More companies are looking at circular business models. They understand the strategic and commercial case. But can they make the circular economy work for them? Organising for Circularity looks at eight ways in which companies can prepare for a CE transition.
Circular models typically involve new ways to engage consumers, manage products, track materials or to finance offerings. But designing, piloting, and scaling them successfully also requires innovation in leadership and organisational approaches. More and more companies understand the strategic case for a more sustainable economy, the ‘what’ and ‘why’ – but they’re getting stuck on the ‘how’.
Circular economy transitions have much in common with other organisational transformations – but perhaps more than any other, they require the development of collaborative relationships within companies, across companies, and at a wider systems level. A new whitepaper from Systemiq shares insights, guidance, and best practices on how to organise for circularity. It draws on our conversations with strategy, sustainability, circularity, and organisational change professionals, from different industries and various stages of their journey to a more circular model.
Is your company also ready for that journey? A framework of eight tests – spanning organisational strategy, structures, processes, and people – will help you answer that question, along with best practices and a brief case study.
A well-designed CE organisation is critical to master this change and to move from strategy to implementation. The companies that master this step will be able to successfully navigate the transformation. In so doing, they will shape the future of their industries and our understanding of the role companies can play in equitable and sustainable socio-environmental systems.
‘Organising for Circularity‘ was written by Felix Philipp, Carl Kühl and Manuel Braun, with Ben Dixon and Sophie Herrmann. If you would like to learn more about circular business models or how to organise for circularity, please reach out to [email protected].
