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 […]
We can’t afford to shift what we procure to buy sustainable or circular products
Home / Back “We can’t afford to shift what we procure to buy sustainable or circular products” when we hear this, the real underlying question is: Can we afford not to? Most procurement teams get stuck in the same loop: – Chase the lowest unit price – Replace. repeat. dispose. They they focus on the main budget alloacted to purchase the product, not costs spent when it travels through its life within and […]
Anvarta Spotlight- Issue #6
Home / Newsletter Anvarta Spotlight- Issue #6 Welcome to the latest edition of Future’s Blueprint. We’re thrilled to bring you all the latest news, insights, and updates from the industry. In this issue, we’re excited to bring you: Industry updates Reflections Company updates Industry Updates Circular economy and brand marketing When the brand plays […]
The Future’s Blueprint – Issue #5
Home / Newsletter The Future’s Blueprint – Issue #5 This month’s insight – Strategies for a circular economy Product Stewardship– The responsibility lays with us As a concept, product Stewardship means that whoever designs, produces, sells, or uses a product takes responsibility for minimizing the product’s environmental impact throughout all stages of the products’ life […]
The Future’s Blueprint – Issue #3
Home / Newsletter The Future’s Blueprint – Issue #3 This month’s insight – Materials for a circular economy Biochar – How it contributes to the biological cycle in a circulareconomy? Did you know that biochar had been a way of disposing of biomass, including organic waste safely while respecting the natural equilibrium from ancient times? […]
The Future’s Blueprint – Issue #2
Home / Newsletter The Future’s Blueprint – Issue #2 A crisis also provides an opportunity… As economies around the world are on the verge of significant downturns, Sri Lanka issued a signal and a warning to many. Whether you are slipping downhill or doing it by choice, concepts such as circular economy help rethink the […]
Creating the Future’s Blueprint
Home / Newsletter Creating the Future’s Blueprint A campaign to inform alternative ways of consumption Here is our first campaign this year focusing on 10 simple shifts we can make in consumption aligned with regenerative thinking. Here are the 3 articles we have already published with the next article coming out soon. Matching does not mean identical Does the […]
Not all circular economy strategies are meant to be equal.
Home / Not all circular economy strategies are meant to be equal. In the transition to a circular economy, we often hear about recycling — and while it’s important, it’s not always the most sustainable option. Strategies like sharing, maintaining, reusing, and repairing are generally more desirable. Why? Because by the time we get to […]
We begin life surrounded by gifts, soft toys, tiny clothes, the colors of care.
Home / We begin life surrounded by gifts, soft toys, tiny clothes, the colors of care. They mark our beginnings, then slowly fade into drawers, boxes, or forgotten corners of memory. As we grow, the practice of giving grows to, but so does its impact. Each year, new things are bought, wrapped, and stored while […]
What are the opportunities for the hospitality industry to better design for a circular economy?
Home / What are the opportunities for the hospitality industry to better design for a circular economy? You might say – Packaging! Yes, it is an opportunity. But what about the most obvious? “Portions we serve!” We’ve seen portions increase in size over the last decades. A 6½-oz drink became 20 not because customers demanded […]