Circular economy or just good business?
Circular economy has become the language we use for keeping products and materials in use for longer. But for individual businesses, it isn’t always the most useful place to start. The term brings together two different ideas: the economy – a complex system of businesses, people, markets, infrastructure and institutions – and circularity – the…
Systems thinking to practical action
Circularity is a systems challenge. But businesses, local authorities and other organisations don’t need to change the whole system to start making progress. They need to understand where they sit within it, how they influence it, and which levers they can pull. Systems thinking helps us look beyond individual problems to understand the relationships, flows…
