# How to Build a Circular Economy: Living Systems & Bridging the Political Divide with BILL SHIREMAN

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Podcast: [Business & Society](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-society-7144475)
Published: 2026-07-07T19:29:13+00:00
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## Resource

Bill Shireman is a policy innovator, a mediator, a man who has spent his career at the intersection of commerce and conservation. He is the President of Solution Citizen and the Curator of the EarthX Congress of Conferences. His latest work is The EarthX Guide to a Circular Economy , and out of that vision comes Circle America—a collaborative group dedicated to transforming how we live and do business. He believes that the transition to a circular economy is not merely technological. It is civilizational. Bill is a pragmatic idealist who has brought together capitalists, environmentalists, progressives, conservatives and community organizers—to find common ground. We explore his life, his ideas, and the future of our planet. (0:00) Engaging With Your Opponents (3:04) Founding Future 500 ( 8:27) Free Market Recycling Solutions ( 20:01) Engaging Stakeholders for Impact ( 34:37) Shifting to a Living Systems Economy ( 39:17) Taxing Pollution Instead of Prosperity ( 48:03) Bridging the MAGA and Woke Divide Episode Website Season 4 of Bu siness & Society focuses on CEOs, Sustainability & Environmental Solutions Business & Society is a limited series co-hosted by Bruce Piasecki .

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