The Circular Economy Handbook Realizing the Circular Advantage
Can we align global production and consumption systems with sustainability? Can business growth actually lead to a healthier planet? Can companies innovate through the circular economy to create competitive advantage and genuine impact?Waste to Wealth&nbs
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Realizing the Circular Advantage Peter Lacy · Jessica Long Wesley Spindler
The Circular Economy Handbook
Peter Lacy · Jessica Long · Wesley Spindler
The Circular Economy Handbook Realizing the Circular Advantage
Peter Lacy Accenture London, UK
Jessica Long Accenture Washington, D.C., USA
Wesley Spindler Accenture London, UK
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To the World Economic Forum, Forum of Young Global Leaders, and members of the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE), in recognition of their support and work in progressing the transformation to a more circular economy. To all the pioneering changemakers, organizations, and partners, who have been a constant inspiration to us—demonstrating what it means to be responsible leaders as we pave a new path forward. And to our families, especially—Lucy, Jack, Sam, Gay, Jenny, Bethan, Aida, Felicity, Isabel, Sophie, Lincoln, Archie, Chris and Trish—without them, we surely would not be the individuals we are today, striving to make our small contribution to a brighter future for all.
Foreword by Frans van Houten
We must standardize and scale up the circular economy to achieve a global leap in prosperity. The daily toll of environmental harm being inflicted on our populat
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