170 Catherine Weetman: unpacking the new edition of A Circular Economy Handbook

Circular Economy Podcast

Author Catherine Weetman unpacks the new edition of A Circular Economy Handbook: How to Build a More Resilient, Competitive and Sustainable Business, giving you a preview of the big changes and new insights.

The new, 3rd edition was published by Kogan Page in paperback and e-book format on 3 November 2025, and the print edition for the US and Canada is out on the 25th of November 2025.

The book aims to help people get clearer on how successful companies are finding ways to do better with less – in other words, creating value without pumping yet more resources through ever-growing systems of production and consumption.

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Links we mention in the episode:

• DISCOUNT CODE for A Circular Economy Handbook: How to Build a More Resilient, Competitive and Sustainable Business https://www.koganpage.com/CircEcon3 buy direct from the publisher Kogan Page, which ships worldwide (free shipping to UK and US) and you can use discount code KOGANPAGE25 for 25% off the book. This offer also applies to Kogan Page’s bundle option (print plus e-book for the same price as the print edition).
• Read more about the book and download the Introduction on Catherine’s website:
• Blog – Reclaiming our ‘compass’ – values work as liberation, Elsie Rodriques, Common Cause Foundation: https://commoncausefoundation.org/reclaiming-our-compass-values-work-as-liberation/
• 82 Maria Westerbos – Plastic Soup Foundation- Maria Westerbos founded the Plastic Soup Foundation to raise awareness about the health risks from plastic in everyday products, and how we can switch away from it. Episode 82
• 107 Sian Sutherland – plastic is last century’s material- Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet, says plastic is last century’s material. Solutions platform PlasticFree.com empowers us to replace it. Episode 107
• 108 Sian Sutherland (part 2) fixing plastics can fix so much else – Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet, says we can reinvent a happier, healthier future: by fixing plastics, we can fix so much else – Episode 108
• 126 Ruth Taylor: closing our circular values gap – Ruth Taylor of the Common Cause Foundation explains how our personal values drive behaviour, and what that means for the circular economy transition – episode 126
• 154 Loic Le Fouest of Clarasys: creating circular customer experiences – Loic Le Fouest, an expert in Customer Experience at Clarasys tackles customer engagement – a key challenge for circularity. Episode 154
• 155 Martin Tomitsch and Steve Baty: Life-centred design – Martin Tomitsch and Steve Baty, authors of Designing Tomorrow, explain why we need to shift towards life-centred and strategic design. Episode 155
• 162 Rachel Bronstein and Barry Waddilove: The Design Council’s Skills for Planet – Rachel Bronstein and Barry Waddilove tell us about the Design Council’s Design for Planet initiative and Skills for Planet mission. Episode 162

Catherine Weetman

International speaker, author and host of the Circular Economy Podcast, helping people discover how we can create a better future with circular, regenerative and fair solutions. Read more…

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