Circul'R

Support the first circular economy world tour and discover 100 solutions that show us how to live in harmony with our environment !

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Circul'R

<p> <img alt="12319278_10207916934382654_101865111_n-1449142310" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/257149/12319278_10207916934382654_101865111_n-1449142310.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> We just <strong>reached 100%,</strong> thank you so much, <strong>you guys rock !</strong> Thanks to you, <strong>we will</strong> <strong>keep on </strong>with the project<strong> in Asia</strong> and meet with<strong> 30 entrepreneurs</strong> that show that it is possible to <strong>develop in harmony with our environment</strong>. </p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="12334370_10207916908702012_889575223_o-1449141084" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/257138/12334370_10207916908702012_889575223_o-1449141084.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>New target: 150%</strong>. This will enable us to <strong>pursue our work in Latin America</strong>, meet <strong>20 additional projects</strong> there and <strong>give 3 conferences</strong> in different universities.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Game on!</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___00.53.44-1445714646" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244270/Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___00.53.44-1445714646.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>CONTEXT</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> Circul’R is an association which mission is to<strong> achieve the 1st circular economy world tour</strong>: travelling across <strong>22 countries during 17 months meeting up with 100 circular economy initiatives.</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> So far, we have been travelling in <strong>3 different continents</strong>, met with <strong>80 circular entrepreneurs</strong> and discussed with <strong>800 students worldwide</strong>.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>WHY SUPPORTING US?</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> By participating to our Crowdfunding Campaign, you will help us:</p> <p>  </p> <p> - <strong>supporting all the projects we have met </strong>and increase their visibility.</p> <p>  </p> <p> - <strong>identifying 50 additional circular entrepreneurs in Asia and Americas.</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> - <strong>giving conferences to a maximum of students and encourage them to take action</strong> to solve our current economy challenges !</p> <p>  </p> <p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="304" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F48hJROh0hYk%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D48hJROh0hYk&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F48hJROh0hYk%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=ff2702755d9749cda571c6d6c2f3eb46&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="540"></iframe></p> <p> <i>The official Teaser of Circul'R, the first circular economy world tour</i></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>OUR OBJECTIVES</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>1) Identify</u></strong><strong>:</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Discovering and highlighting solutions that will change the world</strong> thanks to: 16 video reports and various articles on the entrepreneurs we met.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>2) Connect</u></strong><strong>:</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Enabling circular entrepreneurs to get connected to each other and share their best practices </strong>while creating community of leaders on that topic.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>3) Raise Awareness</u></strong><strong>:</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Organizing conferences for students around the world in 20 universities</strong> to discuss about this topic and creating a collective awareness on the need of moving toward a circular economy.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Circulr_map_-_eng-1445714936" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244272/CirculR_Map_-_ENG-1445714936.png"></p> <p> <i>Our itinerary: 22 countries in 17 months travelling in the 5 continents</i></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.00.13-1445715050" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244273/Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.00.13-1445715050.png"></p> <p> <img alt="Circul_r_2015-1443444772" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/236122/Circul_R_2015-1443444772.jpg"></p> <p> <em>Getting ready before leaving for 17 months around the world</em></p> <p>  </p> <p> When Jules was a child, he used to treasure hunting on the Basque coast beaches. For him, old fishing nets and pieces of plastic washing ashore were treasures, not trash.</p> <p>  </p> <p> 20 years later, after finishing his studies in Brazil, Raphael met Joao who was part of the “<strong>Catadores</strong>”, these men and women who collect cans on the streets to resale them. <strong>This system ranks Brazil at the highest recycling rate in the world.</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> A few years later,<strong> in 2013, Jules and Raphael met in Mexico</strong>, where they were both working for a famous aircraft manufacturer. They discussed their experiences, their journeys, the depletion of natural resources and this earth that humans are exhausting. <strong>This economic model, that is not viable anymore, pushed them to take action and to quit their job</strong>.</p> <p>  </p> <p> Circul’R is born and <strong>our two friend decide to go and meet with the « circular » women and men who implement concrete solutions for a sustainable growth</strong> that does not put our planet in danger.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.03.38-1445715240" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244274/Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.03.38-1445715240.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> It is the science of <strong>using our natural resources in a smart way in order to live in a world without waste.</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Today, we live in a linear economic model: we take; we consume; we throw away</strong>; which results in an increasing waste production and an unsustainable consumption of natural resources.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Img_1299-1443270860" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/235593/IMG_1299-1443270860.JPG"></p> <p> <em>Jules in the Mbeubeuss landfill in Senegal</em></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>In 2015, the Overshoot Day,</strong> which is the annual moment when humankind's use of natural resources exceeds the planet's ability to produce and replenish them, <strong>was reached on the 12th of August</strong>.</p> <p> <strong>In other words, it takes 1.6 Earth today to support humanity’s demand on nature</strong>. But we have only 1 Earth...</p> <p>  </p> <p> As the world population is expected to grow from 7.5 billion people today to more than 9 billion in 2050, natural resource consumption should keep on growing and the situation should not improve...</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Good news! Today, we do have the solutions to change the situation.</strong> <strong>Circular economy is one of them </strong>by transforming our waste into resources and by designing products or services that use few or no natural resources! So what are we waiting for?</p> <p>  </p> <p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="304" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FzCRKvDyyHmI%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DzCRKvDyyHmI&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzCRKvDyyHmI%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=ff2702755d9749cda571c6d6c2f3eb46&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="540"></iframe></p> <p> <em>A short video presenting what circular economy is</em></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>It is not easy to define circular economy… </strong>When we started to meet different actor of this new model, we realized that everyone had its own definition of what circular economy was.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Keeping this in mind, we will better provide you with key knowledge, in a simple way,</strong> so that you can build your own definition out of it ;)</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>Key notions of Circular Economy</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> Circular economy gathers several principles that enable us to use the minimum of natural resources and to produce a minimum of amount of waste:</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Eco-Conception:</strong> Starting at the design stage, the product is designed to have a minimum impact on the environment (or a positive impact) and this during all its lifecycle. (Ex: 100% biodegradable shoes)</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Industrial Ecology</strong>: The wastes of some entities become the resources of the others. This approach aims at limiting the impact of the industry on the environment (Ex: the industrial eco-park of Kalundborg in Denmark).</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>The service economy</strong>: Renting instead of buying. In the economy of functionality we don’t buy a product but we rent the service it gives us. (Ex: Car sharing enables the reduction of raw materials and C02 print.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>The 3 R (reduce, reuse, recycle)</strong>: these are 3 methods that give a new life to products that were supposed to become waste.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Cradle to Cradle</strong>: Close to the eco-conception principles, the idea is that the product is designed to be recycle indefinitely and so that it has a neutral or a positive impact on the environment (ex: the Interface carpet that is indefinitely recyclable)</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Biomimicry</strong>: This discipline analyses the solutions provided by nature to have a positive impact on the environment (ex: how to imagine the construction of a building in the desert inspiring by cactus from whom the vertical branches are working as a shadow, which will reduce consumption of air condition.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Congratulations, you are now a Circular Economy Pro!</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>We now suggest you to come with us and meet these persons that make this change possible!</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.09.48-1445715620" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244275/Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.09.48-1445715620.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>Interface: The indefinitely recyclable carpet ?</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Interface-1443447655" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/236139/Interface-1443447655.JPG"></p> <p> <em>Raphaël with Geanne Van Arkel, Interface head of sustainable development, Holland</em></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Interface is the world leader in carpet sustainable design and manufacturing</strong>. In the 90’s, the company has implemented a transition toward a circular business model with its « Mission Zero » program which consists in <strong>eliminating any negative impacts the company may have on the environment by 2020</strong>.</p> <p>  </p> <p> The company has developed <strong>a new fibber that can be recycled indefinitely.</strong> Instead of selling their carpet, they are renting it so they keep being the owner of their products. Therefore, when the carpet is no longer usable, Interface takes it back from its customers and reintegrates it in its production cycle.</p> <p>  </p> <p> The impact? No need of new resources and a minimum need of water and energy to produce a new carpet. Since 1996, <strong>Interface has achieved a 94% reduction in waste sent in landfill and an 83% reduction regarding its water consumption</strong>.</p> <p>  </p> <p> The bonus? Thanks to this new model, <strong>Interface is a company that keeps growing without damaging the environment !</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <em>For more information regarding Interface, feel free to have a look to our article: http://www.circul-r.com/INTERFACE/</em></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>Orange Bleue: When Permaculture turns a landfill into a biological garden</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Orange_bleue-1443448303" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/236146/Orange_Bleue-1443448303.JPG"></p> <p> <em>Meeting with the Orange Bleue team in a poor neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco</em></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Industrial agriculture is one of the most polluting sectors in terms of CO2 emissions</strong> right after the industrial and the transport sectors. It also accounts for 70% of our water consumption worldwide. The good news is that concrete and sustainable alternatives do exist. Permaculture is one of them.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>What is exactly permaculture? It is the development of agricultural ecosystems that are sustainable and self-sufficient.</strong> By looking at the natural ecosystem interactions (plants, animals, insects) you learn how to develop a regenerative and self maintained habitat. No insecticides or pesticides are needed to protect your crops; nature is doing it for you for free and in a sustainable way.