Topics covered in this episode:
- What is circular manufacturing? The shift from a linear “take-make-waste” model
- Circular business models’ $4.5 trillion opportunity
- How companies are already embracing circularity, from fashion to automotive
- The role of product design in reducing waste and maximizing material use
- Challenges and barriers to adopting circular supply chains
- How digitalization (AI, blockchain, data tracking) is shaping circularity
- Achieving cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder buy-in
- Practical steps to start integrating circular strategies today
Resources mentioned:
- Circular Business: Collaborate & Circulate – Book by Christiaan Kraaijenhagen & colleagues
- CircularX – A database of circular economy case studies
- Repair cafés – Meeting places all about repairing your broken items (together)
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