Alice Bodreau

Corporate Partnerships Lead

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

About Me

Alice Bodreau is Global Partners Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. She supports global corporates across diverse sectors in their transition towards circular business models through pre-competitive collaboration, circular design and innovation. Global Partners are front runners of the circular economy targeting value-chain and systemic transformation towards the circular economy. Alice works with Global Partners on the development and implementation of their circular economy strategy and the necessary organizational transformation it calls for. Prior to joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Alice has worked for 9 years in consultancy. First at Altai Consulting, Alice supported telecommunication operators in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia in developing and launching new services based on user insights and field research. Then at Accenture, Alice worked on an innovation program in collaboration with Fjord, Accenture’s service design agency, aiming at transforming a leading utility company’s business model. In parallel to her work at Accenture, Alice completed an Innovation by Design mastère at ENSCI, a leading French design school. In her spare time, Alice can be found exploring various art exhibitions or, since she moved to the Isle of Wight, learning horse riding.

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Design Smarter. Trace Clearly. Waste Less: Building a Better Retail Model

As the demand for sustainable consumption reshapes global retail, with the circular economy projected to reach $4.5 trillion by 2030, circularity is no longer a niche trend, it is a strategic imperative. From second-hand platforms to luxury brands and global e-commerce giants, every player in the retail ecosystem is being challenged to rethink their role across the product lifecycle. The session will explore how circular principles are transforming business models through the lens of three key players in luxury retail, e-commerce and second-hand platform, as they navigate desirability, traceability and distribution, repairability and customer experience. What is the role of cross-sector collaboration in scaling circular commerce effectively? Can we harmonize sustainability metrics across different business models? What tools and innovations are enabling traceability and second-life strategies at scale? And how do we balance environmental commitments with customer experience and profitability?