Circular Economy
Webinar

COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR ... EMBRACING CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO DRIVE BUSINESS VALUE PART II ... A CASE STUDY DEEP DIVE

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

Circular Economy - A Practical Guide to Driving Business Value

November 1, 2016

Sponsored by: Thinkstep SB

The concept of Circular Economy has risen to the top of the agenda in many public debates, political discussions and corporate strategic considerations. It is commonly agreed that it may hold the key to a more sustainable future. In spring 2016, the EU ratified an action plan known as the Circular Economy Package — taking a first regulatory step towards 'closing the loop'.

This session explores how and where circular economy can create value for businesses. Gain greater insight into practical solutions on how to leverage life cycle thinking, implement a Circularity approach, and communicate your success in a credible, quantitative manner.

What You Will Learn:
... Understand current trends in the Circular Economy movement.
... See how to accelerate transition to more circular models and gain clarity on next steps.
... Learn how circularity can bring value to your business.

Speakers:
... Lise Molander,Principal Consultant of Circular Economy and Director of Strategic Accounts, Nordic Region, thinkstep
... John Jewell, Senior Consultant - Account Manager Building & Construction, thinkstep

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Learn more about thinsktep's Cicular Economy Strategic Planning Services Attendee Resources:

During the live recording of this webinar, we had a very active audience, from all different backgrounds, eager to share information and resources, asking compelling questions, and a desire to continue the conversation. Below is a list of resources shared during the session. I encourage you to continue the dialogue, resources sharing and connecting in the disqus comment box at the bottom of this page in the chat feed. Ellen Macarthur Foundation Definitions for Cradle to Cradle Carlsberg Circular Commuinity using Cradle-to-Cradle design in agriculture and brewing Ikea's plans to become circular How to become Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Ellen Macarthur Foundation Circularity Indicators

COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR ... EMBRACING CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO DRIVE BUSINESS VALUE PART II ... A CASE STUDY DEEP DIVE
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 9am-10am Pacific Time

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In our October 26th webinar we briefly covered some examples demonstrating circular economy. The audience was very engaged on the topic and asked many detailed questions. We ran out of time to go into more detail so we, in partnership with Sustainable Brands are bringing you a second webinar to dig deeper into actual examples of circular models. We’ll cover LCA as a tool for circular as well as examples from the packaging and building products industries.

In this second webinar we won’t be covering the theories behind Circular Economy. You may want to review our first webinar for that. This webinar will focus on actual examples from business of Circular Economy in action.

What You Will Learn:
... Understand how LCA can inform next steps in the development of circular models.
... See, in more detail, examples of how Circular Economy principles have been applied and integrated into companies to bring value to their organizations.
... Key considerations for embracing circular into packaging scenarios.

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About The Speakers:

Lise Molander, thinkstep Principal Consultant of Circular Economy and Director of Strategic Accounts, Nordic Region

Lise is a principal consultant at thinkstep and an expert on innovation, design and implementation of sustainability strategies, supplier engagement, and alternative material selection. She has worked with circular economy since 2009, and is an expert in implementation of strategies, green business models, resource efficiency, alternative material selection, industrial symbiosis, and radical innovation processes. She has over 18 years of industrial and consultancy experience in sustainability, EHS, innovation, facilitation, eco-design, cradle-to-cradle and circular economy on corporate level.

Amy Costello, P.E., LEED-AP O+M Sustainability Manager, Armstrong Flooring

Amy Costello, P.E., is responsible for developing and managing sustainability strategies and initiatives for Armstrong Flooring. Amy works closely with innovation, operations, and marketing on sustainability initiatives and serves as a liaison with all divisions to implement a unified global sustainability strategy. Amy is on the Board of Director's Technical Advisory Committee for US Green Building Council and chairs the ASTM’s Sustainable Manufacturing Sub-Committee. She holds a B.S. in biology from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and M.S. from Virginia Commonwealth University. Amy is a licensed Professional Engineer and a LEED-AP.