Can we align global production and consumption systems with
sustainability? Can business growth actually lead to a healthier
planet? Can companies innovate through the circular economy to create
competitive advantage and genuine impact? Waste to Wealth proved that
the emerging circular economy advantage exists – now Lacy, Long and
Spindler show you how to realize it at speed and scale in The Circular
Economy Handbook. We stand at a crossroads, with rising
geopolitical and geo-economic tensions, massive technological change
and a host of social and environmental challenges. We are pushing
planetary boundaries to their limits, with climate change and threats
to biodiversity and oceans as just a few examples. Significant impacts
are already being felt, and both people and planet face potentially
catastrophic and irreversible consequences if we don’t urgently
change our global model and systems. Our current linear “take, make,
waste” models of production and consumption will not be sustainable
in a world of some 9 billion people by 2050, especially with
ever-expanding rates of consumption. Thriving within these dynamics
demands more than incremental adjustments to business-as-usual. The
circular economy offers a powerful means to decouple growth from use
of scarce and harmful resources, enabling greater production and
consumption with fewer negative environmental impacts—at the same
time, making companies more innovative and competitive. In fact, this
book shows that $4.5 trillion in economic value is at stake.
Delivering on the promise of a circular economy demands impact and
scale, extending through value chains and, ultimately, disrupting the
entire economic system. In The Circular Economy Handbook, the
authors illuminate the path from insight to action, from linear to
circular. With case studies, advice and practical guidance, they show
leadershow to pivot towards a holistic circular organization,
embedding circularity internally and delivering broad-based system
change. With unique insights across business models, technologies,
and industries – featuring stories and real-world examples from
circular pioneers – this book is the essential guide to help
companies become leaders in the movement to secure the circular
economy advantage.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781349959686
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok