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♻️ Can circularity be the foundation of a more resilient global economy? That was the central question at the Sustainable Development Forum Cambridge 2026, held at Cambridge Judge Business School on 21 May. 📌 Former heads of government, architects of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, senior executives and leading academics gathered to explore how circular economy principles can strengthen competitiveness and long-term economic prosperity. 🔄 A #UN High-Level Dialogue on Circularity and the SDGs, moderated by Professor Jennifer Howard-Grenville, examined how circular models are embedded in responsible production, consumption and resource management - even where they weren't explicitly named in the original #SDG framework. 💡 Across sessions on circular f#inance, #AI and the circular economy, and #fashion industry sustainability, one argument kept surfacing: circularity is not simply an environmental objective. It is a strategic response to resource scarcity, supply chain disruption and geopolitical uncertainty. 🎤 The day closed with a conversation between Professor Mario Monti, former Prime Minister of Italy, and Professor Professor Khaled Soufani Soufani, Director of the Circular Economy Centre at Cambridge Judge, on Europe's competitiveness in a fragmented global economy. 💬 "The challenges we face today cannot be solved by governments, businesses or universities acting alone. Sustainable growth requires partnerships, shared knowledge and long-term thinking." Kosta Zivanovic Živanović (MPhil Technology Policy 2017), President and Founder, Sustainable Development Forum 🔗 Read the full story - link in comments.👇 https://loom.ly/ruKlU40 #CambridgeJudge #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #SDGs #BusinessForGood