</p> <p>  </p> <p> Through the implementation of a permaculture garden in a poor neighbourhood of Casablanca, Orange Bleue is showing that it is feasible to create a sustainable agricultural ecosystem out of a former landfill. <strong>The association managed to turn a 2500m² landfill into a biological garden where organic fruits and vegetables are now growing</strong>. « Thanks to permaculture, we transformed nearly dead fields into a biological bomb » said Hassan, one the founder of Orange Bleue. Another objective of this project is to teach people how to grow a food in harmony with nature and show how urban agriculture can have a positive effect locally.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <em>For more information regarding Orange Bleue, feel free to have a look to our article: http://www.circul-r.com/ORANGE-BLEUE/</em></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.16.48-1445716055" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244278/Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.16.48-1445716055.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="304" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FzUx36_QIjDc%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DzUx36_QIjDc&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzUx36_QIjDc%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=ff2702755d9749cda571c6d6c2f3eb46&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="540"></iframe></p> <p> <em>Our first video that explains our project some weeks before the beginning of our adventure</em></p> <p>  </p> <p> We have 3 objectives during our journey that comes from 3 different observations.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>1) Identify the circular economy best practices worldwide</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Petco-1443444865" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/236123/PETCO-1443444865.JPG"></p> <p> <em>Circul'R and PETCO, an innovative company that recycles plastic bottles in South Africa </em></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Problem identified</strong>: If in both Europe and Northern America, circular economy companies are well identify, it is not the case for circular economy projects in emerging countries despite their innovative business models.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>What we do:</strong> We go on the field in order to meet these circular economy entrepreneurs which have created innovative solutions. We identify their challenges and we highlight their solutions on our social medias.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Our current results:</strong> We already went to three 3 continents and met with 80 entrepreneurs in 12 countries.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>2) Connect the entrepreneurs together so they can share their best practices and help each other  </u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Senegal-1443445380" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/236129/Senegal-1443445380.JPG"></p> <p> <em>Participation to a social entrepreneurs meeting in Dakar, Senegal </em></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Problem identified</strong>: The circular economy entrepreneurs often face the same challenges even if they are not located in the same country. So far, it does not exist any network that makes it easy for them to be connected and facilitate knowledge sharing. </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>What we do:</strong> We connect these entrepreneurs together so that they can share their expertise and solve common challenges.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Our results so far:</strong> We connected 30 circular entrepreneurs together from different countries.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>3) Raise the public awareness on circular economy </u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Anedd___circulr_-_march_2015-1443445082" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/236126/ANEDD___CirculR_-_March_2015-1443445082.jpg"></p> <p> <em>Live conference from Copenhagen for the Sustainable Development Students Summit at Toulouse Business School</em></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Problem identified</strong>: The way we consume has a key role to play to protect our planet. If the consumer is aware of the current issues linked to circular economy and how it can have a positive impact on the environment and on our daily life, then he will have the key to make a difference at his own scale. Let’s be consum-actor rather than just consumer!</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>What we do:</strong> We communicate on the solutions we discover during our journey and make it accessible to the largest public through our social medias and by making video documentaries and articles. We also make conferences to students in each country we are going, to discuss this topic with them.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Our results so far:</strong> 20 videos on the field, 11 conferences realized to 800 European, African and Asian students.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="304" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fw3ngW3Iusxs%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dw3ngW3Iusxs&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fw3ngW3Iusxs%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=ff2702755d9749cda571c6d6c2f3eb46&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="540"></iframe><em>Our 3rd video documentary that presents the circular entrepreneur we met in Spain and Portugal</em></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.23.54-1445716453" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244280/Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.23.54-1445716453.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Thanks to our social medias, you can follow us live from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.</strong></p> <p> Join us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/circulr" target="_blank">Facebook</a> (Circul’R), on Instagram (circulr) and on <a href="https://twitter.com/circulr" target="_blank">Twitter</a> (@CirculR).</p> <p>  </p> <p> And let’s not forget our <strong>official website</strong> www.circul-r.com !</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.28.10-1445716710" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244282/Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.28.10-1445716710.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>The circular economy word tour is just a start !</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>The Circul’R Photo Exhibition </u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> Once back, we will make a <strong>photo exhibition on our journey to share with you the solutions we discovered </strong>during our 17-month journey. A simple way to highlight the entrepreneurs that are changing the world!