Circular Business Models Developing a Sustainable Future

This book explores the need to develop business strategies, organize and fund transformation projects and manage the transformation programme in order to further a circular economy. Circular Business Models outlines sustainable business models t

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CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS Developing a Sustainable Future

Circular Business Models

Mats Larsson

Circular Business Models Developing a Sustainable Future

Mats Larsson Lund University Lund, Sweden

ISBN 978-3-319-71790-6    ISBN 978-3-319-71791-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71791-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017962006 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Emily Wilt/EyeEm/Getty Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Contents

1 Mankind vs. Reality   1 The Science of Problem Solving    3 References   5

Part I Business and Organizational Aspects of Circular Economies

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2 Development as a Process of Organization   9 The Organization of a Circular Economy   12 A Development Over a Century   14 References  18 3 The Author’s Journey  19 Earlier Thoughts on Sustainability, Circular Economy, and Transformation  21 Technology Development, Business Transformation, and  Peak Oil  23 References  25

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4 The Circular Economy and Business Challenges  27 Understanding Innovation and Business Development   29 Imminent Threats  33 Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming vs. Resource Depletion   36 The Experience Curve   37 References  39 5 Complexity: The Tightly Woven Fabric of Society  41 Complexity in Modern Society   42 The Increasing Specialization in the Linear Economy   44 Increasing Specialization of the Circular Economy   47 Reference  48 6 Could Resource Shortages Cause Problems?  49 Complex Development  52 Driving Change  58 A Collaborative Effort   58 A Systems Perspective   59 References