Practical pathways to regeneration.
Using data-driven insights, policy, innovation, and systems thinking, we craft pilots, programs, and products uniquely designed to accelerate your circular transition and regenerative vision.
What we do
Circular Design & Innovation
Designing interventions and systems that drive circular outcomes. We combine behavioural science, user experience, and innovation to reshape how people engage with resources, products, and infrastructure.
Evidence-based Strategy
Grounding decisions in data, research, and applied insights. We collect and translate raw information into actionable evidence that reveals patterns, identifies opportunities, and supports effective solutions.
Program & Product Design
Creating economic models that deliver purpose and performance. We design initiatives, services and products that close material loops, restore ecosystems and create measurable business value. Our approach ensures solutions drive environmental impact, unlock new revenue and improve operational performance.
Systems Thinking
Mapping complex relationships and operations to identify intervention points. We analyse interconnected elements to understand root causes, anticipate consequences, and design solutions that create systemic change.
Solutions
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Resource flow mapping
Global Extended Producer Responsbility (EPR) education & obligations
Circularity assessment & measurement
Waste stream valorisation
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Product Stewardship and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) preparation
Collection systems & take-back program development
Regenerative fiber sourcing
Fashion rental, repair & resale model design
Product-as-Service transitions
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Agri-waste valorisation
Regenerative supply chain development
Regenerative certification support
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Stakeholder mapping & engagement strategies
Community activation programs
Regenerative narrative development
Targeted education & interactive workshops
Case Studies
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Navigating US EPR with Confidence: SURI’s Path to Global Best Practice
SURI, a design-led UK oral care brand reimagining the electric toothbrush through sustainable design, partnered with Third Pillar to navigate US Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws. The result was a clear, practical roadmap for packaging and battery compliance, aligned with SURI’s commitment to circularity, product stewardship, and global best practice.
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Mapping Global Trade in Used Textiles: Refuture Foundation’s Data-Driven Approach
Refuture Foundation, an Australian organisation advancing the social, environmental and economic impact of the global clothing reuse and recycling sector, partnered with Third Pillar to map international flows of second-hand clothing using UN Comtrade data. The result was a detailed and accessible dataset that supports evidence-based advocacy, program design, and better decision making across the reuse and recycling ecosystem.