need the Right to Repair - with Elizabeth Chamberlain
• EP31: Where money is left on the table in ITAD and e-waste recycling - with James (Jim) Drohan and Dave Borins
• EP41: The Future of Repairable Devices - with Petri Hayrynen
• EP42: Understanding E-Waste: Risks and Responsibilities - with Steven Napoli

3. Navigating Corporate Sustainability

• EP20: Using LinkedIn to Showcase your Circular Success - with Jennifer S. Betts
• EP22: Navigating Decarbonization: A Business Imperative - with Erika Schiller
• EP29: What you need to know about Quantum’s Sustainability Reports
• EP36: What Canada’s new greenwashing legislation means for your business

4. Case Studies and Success Stories

• EP23: Greening the Gown: Sustainable Solutions for Healthcare - with Myles Sergeant
• EP28: ?Single serve, reimagined with Keurig Dr Pepper - with Marie-Anne Champoux-Guimond
• EP37: Electric Vehicles vs. Gas: Cost and Experience for Long Work Trips
• EP40: Hamilton Health Sciences: A Success Story in Sustainability - with Victoria B. and Evelina Wolejszo

5. Events and Special Features

• EP26: Trends in circularity that every business should know - with Jon Smieja
• EP27: Earth Week Special! What do kids think about our planet?
• EP38: Behind the Scenes at eSummit 2024 - with Sarah Kim and Corey Dehmey

Top 5 episodes with the most feedback

We appreciate hearing from listeners! The following episodes received the most comments:

• EP28: ?Single serve, reimagined with Keurig Dr Pepper - KDP Canada talked about their new packaging-free coffee pods. They're like hockey pucks, only tasty!
• EP30: iFixit This! Why We Need the Right to Repair - this episode covered what Right to Repair is and what's happening around the world as the movement spread.
• EP32: Cybersecurity meets circularity - Kyle Marks advises to leverage cybersecurity budgets, which are typically very large, to help fund the G in ESG and therefore sustainability. Follow the money!
• EP36: What Canada’s new greenwashing legislation means for your business - this new legislation goes to show that Canadians are nice, but we're not nice on greenwashing.
• EP37: Electric Vehicles vs. Gas: Cost and Experience for Long Work Trips - this episode resonated for those who have been thinking about getting an EV, but weren't sure how it would perform in practice.

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Wishing you a safe, happy and sustainable holiday season, and all the best in 2025!