FairPhone2 är en mobil som du enkelt kan reparera på egen hand för att få den att hålla längre. På det holländska företagets hemsida kan du beställa delar och få reda på hur du gör. Du kan även se filmer som handlar om hur de arbetar med att skapa en ”fair” phone, alltså en telefon […]
En ny nordisk rapport ger exempel på 18 cirkulära affärsmodeller där bland andra Houdini Sportswear är med. Houdini siktar på ett ”noll-avtryck” på klimatet och miljön och arbetar med både reuse (secondhand-försäljning i butikerna), recycle (du kan lämna in ditt avlagda plagg för återvinning), hyrmodeller (Varför köpa ett skidställ når du endast använder det en […]
Let´s move from a linear to a circular economy, says The Nordic Council of Ministers during a workshop recently held in Copenhagen, Denmark. So let´s! What if we bring together business, public authorities and civil society to identify opportunities, solutions and policy options for promoting new business models? What if the new models are resource […]
To day I´m proud to Swedish! We have a developed a system for waste management that makes only 1 % of all waste end up in landfill. This is good news so lets be happy about this, but this is still not a totally circular system yet. But we have come a long way. To […]
A new Swedish study shows the huge benefits of enhancing resource efficiency. The proposition is that a circular economy replace the traditional, linear ’take, make & dispose’ model that has dominated the economy so far. In a circular economy all products are designed to fit into a system of recycling, reuse, disassembly and remanufacturing. Waste […]
One of the founders of cradle to cradle William McDonough is set to announce a new design effort at Earth day in Washington tomorrow (18/4) and he will be joined on stage by a special guess to announce the project commitment. McDonough will speak on the importance of eliminating the concept of waste, part of […]
Helt nya perspektiv på återvinning visas upp i den helt cirkulära byggnaden Green Solution House, på Bornholm i Danmark. När Green Solution House öppnar sina dörrar senare i april, kommer det att vara som en ny dansk spjutspets inom hållbar kretskonstruktion. Man har tänkt på allt. Byggnaden är ett inspirerande exempel på hur vi kan […]
”… moving toward a circular economy is not a option, it is a necessity.” MEP Jean-Luc Bennahmias In january 14 the European Parliament adopted an initiative report on the European strategy for waste plastic to support the model of circular economy. Finally we are moving in a sustainable direction. Read the original text below: ”Today, […]
Welcome to a brand new way of thinking: The Circular Economy! It´s a world were materials continue in an endless loop, products are designed for disassembly and businessmodels are reshaped for this new reality. -”We are in a middle of a paradigm shift! says Ellen MacArthur about the switch from a linerar to a circular […]
”We knew we would not be perfect from day 1, setting a long-term goal is key to make significant progress.” Stef Kranendijk, CEO of Desso. When it comes to transition to an other way of doing things the most important thin is to START! Just start by changing one part of the production and then […]