Dame Ellen MacArthur made yachting history in 2005 by becoming the fastest solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe. She remains the UK’s most successful offshore racer, having won the Ostar, the Route du Rhum, and finishing second in the Vendée Globe. In 2008, she was honored with the French Legion of Honour by President Nicolas Sarkozy, three years after being knighted by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
Recognizing the finite nature of our resources, Ellen retired from professional sailing in 2010 to launch the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The Foundation aims to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, putting the concept on the agenda of decision makers worldwide. Since its first economic report in 2012, the Foundation has launched global initiatives on plastics, fashion, food, and finance, developed innovation networks with educators, businesses, cities, and governments, and published more than 20 reports and books.
Dame Ellen MacArthur is a World Economic Forum Global Agenda Trustee for Environment and Natural Resource Security and a board member of its Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy. She also served on the European Commission’s Resource Efficiency Platform from 2012 to 2014.
Dame Ellen MacArthur made yachting history in 2005 by becoming the fastest solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe. She remains the UK’s most successful offshore racer, having won the Ostar, the Route du Rhum, and finishing second in the Vendée Globe. In 2008, she was honored with the French Legion of Honour by President Nicolas Sarkozy, three years after being knighted by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
Recognizing the finite nature of our resources, Ellen retired from professional sailing in 2010 to launch the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The Foundation aims to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, putting the concept on the agenda of decision makers worldwide. Since its first economic report in 2012, the Foundation has launched global initiatives on plastics, fashion, food, and finance, developed innovation networks with educators, businesses, cities, and governments, and published more than 20 reports and books.
Dame Ellen MacArthur is a World Economic Forum Global Agenda Trustee for Environment and Natural Resource Security and a board member of its Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy. She also served on the European Commission’s Resource Efficiency Platform from 2012 to 2014.
