Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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| Registered Charity | |
| Industry | Circular economy |
| Founded | 23 June 2009 |
| Founder |
Dame Ellen MacArthur, Chair of Trustees Philip Sellwood, Trustee Peter Morgan, Trustee |
| Headquarters | Cowes, United Kingdom |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Andrew Morlet, Chief Executive Officer |
| £1,151,488 | |
| £481,525 | |
| Website | Official Website |
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a British registered charity with the stated aim of inspiring a generation to re-think, re-design & build a positive future through the framework of a circular economy.
The foundation was founded on 23 June 2009 and was publicly launched on 2 September 2010 by Dame Ellen MacArthur at the National Science Museum. The Foundation was launched with the support of a group of 'Founding Partners', B&Q, BT, Cisco, National Grid and Renault The charity was inspired by MacArthur's sailing experiences and she put £500,000 of her own money into the project. £6 million was also raised by the five founding partners.
On 17 May 2017, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in conjunction with the Prince of Wales' International Sustainability Unit, launched a $2 million prize fund for innovations in the management of waste plastics.
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