A Circular Economy Handbook For Business And Supply Chains

Author : Catherine Weetman
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0749476761
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Circular Economy Handbook for Business and Supply Chains written by Catherine Weetman and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2016-12-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER: Les Plumes des Achats 2018 - Committee Special Prize A Circular Economy Handbook for Business and Supply Chains is an easily digestible and comprehensive handbook that provides a clear guide to the circular economy, helping the reader create future-fit, sustainable strategies. Real examples across a range of market sectors help businesses, students and policymakers understand the theory and fast-developing practice of the circular economy. To help the reader generate ideas, A Circular Economy Handbook for Business and Supply Chains provides a holistic framework for the design and supply chain and supporting business models, and includes tools the reader can use to get started. Whilst growing global consumption presents fantastic business opportunities, our current linear systems (take some materials, make a product, use it and then throw it away) are not fit for purpose. The circular economy unlocks this problem by decoupling resources from consumption. Engaged businesses are re-thinking product design, material choices, business models and supply chains. A Circular Economy Handbook for Business and Supply Chains is a must-read for anyone who wants to apply the circular economy today. Online resources now available: PowerPoint slides of figures and tables from every chapter created by the author.

Author : Catherine Weetman
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1789665329
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Circular Economy Handbook written by Catherine Weetman and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER: 2018 Les Plumes des Achats & Supply Chain - The Committee Special Prize As we learn more about the climate and biodiversity crisis, it is clear that how we make and consume things is a major part of the problem. Extraction and processing of materials, fuels and food makes up about half of global greenhouse gas emissions and over 90% of biodiversity loss and water stress. Many modern businesses deplete resources, destroy ecosystems and dump waste and pollution at every stage - harming human health along the way. Governments, businesses and think-tanks see the circular economy as the way forward. Now in its second edition, A Circular Economy Handbook is a guided tour through the concepts and the practicalities. A unique framework systematically explores the range of circular interventions, including product and supply chain design, material choice and supporting business models. How does it really work for business? What circular approaches are emerging in food, fashion, consumer technology, packaging and other sectors? How do these reduce risk, improve resilience and build profitable, future-fit organizations? With over 300 real examples from around the world, this is a must-read for businesses, students and policymakers. This new edition has been extensively updated to include the latest trends, thinking, research and solutions, with a new chapter on packaging and 30 new company snapshots.

Author : Peter Lacy
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 1349959685
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Circular Economy Handbook written by Peter Lacy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 leaders how 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.

Author : Lydia Bals
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839825464
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Circular Economy Supply Chains written by Lydia Bals and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Circular Economy Supply Chains highlights the need for cross-industry flows and the need for different actors in circular value cycles. This book intends to move beyond a buyer-supplier view, embracing a holistic network or ecosystem view, to consider a cross-industry system perspective.

Author : Peter Lacy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137530707
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Waste to Wealth written by Peter Lacy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waste to Wealth proves that 'green' and 'growth' need not be binary alternatives. The book examines five new business models that provide circular growth from deploying sustainable resources to the sharing economy before setting out what business leaders need to do to implement the models successfully.

Author : Ramakrishna, Yanamandra
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1668476665
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Designing Sustainable Supply Chains to Achieve a Circular Economy written by Ramakrishna, Yanamandra and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-04-17 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Securing a sustainable supply chain is crucial for business and the future of humanity. Intending to lower waste and carbon emissions, businesses are investing more money in sustainability efforts. However, sustainability measures that might save costs, improve forecasting, and optimize business operations are frequently disregarded, especially during the post-pandemic era. The Handbook of Research on Designing Sustainable Supply Chains to Achieve a Circular Economy analyzes various approaches and strategies for developing sustainable supply chain capabilities to achieve circular economies; builds and develops models, frameworks, and theoretical concepts by focusing on the role of a sustainable supply chain leading to a circular economy; and provides a platform where new concepts and plans for managing sustainable supply chains in the post-pandemic era with the aid of Industry 4.0 as enablers are discussed. Covering key topics such as tourism, healthcare, transportation, and governance, this major reference work is ideal for industry professionals, government officials, business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, researchers, academicians, instructors, and students.

