Buckle up—because circularity for luxury automotive is shifting into high gear. Just like a finely tuned Jaguar or Land Rover hugs the curves of innovation, today’s luxury rides are being re-engineered with cutting-edge materials science and sustainability at the wheel.  Host: Maithreyi Seetharaman Show Producer: Lisa Desai Sound Production: Dow Creative Element Artwork: Dow Creative Element

Can luxury go fully circular? In this episode, we take the fast lane of luxury with Jaguar Land Rover JLR. JLR isn't just shifting gears—they’re redefining the entire ride. Circularity is no longer just a pit stop on the sustainability journey; it's the new engine driving innovation. Host: Maithreyi Seetharaman Show Producer: Lisa Desai Sound Production: Dow Creative Element Artwork: Dow Creative Element

With consumers and investors demanding more sustainable products, the world is paying closer attention to what biodiversity loss means for our planet. Companies around the world are embracing these challenges as protecting biodiversity is key in preserving business success. In this episode, we are joined by 3M to discuss how we can unlock the power of people, ideas and science to drive innovation and reimagine what is possible, all while protecting biodiversity. Host: Maithreyi Seetharaman Show Producer: Lisa Desai Sound Production: Dow Creative Element; PhiLipp Schweidler, Department of Noise Artwork: Dow Creative Element

Biodiversity is life on earth as we know it. From our genetics and bacteria to entire ecosystems of forests and coral reefs, biodiversity is critical to all aspects of life. From food and water, to medicine, to climate stability. In this episode, we discuss the work of Jane Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute in preserving biodiversity to secure a prosperous and stable future for this planet. Host: Maithreyi Seetharaman Show Producer: Lisa Desai Sound Production: PhiLipp Schweidler, Department of Noise Artwork: Dow Creative Element

Is AI really the whole story of the future? In this episode, we're asking what else is on the horizon for the future of plastic waste. We are joined by the 311 Institute to hear about the game-changing trends that are reshaping industry. From AI to synthetic biology and nanotech, the 311 Institute is looking for new ways to provide all with access to the tools that shape the future. Host: Maithreyi Seetharaman Show Producer: Lisa Desai Sound Production: PhiLipp Schweidler, Department of Noise Artwork: Dow Creative Element

Data collection and analysis is a vital step in the fight to end plastic pollution. AI could hold the answers, however it also poses significant challenges. Here we discuss how AI technology is influencing research at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and at Wageningen University to see how they are overcoming these new challenges. Host: Maithreyi Seetharaman Show Producer: Lisa Desai  Sound Production: PhiLipp Schweidler, Department of Noise Artwork: Dow Creative Element

With 2.7 billion people lacking access to waste management, this essential step in advancing a circular economy poses a significant challenge. In this opening episode for season 4 of Plastics Unwrapped, we look back on the previous 5 meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) and discuss how we can find middle ground between industry and policy to end plastic pollution for good. Host: Maithreyi Seetharaman Show Producer: Lisa Desai Sound Production: Dow Creative Element Artwork: Dow Creative Element

The Asia Pacific region tends to dominate the rankings and headlines in coverage surrounding global plastic waste. But the pace of innovation and change in plastics production, consumption and waste in the region has been faster than you think, led by China. This episode explores new policies being introduced and what can lead to solution scaling, with Junice Yeo, Executive Director at Eco-Business, Thomas Luedi, Senior Partner at Bain & Company, and Kodak Xiao, Global Sustainability Director at Dow.

In this episode, entrepreneurs David Roubach and Felix Bobbink share their sustainability innovations within the plastics industry and how they are revolutionizing plastics at both consumer and industrial levels. Dow Global Business Development Director Christophe Marché highlights the need for large businesses to pivot and become disruptive, and University of California, Berkeley professor Dr. Ting Xu shares how at the core of all this disruptive innovation is science and research.

Mechanical recycling has existed for decades, but capacity isn’t keeping up with demand. In part two of our recycling and beyond conversation, Dow Global Sustainability Director Haley Lowry and Neste Vice President of Value Chain Development Jeroen Verhoeven discuss alternative innovations the industry is focusing on to fill gaps for recycled plastic requirements and carbon emission targets, including advanced recycling— also known as molecular or chemical recycling.