The Future of Sustainable Business: The Circular Economy

Manuel Fischer, Daniel Foord, Jan Frecè, Kirsten Hillebrand, Ingrid Kissling-Näf, Rahel Meili, Marie Peskova, David Risi, René Schmidpeter and Tobias Stucki
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Manuel Fischer: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Daniel Foord: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Jan Frecè: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Kirsten Hillebrand: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Ingrid Kissling-Näf: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Rahel Meili: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Marie Peskova: Bern University of Applied Sciences
David Risi: Bern University of Applied Sciences
René Schmidpeter: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Tobias Stucki: Bern University of Applied Sciences

Chapter Chapter 9 in Sustainable Business, 2023, pp 129-140 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract To meet environmental targets, it will be central that we use existing materials more efficiently. Accordingly, the future of sustainable business will be closely linked to our ability to build a circular economy. Companies today usually work with linear business models that assume that goods are disposed of by consumers after use and thus become waste. In contrast, the idea of a circular economy is to maximize the benefits of everything that already exists. In this Chapter, we introduce the concept of circular economy and explain why it is relevant for future ecological and economic development.

Keywords: Decoupling of economic growth; Slowing; Closing; Narrowing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25397-3_9

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