Author : Ed Weenk
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1398602760
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mastering the Circular Economy written by Ed Weenk and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global consumption of raw materials currently goes beyond the earth's regenerative capacity, but the circular economy offers a more sustainable model which also provides new business opportunities. Mastering the Circular Economy is an introduction to circularity from a business and value chain management perspective. With many reflections and exercises throughout, the book draws a direct link between relevant recent theory and practice and offers students and practitioners a deeper understanding of the topic. It looks at both the macro and micro context of the circular economy, from the government and societal view to the impact of new business models in an individual company. Starting from the corporate imperative of moving from linear to circular business models, Mastering the Circular Economy covers the associated opportunities and challenges for organizations, from regulation and risk to value chain collaboration, reverse logistics and product quality. Part two of the book helps students to pull together everything they've learned and see how the concepts play out in the real world by guiding them through application in the online business simulation game The Blue Connection (free basic access is included with the book). Readers are continuously asked to reflect on the choices they would make in different roles to demonstrate a full understanding of the strategic and operational implications of the circular economy.

Author : Akkucuk, Ulas
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522581103
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Circular Economy and Its Implications on Sustainability and the Green Supply Chain written by Akkucuk, Ulas and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-01-18 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the modern world, solid and liquid waste deposits are mounting due to increasing populations and wealth. Businesses are therefore being put under pressure to pay attention to the environmental and resource consequences of the products they produce and the services they deliver. The Circular Economy and Its Implications on Sustainability and the Green Supply Chain is a collection of innovative research on methods of extending biological cycles found in nature to technological cycles where goods, when disposed properly, are converted into new products in an environmentally efficient way. It examines current research on how to deal with the waste resulting from human activities, the relationship between environmental and human health, and international legislation on waste management. This book is ideally designed for economists, managers, practitioners, academicians, researchers, and students.

Author : Wolfgang Lehmacher
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319511157
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Global Supply Chain written by Wolfgang Lehmacher and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides readers an in-depth understanding of the inner mechanisms and principles of the global supply chain. Authored by the Head of Supply Chain and Transport Industries at the World Economic Forum, it draws on a wealth of operational and managerial expertise in the global supply chain industry that drive the world’s economies. The book analyzes the importance and impact of globally networked sourcing, production and distribution, and presents detailed information on the opportunities, limitations and challenges of linear value and supply chain systems. Building on a series of recent industry cases and with a focus on the latest developments in actual business processes and models, it reveals how the transformation toward circular supply chains and regenerative resource management forms the basis for success and sustainability in business. “The book brings together technical, social, political, and geographical trends, suggesting how supply chain management can lead the quest for many of the world’s most pressing challenges.” Yossi Sheffi, Professor of Engineering, MIT, Head, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics “This book provides an essential roadmap, guiding the reader easily through complex developments and concepts.” John Manners-Bell, CEO Transport Intelligence and Honorary Visiting Professor, Guildhall Business School, London “With strategic foresight, Lehmacher develops a vision of a circular economy within which consumer, manufacturer and logistics companies assume collective responsibility for sustainable value creation.” Alfred Talke, Group Managing Director ALFRED TALKE Logistic Services “Those who are active in logistics and supply chain management, in practice or academia, will discover a fresh view on the whole field of activity beyond the day-to-day-business.” Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Wimmer, Chairman of the Executive Board, BVL International

Author : Lerwen Liu
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811585105
Total Pages : 631 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Circular Economy written by Lerwen Liu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is purposefully styled as an introductory textbook on circular economy (CE) for the benefit of educators and students of universities. It provides comprehensive knowledge exemplified by practices from policy, education, R&D, innovation, design, production, waste management, business and financing around the world. The book covers sectors such as agriculture/food, packaging materials, build environment, textile, energy, and mobility to inspire the growth of circular business transformation. It aims to stimulate action among different stakeholders to drive CE transformation. It elaborates critical driving forces of CE including digital technologies; restorative innovations; business opportunities & sustainable business model; financing instruments, regulation & assessment and experiential education programs. It connects a CE transformation for reaching the SDGs2030 and highlights youth leadership and entrepreneurship at all levels in driving the sustainability transformation.