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Business models for the circular economy : opportunities and challenges for policy.

Natural resources, and the materials derived from them, represent the physical basis for the economic system. Recent decades have witnessed an unprecedented growth in demand for these resources, which has triggered interest from policy makers in transitioning to a more resource efficient and circula...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations and acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 2. Circular business models
  • 2.1. A typology of circular business models
  • 2.2. Individual circular business model characteristics
  • 2.2.1. Circular supply models
  • 2.2.2. Resource recovery models
  • Downcycling
  • Upcycling
  • Industrial symbiosis
  • 2.2.3. Product life extension models
  • Classic long life
  • Direct reuse
  • Maintenance and repair
  • Refurbishment and remanufacturing
  • 2.2.4. Sharing models
  • Co-ownership
  • Co-access
  • 2.2.5. Product service systems models
  • Product-oriented product service system models
  • User-oriented product service system models
  • Result-oriented product service system models
  • 2.3. Drivers of circular business model adoption more generally
  • 2.3.1. Traditional "linear" modes of production: emerging business risks
  • 2.3.2. Emerging technologies as a driver for the adoption of more circular modes of production
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 3. The current scale and potential scalability of circular business models
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Resource recovery business models: the example of metal recycling
  • 3.2.1. Current market penetration
  • 3.2.2. Future scalability
  • 3.3. Product life extension models: the example of remanufacturing
  • 3.3.1. Current market penetration
  • 3.3.2. Future scalability
  • 3.4. Sharing models: the example of short-term lodging
  • 3.4.1. Current market penetration
  • 3.4.2. Future scalability
  • 3.5. Product service systems: the example of user oriented product service systems
  • mobility
  • 3.5.1. Current market penetration
  • 3.5.2. Future scalability
  • 3.6. Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 4. The environmental impacts of circular business models
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Insights from the circularity ladder concept
  • 4.3. Insights from the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) literature
  • 4.3.1. Circular supply and resource recovery business models
  • General environmental considerations
  • LCA data: the example of recycling
  • 4.3.2. Product life extension models
  • General environmental considerations
  • LCA data: the example of remanufacturing
  • 4.3.3. Sharing models
  • General environmental considerations
  • LCA and survey data: the example of sharing under-utilised accommodation
  • 4.3.4. Product-service systems
  • General considerations
  • LCA and survey data: the example of urban car sharing schemes
  • 4.4. How economic feedbacks influence environmental outcomes
  • 4.4.1. Direct environmental impacts of circular business model scale up
  • 4.4.2. Indirect environmental impacts of circular business model scale up
  • 4.5. Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 5. Policy Implications
  • 5.1. The findings of this report
  • 5.2. The role of policy
  • 5.2.1. General considerations