5 empowering stories from the FuturePlanet community and network. Read on to discover insights on screen carbon toolkit, circular economy tools, repair cafés, collective action on water, and heat resilience.
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The carbon toolkit changes on 16 September 2026, and the version you use depends on when you finish post-production. The Next Generation Toolkit launches that day with a new Carbon Calculator, new Sustainable Production Guidance and an updated Certification Programme. The current toolkit stays live through a transition period and closes on 17 December 2026. [Read more]
If you are a circular practitioner, this is an archive of more than 40 frameworks, methodologies and implementation tools that move organisations from linear to circular economy. These tools are drawn from WBCSD, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, academia and the Circular Economists community. [Access here]
What started as a small way to reduce waste became a global movement bringing community members together. People fixing things side by side started talking, sharing skills, building connections, and learning from one another. The idea started in Amsterdam in 2009 and has spread to more than 4,000 worldwide. Drawing on organisers across the Netherlands and the UK, including Farnham, this piece shows what these spaces teach and how to start your own. [Read more]
WWF and GlobeScan's new report, drawing on 291 water experts across 75 countries, finds that 72% say their organisation's water challenges cannot be solved without collective action across industry, government and civil society. The report shares the four challenges, from disconnected public-private collaboration to a lack of fit-for-purpose financing. It concludes with three shifts identified to unlock effective collaboration and progress. [Read more]
Most cities cannot direct their investment in cooling solutions well because they do not know which blocks are hottest or who is most at risk. WRI's Cool Cities Lab maps urban heat block by block across more than 25 cities and overlaid with vulnerable population data. Cities like London and Jakarta can model how much cooling a given fix delivers before spending on it. [Access here]
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