Authors:

  • Michael Toffel

Abstract

January 27, 2026, Opinion: "On the Climate Rising podcast, Michael Toffel talks to leaders from consumer products, retail, and investing about what it takes to build the circular economy at scale. Companies from Apple to Adidas have turned to circular production models that aim to profit from repurposing products for resale, minimizing waste in the process. Over a series of episodes on the Climate Rising Podcast last year, Harvard Business School Professor Michael Toffel hosted leaders working to achieve circular economies at scale."

Citations

Kim Kohatsu, “The Future of the Circular Economy: The Climate Rising Recap,” Working Knowledge (Harvard Business School), January 27, 2026, https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/future-of-the-circular-economy-climate-rising-recap