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June 11, 2026

Why impact investors working on Circular Economy challenges must collaborate to co-build an ecosystem

Podcast

In Circular Economy investing, the problem isn’t competition. It's capital scarcity.

Too often, we talk about climate and impact investing as if funds are competing for the same opportunities.

But when it comes to transforming how materials move through our economy (plastics, textiles, electronics, metals) the reality is different:

There simply is not enough capital flowing into the solutions.

That's why collaboration matters.

As Lucy Mortimer puts it, impact investors working on Circular economy challenges are often not competitors at all. They are co-builders of an ecosystem.

Listen to the full conversation for the Alaqa podcast.

Key topics:

  • Circular Economy investing beyond recycling
  • Building trust in deep tech and climate finance
  • Collaboration as a new model for venture capital
  • Unlocking more capital for systemic climate solutions

Episode breakdown:

Intro – 00:00:00

Welcome – 00:01:51

Origin & Perspective – 00:02:20

Biggest Objections – 00:10:59

Flash Round – 00:25:10

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Designed & Hosted by Imène Maharzi

Produced by Taisa Echterhoff