Overview
- The new buzz phrase in sustainability – now on same path as Sharing economy on Google trends, started later but rising faster
- This book provides a comprehensive and insightful introduction to this new type of business model
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (13 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
The Case for the Circular Economy
-
Front Matter
-
-
Five New Business Models for Circular Growth
-
Front Matter
-
-
Starting Now
-
Front Matter
-
-
Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
Reviews
'As Waste to Wealth shows with case studies of leading companies across industries, the circular economy model works increasingly well for our customers and for us. You have to shed your old habits and put in the initial effort to change, but it makes so much sense. We can engineer products for a longer usage, we can recoup the residual value once the economic life is over. The customer is foremost interested in the benefit of our products, so why not only sell them the benefit as a service, while we retain ownership and operate the technology. And what about you?'
- Frans van Houten, CEO, Royal Philips
'Circular economy, circular responsibility, circular advantage. So simple, yet so powerful. This book is a practical contribution to future-proof your business models in an increasingly resource-constrained world. Not hard to see that in the age of transparency, citizens of this world will demand this from all companies seeking a license to operate. Time to get on with it.'
- Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
'We need to face it: in order to make our economic system really sustainable, it is inevitable that we redesign it. This book shows the steps we can make. We will need to switch from a Linear to a Circular Economy. This means much more than recycling. The Circular Economy is about new ways of creating value via innovation and new business models.'
- Feike Sijbesma, CEO, Royal DSM
'Waste to Wealth captures the spirit of one of today's most significant business trends: the circular economy. Lacy and Rutqvist approach the topic in a straightforward and practical manner, underlining that the linear take-make-waste model is (or should be) on its way towards extinction. They clearly set out the need to unleash the true value and potential of materials, whether in their beginning-of-life, utilization, or end-of-initial-life phases. This approach has also inspired our work in the Carlsberg Circular Community, and I believe that any company pursuing sustainable growth can find valuable inspiration in this book.'
- Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen, President & CEO, Carlsberg
'We already use more resources than the planet is capable of regenerating so we have to find ways to utilize less energy, water, materials, and resources in general. In the chemical industry we are searching for ways to close product life cycles, whether at the outset (by using renewable sources), or at the end (by using recyclable materials). We need radical innovation to develop new technologies and new business models. The circular economy is part of the solution and this book will help us to take another step in the right direction.'
- Carlos Fadigas, CEO, Braskem
About the authors
Jakob Rutqvist is a manager in Accenture's Strategy and Sustainability practice and is part of its Nordic sustainability leadership team. Before Accenture he worked as a lobbyist on innovation, climate and energy and has engaged big multinationals as well as governments and institutions like the UN, World Bank, World Economic Forum and EU Parliament. He is an alumni of Clinton Global Initiative, One Young World and Harvard University. Jakob has written for Fast Company and Fortune.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Waste to Wealth
Book Subtitle: The Circular Economy Advantage
Authors: Peter Lacy, Jakob Rutqvist
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137530707
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53068-4Published: 31 August 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-53070-7Published: 30 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 264
Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Innovation/Technology Management, Business Ethics, Sustainability Management, Development Economics, Environmental Economics