</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>Take part to conference to share our experience</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> After our 17-month journey, we want to share our knowledge and expertise in order to promote circular economy. We will do it through c<strong>onferences during events linked to sustainable development but also with students by giving talks in universities.</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Lse-1443444536" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/236118/LSE-1443444536.JPG"></p> <p> <i>The Circul'R team doing a workshop with the student of the London School Of Economics</i></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>Keep developing the Circul’R community worldwide</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>This journey makes it possible for us to launch a community of leaders on circular economy. We want to continue growing it</strong> in order to have a larger impact and to bring a sustainable alternative to our economic model that is short of breath.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>Create the Circul’R start-up</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> On the field, we are trying to understand the challenges that face the circular entrepreneurs. Once back, <strong>the final objective is to create a Circul’R company that will provide these entrepreneurs with concrete solutions </strong>and that will promote an economic model that respect both human beings and our planet. </p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.30.19-1445716844" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244283/Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.30.19-1445716844.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>RAPHAËL</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Img_7096-1443271736" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/235599/IMG_7096-1443271736.JPG"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>He comes from:</strong> Clamart Town!</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His background:</strong> MSc in Finance and Strategy @ Sciences Po Paris</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His favourite country:</strong> « o Brasil meu irmao! »</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His speciality:</strong> The Samba « French touch »</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His challenge during the journey:</strong> Stay unbeaten at rock-paper-scissors against Jules</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His biggest fear during this world tour:</strong> That the Yakusas steal his passport when he is in Japan</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His little secret : </strong>He went to a Justin Bieber concert in Mexico City...</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His lucky charm that will protect him from the mosquitoes and bandidos :</strong> his bracelet that a shaman gave him in Amazonia !</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>JULES</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Img_1544-1443271928" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/235600/IMG_1544-1443271928.JPG"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>He comes from:</strong> Anglet, French west coast !</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His  background:</strong> MSc Supply Chain @ Toulouse Business School</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His favourite country :</strong> « Australia mate ! »</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His speciality :</strong> Batman</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His challenge during the journey :</strong> Learn the Senegalese youkoulele</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His biggest fear during this world tour: </strong>That Raphael starts snoring</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His little secret :</strong> Brushes his teeth under the shower</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>His lucky charm that will protect him from the mosquitoes and bandidos: </strong>his pink underwear he got in high school.</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>THE CCC : The Circul’R Crowdfunding Crew</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Ccc-1446123777" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/245979/ccc-1446123777.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Circul’R it’s also an incredible team based in France and coordinated by Chloé</strong>, which helps us growing the Circul’R community and which represents us during circular economy events. CCC, we love you !</p> <p>  </p> <p> Finally, Jérôme is our webmaster and take a great care of our website: <strong>www.circul-r.com</strong> !</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.32.37-1445716972" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244284/Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.32.37-1445716972.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>A big thanks to our partners that have made possible that journey to meet the circular change makers around the world !</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Partenaires_cf_ppt-01-1446022629" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/245387/Partenaires_CF_ppt-01-1446022629.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.33.58-1445717067" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244285/Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.33.58-1445717067.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Logos_presse_cf-01-1443528739" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/236687/Logos_Presse_CF-01-1443528739.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> Since the launch of the project,<strong> we had the chance to get various article in French and international newspapers. </strong>Thanks a lot to our press agency Batida &amp; Co !</p> <p>  </p> <p> To have direct access to the articles, please click on the links below :</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>The Guardian</strong>: <strong>"Top circular economy account to follow on Twitter"</strong> - <a href="http://bit.ly/1LPGevS">http://bit.ly/1LPGevS</a></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Challenges</strong> : <strong>"Deux jeunes utopistes à l'assaut de l'économie circulaire"</strong>- <a href="http://bit.ly/1iy11g2">http://bit.ly/1iy11g2</a></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Le Figaro</strong> : <strong>"Ces jeunes font le tour du monde pour promouvoir l'économie circulaire"</strong> - <a href="http://bit.ly/1TMN6Au">http://bit.ly/1TMN6Au</a></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>We Demain</strong> : <strong>"A 27 ans, ils réalisent le premier tour du monde de l'économie circulaire"</strong> - <a href="http://bit.ly/1LPGevS">http://bit.ly/1LPGevS</a></p>

