"A new global economic operating system may be the most urgent need of our time." United Nations
Lawton Finance Labs
The Circular Century
Powered by Circlenomics—the global economic operating system for circularity
LAWTON Finance Labs declares May 15, 2026, as the beginning of The Circular Century.
Circlenomics, developed by Lawton Finance Labs in collaboration with the Lima Institute of Brazil, is the operating system behind The Circular Century.
Circlenomics aligns state policy, markets/finance, logistics and technology, circular-economy principles and human incentives so that sustainability becomes self-funding and cooperation the self-interested path. It operates within countries and seeks to connect countries for coordinated global implementation.
The world already has ample capital, technology, and productive capacity required to build a sustainable global economy. Circlenomics provides the framework to organize these resources more effectively.
Initial estimates are that full implementation of Circlenomics could add ten percent or more (10%+) annually to global GDP, allowing the circular transition to finance itself while generating substantial additional economic value.
Lawton Finance Labs is working with the Multilateral Synergy Coalition and many others to launch the Circlenomics Sustainable Finance Platform.
The Circular Century has begun.
On Lawton:
Senior China Financial Advisor
The FT of London said, "In 1993 Lawton went to China as one of the first investment managers from the West to assist the People's Bank of China in devising a strategy for its reserves, and he has been advising Chinese institutions ever since."
Performance
"Bill Lawton is ...one of the world’s smartest investors- gauged by his investment performance. His macro fund was up over 16% in 2008. Even more impressive is the fund he conceived and launched in China which is up over 1,000% since its launch less than four years ago."
Endorsed
Lawton's investment program "endorsed for nationwide implementation" by the Office of the President of the Philippines.
Trusted
Trusted by Teraju, Office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, which "fully supports initiatives of Seagate Global Capital," that Lawton designed.