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Aug 2024
22m 57s

Inside the world of industrial symbiosis...

Ellen MacArthur Foundation
About this episode
In nature, symbiosis refers to two or more species benefiting from living closely together. In this episode, we explore how the same thing can happen in business, through something called industrial symbiosis. 
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