Circular Economy Edge Whitepaper

For millions of years, our planet has thrived on a simple principle: nothing is wasted — everything is reused to create new life. The Industrial Age broke this natural cycle, pushing us toward a linear “take – make – waste” model that consumes resources at a rate requiring 1.7 Earths to sustain.

But there is a better way. The Circular Economy offers companies the chance to decouple growth from resource consumption by closing, narrowing, and slowing resource loops. Beyond reducing environmental impact, circular economy drives resilience, innovation, and competitiveness.

Our whitepaper “The Circular Economy Edge: Building resilient, profitable Business Models” explores these opportunities in depth. Discover:

• Rethinking growth in a resource-constrained world
  Why the current model isn’t sustainable — and how alternatives look like.
• The concept of the circular economy
  Clear definitions, leading frameworks, and the foundation for circular transformation.
• Circular economy as a strategic corporate approach
  How to measure circularity, to use the 10R framework, and unlock economic and resilient value.
• Examples for circular business models
  Real-world cases showing how circular strategies succeed in practice.
• Getting started – DFGE’s support
  Step-by-step guidance to begin or deepen your circular economy journey.

Circularity isn’t just good for the planet — it’s good for business.