Frequently Asked Questions:
What is circular economy and why is it necessary?
Circular economy is a model of production and consumption where sharing, rental, reuse, repair and renewal of materials and products are prioritized to extend their useful life and, at their end of life, close the cycle through efficient and high-value recycling.
The circular economy is based on three basic principles:
- Design without pollution or waste.
- To keep products and materials in constant circulation within the production cycles at their highest value.
- Regenerating the earth.
In other words, the circular economy seeks to reduce waste and, instead, see it as raw material, creating added value for companies with environmental and economic impact.
For more information, we invite you to visit Circular economy: definition, importance and benefits.
What is circular culture and how does it benefit my company?
For Tunç Soyer, former mayor of Izmir, Turkey, a circular culture is based on four pillars:
- Harmony with nature.
- Harmony with the past.
- Harmony between us.
- Harmony with change.
A circular culture is about cultivating habits and awareness that respect and protect our natural environment. Our ecosystems provide everything essential for life—clean water, air, and food—without which our well-being and survival would be at risk.
Through knowledge management, we aim to reconnect people with nature, recognizing its fundamental role as the driving force behind life and the economy.
Embracing a circular culture is key to facilitating the transition to circularity, which in turn is essential for achieving the ultimate goal: sustainable development.
What results can my company expect if it transitions to the circular economy?
We will find new points of view to analyze your company and identify blind spots you didn't know existed in your value chain.
This new perspective in circular economy should lead you to identify new competitive capabilities and opportunities that will help to create and consolidate new business possibilities, efficiency, and profit.
Is it necessary to have previous experience in sustainability to begin the company's transition to the circular economy?
From Circulatam's perspective, the transition towards the circular economy is a process of competitiveness that begins with the existing capabilities of each company and the commitment to change.
These capabilities vary between organizations and for this reason, our methodology includes training stages in circular economy and environmental sustainability concepts that allow each company, regardless of its knowledge, to begin to make the transition to circularity.
What types of companies can benefit from a transition to the circular economy?
The global economic and competitive environment, but also existing and coming legislations, are showing companies that they must include in their business strategies the conservation and regeneration of the planet, regardless of their productive sector.
This requires companies to make structural changes in the way they produce and market their products or services, encourage an organizational culture that is responsible for the planet, and, especially, understand waste as an opportunity for new raw materials.
The circular economy enables companies to understand and execute the changes needed to compete in a changing global marketplace.
Let's talk about circularity!
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