Business Models for the Circular Economy Opportunities and Challenges for Policy


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Natural resources, and the materials derived from them, represent the physical basis for the economic system. Recent decades have witnessed an unprecedented growth in demand for these resources, which has triggered interest from policy makers in transitioning to a more resource efficient and ...







Forget Mars


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Forget Mars: Circular Economy, The Next Big Business Opportunity introduces circular economy, which will revolutionize the business world as we know it. By addressing the ever real issues our earth faces, this book acts as a survival guide for all companies and businesses as they make the transition to more sustainable and eco-friendly practices. You will discover the keys to profiting from the circular economy and the business benefits that come with adopting this innovative way of buying, manufacturing, selling, and marketing. Filled with up-to-date examples from the business world, you will find out how to apply the Six Pillars of the Circular Economy System, and get an action plan to: - Find new business opportunities, - Satisfy customer demands better, - Expand profitable partnerships, - Reduce infrastructure costs, and - Minimize waste. All this information is necessary for large and small businesses to implement in order to be sustainable and viable in the future. The sooner these practices are put into action, the greater chance your company will not be left behind, and the planet will be a better place for all.




Circular Products and Business Models


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Currently, our economies predominantly function in a linear manner, characterized by the extraction, production, consumption, and disposal of resources. Embracing the paradigm shift towards a circular economy presents a tremendous opportunity, potentially worth trillions of dollars. Given this significant opportunity for value creation, HBS Professor George Serafeim and HBS Executive Fellows Reynir Indahl and Vladimir Jacimovic organized an event at Harvard Business School, to bring together business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors interested in building and scaling solutions for a circular economy. This report summarizes several key lessons that emerged from the two-day catalyst event at HBS on designing products and business models for circularity, with an emphasis on increasing product utilization, material efficiency, and used of recycled materials.







Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Development and Opportunities in Circular Economy


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With the need for sustainability, a focus on developing an economic system that aims at minimizing waste, commonly referred to as the circular economy, is emerging. Circular economy and studies related to it have gained worldwide attention, as it seems to be an effective alternative economic system. Naturally, the circular economy will impact enterprises and will shift how entrepreneurship development and entrepreneurial opportunities are perceived, developed, and resourced. The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Development and Opportunities in Circular Economy is a collection of pioneering research that advances the understanding of entrepreneurship development, identifies the opportunities, and manages the entrepreneurship development, policies, and programs in order to further a circular economy. In addition to entrepreneurship development and entrepreneurial opportunities, the book will cover and discuss a number of other factors necessary for a successful transformation, such as entrepreneurship and innovation, entrepreneurship and change, and entrepreneurship education. While highlighting topics including consumer consumption, knowledge management, and linear economics, this book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, small business owners, managers, consultants, organization development specialists, policymakers, researchers, industry experts, academicians, and students.




Waste to Wealth


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Waste to Wealth proves that 'green' and 'growth' need not be binary alternatives. The book examines five new business models that provide circular growth from deploying sustainable resources to the sharing economy before setting out what business leaders need to do to implement the models successfully.