Why do promising pilot projects often struggle during industrial scale-up?
Home / Back Why do promising pilot projects often struggle during industrial scale-up? Many clean economy innovations perform well in pilot trials. But why do they often encounter unexpected challenges when moving to industrial production? Supply chain mapping, modelling and visualisation help identify vulnerable points and allows the company to develop sourcing strategies and inventory […]
Buying behaviour shapes market success
Home / Back Buying behaviour shapes market success long before product performance is evaluated. Commercial success for clean economy products begins with understanding buying behaviour. If your market strategy doesn’t reflect how customers buy, even the best product can struggle to gain adoption. Tags – Circular procurement, Innovation procurement, Organisational Strategy, Strategy, Supply chain redesign […]
Every year, governments spend billions managing waste.
Home / Back Why are governments paying to manage waste that should never have been created? Every year, governments spend billions managing waste. Collection. Transport. Landfill. Environmental remediation. These costs continue to rise, yet they create little long-term economic value. A circular economy shifts the focus upstream. Instead of investing more resources in managing waste, […]
Times have changed
Home / Back Times have changed, Circularity has become a conversation stopper. This is a common input from circular economy practitioners at the moment. But we need to ask ourselves: why? Economic conditions are tough. Budgets are under pressure, customers are scrutinising every decision, and businesses need to deliver more value with less than ever. […]
Businesses think more than twice in taking action towards change
Home / Back At times like this, where businesses think more than twice in taking action towards change, we tend to think that it is (mostly) the government influce through regulatory action that push a circular economy – In other words there is a perception that it is the main driver. But often indirect influence can be even […]
Circularity is often visualized as a closed loop
Home / Back Circularity is often visualized as a closed loop. But does a resource really need to return to the same product, process, or industry to be considered circular? The truth is: by oversimplifying it to ‘closed loop’ we deliver highly sub-optimal (or even damaging) outcomes ! What we should not forget is that […]
Development of the Philippines’ National Circular Economy Framework and the Roadmap.
Home / Back Proud to see Dr Mayuri Wijayasundara contributing to this pivotal moment in shaping the circular future for the Philippines. deeply honoured to contribute to the development of the Philippines’ National Circular Economy Framework and the Roadmap. The High-Level Interagency Roundtable held last week in Manila gathered Cabinet leaders and national institutions, helping […]
Can what we buy really change the market?
Home / Back Can what we buy really change the market? Think about this for a moment. What if the simple act of purchasing could reshape an entire set of industries? Sounds like a stretch? It’s not. And here’s where it gets interesting. Procurement is much more than atransactional endeavour. We often hear that procurement […]
If not, why should they?
Home / Back Are companies looking at redesigning their products proactively aiming decarbonisation and regeneration opportunities ? If not, why should they? If you continue as is, checking risks on – vulnerability to supply chain volatility – changing environmental regulations may be necessary. What do redesign look like? This may come as Substituting scarce materials Simplifying components Improving durability, […]
The real opportunity lies much upstream in the value chain:
Home / Back Recycling has been a headline trend in circular economy conversations. The real opportunity lies much upstream in the value chain: refuse, rethink, reduce, reuse, repair, refurbish, remanufacture and repurpose before any lower order options. How do we make sure that other more efffective circular strategies are not overlooked, and acknowledge recycling as […]