What is the circular economy - and why is the world less circular ...
2022年6月14日 · The Circularity Gap Report says there are four key circular economy principles that we need to follow to achieve a 33% reduction in material extraction and consumption – use less, use longer, use again and make clean. It calls for increased public-private collaboration to make this vision a reality, and points out the ultimate reason why ...
The circular transformation of industries: Unlocking economic value
2024年12月17日 · “At Cisco, we embed circularity across product lifecycles. Alongside our goal to integrate Circular Design Principles into 100% of our new products and packaging by fiscal 2025, we run a take-back programme to reuse, refurbish, and recycle used products at their initial end-of-life,” said Mary de Wysocki, chief sustainability officer at Cisco.
4 industry leaders on what it takes to go circular
2021年9月23日 · Lesson #1: Circularity is a business decision – treat it as such. Lesson #2: Embed circularity across all parts of the company. Lesson #3: Stay committed to the course. Lesson #4: Get the entire company behind circularity in both actions and mindset.
Automotive industry circularity: How the EU, China and the US are ...
2024年3月22日 · Automotive circularity is not just an environmental imperative but a strategic evolution. The insights reflect a deep understanding that the future of mobility lies in harmonizing innovation with sustainability across the European Union, China and the United States.
21 circular economy solutions for a more sustainable world | World ...
2022年3月9日 · The latest edition of the Circularity Gap Report explores the concept of a circular economy and investigates its role in climate mitigation and in cultivating more equitable societies around the world. Ultimately, the model will require a systems shift: radically rethinking how we use resources to fulfil our needs and wants.
Circularity in energy-efficiency retrofits: Why it’s time to act
2024年9月20日 · Circularity in energy-efficiency retrofitting is not just about financial value. Implementing these actions can also create environmental value via less reliance on virgin materials and lower energy costs. It creates social value, too, in the form of new jobs and reduces the impact of heavy industry on communities.
Why Japan's circular built environment makes economic sense
2024年4月30日 · There is other work ongoing to ensure circularity within the built environment in Japan. In 2022, as part of the Berlin Roadmap, Japan’s Ministry of the Environment supported the Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency Principles (CEREP) with other G7 members. CEREP is a set of behavioural guidelines to promote a circular economy and ...
9 circular economy examples that are accelerating transition
2023年3月17日 · Today, circularity has fallen from 9.1% to a meagre 7.2%. This means that of the more than 100 billion tonnes of materials extracted from the planet annually, only 7.2% are cycled back into the global economy. To reverse the overshoot of planetary boundaries and limit global warming to a 2°C increase, we need a holistic shift toward circularity.
Circularity: A key enabler to reach net-zero in cement
2022年11月4日 · Another tactic to create circularity loops within the value chain is using recycled concrete paste generated from construction and demolition waste (CDW) as supplementary cementitious material. Currently, only one-third to two-thirds of CDW generated is recycled, primarily for use as low-quality aggregates in road construction. Digital ...
A circular car industry could slash carbon emissions – here’s how
2021年1月14日 · Realignment around common circularity language can jointly drive transformative solutions for the automotive industry. Circular economy solutions are part of four strategic pathways: decarbonising energy usage, establishing circular material flows, extending and optimising product lifetime and improving capacity utilisation during vehicle usage.