Tag: Circular Economy

Why investors can no longer ignore the exposure to the real threats of being “linear”

Geneva, 6 June 2018: the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Circle Economy, PGGM, KPMG and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development launch the “Linear Risks Essay” which demonstrates the real business threats linear economic business practices are creating. These include risks associated with the use of scarce and non-renewable resources; prioritisation and sales of products produced with virgin resources; […]

The World Business Council and Boston Consulting Group release Implementation Guide to the Circular Economy

Today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and The Boston Consulting Group published, “The new big circle: How circular economy is already disrupting business models.” This is designed to be an implementation guide to the circular economy. Davos Switzerland, 24 January 2018: Building off the success of the […]

30 leading companies with a combined revenue of USD $1.3 trillion join forces to implement the circular economy

Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2018: Today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, over 30 leading companies across 16 sectors joined forces to implement the circular economy through WBCSD’s newest initiative, Factor10. Collectively responsible for USD $1.3 trillion in annual revenues, the companies in Factor10 represent a powerful business effort scale up momentum for […]

WBCSD releases 8 Business Cases to the Circular Economy – helping business accelerate growth, enhance competitiveness and mitigate risk

Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) published 8 Business Cases for the Circular Economy, illustrating how companies can accelerate growth, enhance competitiveness and mitigate risk through circular solutions. Geneva, 20 July 2017: The macro-opportunities associated with implementing the circular economy are clear. Now, companies need to know how circularity will impact their business as well as […]

WBCSD releases Practitioner Guide to the Circular Economy

26 June 2017, Washington DC: Today at the 2017 US Circular Economy Summit, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) officially launched its Practitioner Guide to the Circular Economy after a three-week beta testing period. Following the launch of WBCSD’s CEO Guide to the Circular Economy at the World Circular Economy Forum in Helsinki, the Practitioner Guide was created specifically […]

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