𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 is known to be France’s most valuable startup – a company formed in 2014 and now worth more than $5.7 billion, based on a recent funding round of $510 million. It is headed by 𝐇𝐮𝐠 𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐳𝐞, who recently got interviewed in Forbes.
Today we would like to share a snippet from Hug de Larauze’s statement about becoming France’s most valuable startup. He said, “We cannot realize our vision without our team who has been able to diligently drive forward Back Market’s mission of making circular tech mainstream – even through the pandemic. And, the number of people buying from our platform and choosing refurbished in general is growing and that is the true sign that we are making progress and moving towards a more circular consumption pattern. Without our employees and customers, we would have no impact on the world. Our funding is an enabler of our impact and boosting our global presence in the world and growing our customer base is what will determine how much of an impact we make.”
See how #BackMarket plans to contribute to #CircularEconomy here: https://tinyurl.com/5268fr24
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Global negotiations at COP30 in Belém have accelerated momentum toward decarbonising the built environment through definitive timelines for ending fossil fuel use. The shift transforms sustainable construction from voluntary ambition into a structural requirement for net zero carbon and net zero whole life carbon outcomes. Policymakers are converging around frameworks that demand whole life carbon assessment and lifecycle assessment to account for embodied carbon across sustainable building design, low carbon construction materials and circular economy in construction principles.
Funding imbalances remain acute. Only a fraction of climate finance supports environmental sustainability in construction and resilient infrastructure, leaving gaps in life cycle cost modelling and resource efficiency in construction. Addressing this shortfall is critical to accelerating carbon footprint reduction and life cycle thinking in construction that ensures buildings can adapt to climatic extremes while achieving carbon neutral construction.
Government proposals linking climate, biodiversity and land use through unified policy instruments indicate an evolution toward circular construction strategies and eco-design for buildings that integrate sustainable material specification and environmental product declarations (EPDs). These measures align with BREEAM and the forthcoming BREEAM v7 standards, reinforcing quantitative accountability in green construction and sustainable building practices.
In the United Kingdom, scrutiny from Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee challenges the misconception that regulation limits housing delivery. Its evidence underscores that low carbon design and green infrastructure are enablers of innovation, not barriers. It signals a policy turning point toward sustainable urban development and eco-friendly construction anchored in end-of-life reuse in construction and building lifecycle performance metrics.
The trajectory is apparent: whole life carbon accounting, embodied carbon in materials tracking and circular economy integration are reshaping global market expectations. Sustainable design decisions are becoming quantifiable obligations, ensuring every low carbon building advances environmental sustainability in construction and measurable carbon footprint of construction reductions consistent with decarbonising the built environment.
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