Think:Act

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Think:Act Ideas for Action

The shift to a circular economy starts long before products are manufactured or distributed. Emissions and solid waste are both often the result of a lack of planning. The remedy is smarter business and product design. It begins with thinking outside the bin. Is your business using the right materials? Is any of our waste a potential product? Is there a partner who could help you make your offering more sustainable? The new Think:Act Ideas for Action poses the five key questions to ask if you want to start turning challenges into opportunities.

Circular Design Thinking

 

Rising carbon dioxide emissions and overflowing landfills make it abundantly clear that the current economic model needs to change. But although the realization is sinking in that the old approach of take-make-waste is unsustainable and opportunities for change abound, many companies have yet to take the logical next step. How can they design a more circular way of doing business?

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Think:Act Ideas for Action

The shift to a circular economy starts long before products are manufactured or distributed. Emissions and solid waste are both often the result of a lack of planning. The remedy is smarter business and product design. It begins with thinking outside the bin. Is your business using the right materials? Is any of our waste a potential product? Is there a partner who could help you make your offering more sustainable? The new Think:Act Ideas for Action poses the five key questions to ask if you want to start turning challenges into opportunities.

Rethinking Your Business

Designing for circularity calls for a new approach to defining value, creating value and considering the ultimate end of the materials and assets used in your offering.

 

 

“The move to circularity requires rethinking your business from the ground up.”

 

Hani Tohme, Senior Partner at Roland Berger

 

 

Roland Berger’s Think:Act magazine explores the challenges and opportunities that come from building a circular economy. With feature articles, analysis and in-depth interviews, this issue of Think:Act helps your business understand the changes ahead and how business can navigate this transformative age.

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