top
What are the opportunities and challenges in a more circular economy?

The circular economy: how business can do more with less

August 19, 2015 11:00 am CET

Resources are finite. Businesses are changing. The circular economy is the way forward. Some companies are focusing on recycling their own or other’s waste. Some design products that are easy to recycle or recover. Some focus on giving their products a second life. Others are shifting from selling products to selling services (don’t sell light bulbs, sell lighting). And the line between business and consumer is becoming blurred thanks to the advent of the sharing economy. The opportunities are enormous; the challenges are very real.

Join five other senior business executives and thought leaders on this roundtable to discuss the new business opportunities and increased customer intimacy being created by the circular economy, the ultimate answer to solving the problem of the depletion and economic scarcity of resources.

Discussion Points

  • Why more sustainable companies perform better
  • Being better: materials, design, products, systems and business models
  • Reduce, reuse, recycle or…?
  • Disruptive business models and the sharing economy
Moderator
Adam Burns
Editor-in-chief and Presenter at MeetTheBoss TV
Industry Expert
Leonie Schreve
Global Head Sustainable Lending