Allocation of funds

<p> <strong>Our total budget is 90 000 €.</strong> After more than one year of preparation including 6 months in France where we presented the project to companies, <strong>we managed to raise 80 000 € thanks to our partners and our savings.</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Help_cf-1446127290" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/246016/Help_CF-1446127290.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>We now need 10 000 € to finish this journey and to help us :</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> 1- <strong>Supporting all the projects we are discovering</strong> enabling them to have more visibility through articles, social medias posts and video documentaries.</p> <p>  </p> <p> 2- <strong>Identifying 50 additional circular entrepreneurs in Asia and in the Americas</strong> : for that we need transportation, food and a place to sleep !</p> <p>  </p> <p> 3- <strong>Giving conferences to a maximum number of students so that they can take action</strong> and create impacting solutions !</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>With 5 000 €, you enable us to continue our project in the Asia region, a huge THANK YOU !</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.38.46-1445717353" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244287/Capture_d__cran_2015-10-25___01.38.46-1445717353.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>If we reach 7 500 €</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> We will be grateful to you for each feijoada and night spent in Brazil and Colombia ! It will also help us to <strong>develop the activities of Circul’R in France and abroad with the creation of Circul’R communities</strong> in each country we have been to !</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>If we reach 10 000 €</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> Thanks to you, we can finish our project and meet the circular entrepreneurs in the last continent, from Mexico to Canada. You also h<strong>elp us preparing our come back in France and the creation of the Circul’R company !</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Merci-1445714192" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/244269/merci-1445714192.jpg"></p>

Rewards

€5

  • 7 contributions
PACK IN - Welcome in the team! You are now part of the Circul'R adventure ! Merci !

€10

  • 35 contributions
"2 PACK - You are now on our "we are back" party VIP guest list. Thank you !"

€20

  • 32 contributions
PACK GREEN - We give you an exclusive internet access to the movie "On the Green Road", the story of two cousins travelling 26 countries by bike to meet with inspiring women and men who are working for a better future ! + 2 PACK - Gracias !

€40

  • 11 contributions
" PACK TISSON - For the Parisians only, receive at home a shopping basket with 5 meals and 5 breakfast to prepare thanks to easy recipes. The basket is made out of biological fruits and vegetables which will be delivered to your place by bicycle in Paris city. http://patisson.co/ + PACK GREEN + 2 PACK - Xie xie ! "

€50

  • 16 contributions
BACK PACK - You will receive a one year subscription to the Socialter french magazine (only in France). Socialter is a magazine 100% dedicated to social and environmental positive innovations. + 2 PACK + GREEN PACK - Choukran !

€75

  • 8 contributions
PACK CIFIC – Two tickets to fly over Paris 150 metres in altitude, in the biggest balloon in the world. + 2 PACK + PACK GREEN - Tak !

€75

  • 1 contribution
PACK AGE - A special dedication for you in our "thank you" video for the KissKissBankers + 2 PACK + PACK GREEN - Danke !

€100

  • 3 contributions
PACK MAN - Give us a challenge and we will send it to you by video. The most entertaining will be posted on our official Facebook page. + 2 PACK + PACK GREEN + PACK CIFIC - Dieureudieuf !

€150

  • 1 contribution
JET PACK - Receive at your place the 2017 calendar of the Circul'R boys. Each month one of the most beautiful photo of the tour with an inspiring circular quote + 2 PACK + PACK GREEN + PACK CIFIC - Dhanyavad !

€150

  • 5 contributions
MUD PACK - Get your Mud Jeans ! Mud Jeans is a Dutch start up that "dreams of a world in which there is no such thing as waste". The jeans are made out from biological cotton and are 100% recyclable. Available in Europe only. http://www.mudjeans.eu/ + PACK GREEN + 2 PACK. Dank !

€250

  • 3 contributions
SKY PACK - We invite you for a private drink with the Circul'R team when we are back in Paris, or in a city on our itinerary / or a Skype from one country of your choice. + 2 PACK + PACK GREEN + PACK JET PACK - Salamat !

€500

PACK AGE - We make a photo for you in the country of your choice and you receive it at home in the 40x60 format. + 2 PACK + PACK GREEN + SKY PACK - Terima kasih !

€1,000

    PACK ITO - We come at your place, cook and take the guitare for a fantastic night on the Circul'R world tour experience. + 2 PACK + PACK GREEN + JET PACK - Arigato !

    €5,000

    "Your are the new Godfather of circular economy ! + EVERY SINGLE PACK - Obrigado !"

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