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ABOUT TODAY'S EPISODE

We’re joined by Jessika Luth Richter, a postdoctoral researcher at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics. In today’s episode, we cover a lot of ground - we’re talking all things electronics and policy. You’ll hear about the idea of ‘Right to Repair’ that is gaining traction in the US and EU, find out how policies like extended producer responsibility (EPR) relate to circular economy, and more!

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How Policy Can Help Create a More Circular Economy with Leonidas Milios

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST

Jessika researches policies and initiatives enabling a circular economy, including extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies, ecodesign policies, green procurement, circular business practices and circular city initiatives. She has experience with qualitative research methods, multi-criteria policy evaluation methods, and quantitative life cycle methods (I.e. LCA, LCC, MFA). She also has experience evaluating environmental economic instruments such as emission trading schemes and green stimulus packages. She is currently researching how different values can be retained in closing loops for electronics products through EPR policies and how policies can support upscaling repair of these products. Jessika is also involved in teaching, including designing and running massive open online courses.

Sesh, Senior Strategist, frog London shares why the climate crisis and COVID-19 pandemic have encouraged her to explore regenerative design methods. And why everyone should grit their teeth and read the depressing climate change articles.

Brought to you by frog, a design and strategy consultancy. frog is part of Capgemini Invent. (https://www.frog.co)

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Leonidas Milios is a researcher at the International In at Lund University in Sweden focusing on the management and policy aspects of resources. His research is part of the Mistra REES programme, which consists of three leading Swedish universities and a wide range of industry, governance and civil society partners. Leonidas previously worked as a consultant for the European Commission and the European Environment Agency.

HIGHLIGHTS

• What do we mean by circular economy and strategies to make products and resources last longer [2:30]
• What is a policy? [7:30]
• Moving from waste management to waste prevention - how the EU Circular Economy Action Plan and EcoDesign can help support durability and repairability [10:00]
• Why non-EU manufacturers should also care about the EcoDesign directive [17:00]
• How France and Sweden are paving the way with repair and reuse legislation [18:15]
• Outlook on future policies to promote repair and right to repair [25:00]
• What is the environmental benefit to using products longer? [34:30]
• Five key takeaways and recommendations to encourage repair and reuse [36:15]