The Circular Business Revolution: A practical framework for sustainable business models

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Organisations everywhere are being challenged to become more sustainable: to move from a linear take-make-waste approach, towards one that is circular, resource productive, regenerative, and resilient in nature. But its hard to put into action without answers to the following questions:  

• How do you overhaul your business while maintaining revenue and profits? 
• How do you turn linear supply chains into circular supply loops? 
• How do you identify concrete business opportunities? 
• How do you design your organisation for circularity? 
• How to overcome the critical challenges of implementing new business models? 

This book gives you a comprehensive and practical toolkit to understand how your organisation works now, the opportunities it has within the circular economy, and how to put it all into practice effectively. Transform your organisation in a way thats good for business, people and the environment. 

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• Copyright 2024
• Pages: 216
• Edition: 1st

• Book
• ISBN-10: 1-292-45896-8
• ISBN-13: 978-1-292-45896-0

This practical book will help you transform your business from a linear take-make-waste approach into one that is sustainable, circular, but also profitable, resilient, and competitive.

The triple crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss is demanding action from companies resources are limited, supply chains are vulnerable, and consumers are demanding change. Business leaders face the challenge of shifting from a linear take-make-waste approach to one that is circular, regenerative, resilient, and profitable to ensure long term success.

Whether you're just starting to explore circularity, or you are already actively advancing a circular business agenda, this book caters to your unique journey. It introduces a set of circular business model patterns as a pathway to transformation and creating value in a circular economy. It offers over 100 real-world case studies of circular business model innovation to highlight emerging trends, new opportunities, and the pathway to sustainable change.

Our goal is to empower YOU to actively craft your own circular transformation pathway, step by step, ensuring a hands-on and personalized journey toward implementing circular business models. This handbook is designed to be both practical and interactive. We have developed four guiding worksheets that will help you crystallize your insights, refine your strategy, and solidify your path toward a successful circular transformation. These tools serve as companions, ensuring that the journey from inspiration to implementation is tailored to your specific needs.

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Table of Contents

1. Getting Started2. Signals for Change: What is Your Emerging Future?3. Towards a Circular and Regenerative Future4. Circular Business Model Opportunities5. From Idea to Action6. Epilogue

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