Could shorter, more circular, supply chains reduce your business continuity risks, carbon emissions and allow access to the growing Circular Economy?
Systems insight beyond your site boundary ensures you don’t miss Circular Economy / Bioeconomy step-changes that close loops and reduce costs, carbon and risks.
Some might call Circular Economy innovation and, indeed, there are many innovative products and services being developed or are already successful using circular business models (see Ellen Macarthur Foundation for some inspiring examples). However, a large part of CE is an age old concept that we lost sight of as resources got so cheap, easier to dispose, and unlimited transport of materials and products was possible due to low energy prices that never factored in the critical costs of unsustainable emissions.
We have been identifying and delivering “circular” opportunities for 20+ years! Indeed, Ecolibrium’s very first contract in 1994, for Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson), was a circular economy project, although these “buzz words” were not in use at the time – detail coming soon in our developing case studies section.
Could your business be part of the solution?
Almost 50% of the UK’s carbon footprint, often referred to as consumption emissions, are emitted somewhere beyond the UK’s borders. Therefore, for businesses, understanding supply chain and lifecycle impacts, to develop targetted action, is an essential step-change in approach to demonstrate credible leadership.
At Ecolibrium, as “systems thinkers”, which has contributed to much sustainable business success over 25 years, supply chain and lifecycle issues and implications are considered as standard in any project. Opportunities for impact and carbon reduction beyond the site boundary can often be the most significant. But, this requires knowledge of other local businesses, and insight into local / regional circular economy developments, material flows, CE models and opportunities.
