RACING FOR OUR OCEANS
Our GO CIRCULAR sailing team competing in The Ocean Race is a symbol of our commitment to sustainability. We are pushing the limits of what’s possible with a pioneering spirit and passion for preserving our ocean and planet.
Did you know
- At the going rate, the plastic in our oceans will outweigh fish by 2050
- Each year, an estimated 8 million more metric tons of plastics end up in our oceans
- Our global economy is just 7% circular
Source: Plastic Atlas
PROMOTING MARINE SCIENCE
HOW CAN WE CONTRIBUTE TO A CLEANER OCEAN
Circular Explorer
In partnership with One Earth One Ocean, Holcim launched the Circular Explorer, a first-of-its-kind 100% solar powered catamaran designed to preserve vital marine ecosystems in a sustainable way. It can recover up to four tons of plastic waste per day.
The Circular Explorer includes an education program to empower students and local communities as change makers to lead the shift toward circular living.
Taking a science-driven approach for more impact, the Circular Explorer partners with the University of the Philippines Marine Institute to advance ocean research. With built-in sensors and micro-plastic collectors on board, it drives live data mapping along its journey to fuel the faculty’s research programs.
HOW CAN WE LEAD THE SHIFT TO CIRCULAR LIVING
Circular Cities Barometer
We expect 70% of the world population to be living in cities by 2050, adding 2.5 billion people. Cities will play a critical role in shifting from a linear “take-make-waste” economy to a circular “reduce-regenerate-recycle” one.
To show how cities around the world can make this transition, we launched the Circular Cities Barometer. The Barometer gives us unique insights into what the most innovative circular cities around the world are doing to accelerate this shift. As the Barometer shows, circular cities are many things. Their residents live and work in smart buildings while commuting by green forms of mobility. Circular cities use renewable energy and offer recycling hubs to keep materials in use a long as possible. Circular cities offer significant green space for people and nature to thrive.
