Week 2 Flashcards
ellen macarthur- characteristics circular economy (wie doet remedial teaching prijzen)
- Waste is designed-out
- diversity builds strength
- Renewable energy sources power the economy
- think in systems
- prices should reflect real costs
ellen macarthur - 3 principles of circular economy
preserve and enhance natural capital by controlling finite stocks and balancing renewable resource flows
optimise resource yields by circulating products & components at the highest utility level
foster system effectiveness by revealing and designing out negative externalities
ellen macarthur - 4 clear cut sources of value creation
inner circle - first repair, later reuse individual components
circling longer: extending product life cycle
cascaded use: diversify reuse accross value chain
pure inputs: use the uncontaminated material streams
Kirchherr - 9R moel
refuse rethink reduce reuse repair refurbish remanufacture repurpose recycle recover
Schaltegger & Wagner - companies are main players in creating environmental & social problems. - authors suggest 2 directions to recover this:
government and non-government organizations have to create and control a tight regulatory framework for business
businesses can shape markets and society through innovatiopn
Schaltegger & Wagner - entrepreneurs (in general) and sustainability oriented entrepreneurs
start-up, create ventures and companies strive for growth are actors for change innovators show leadership, vision, commitment, passion
build bridges between environmental progress and market success
influence the company goals and strategy to reflect personal goals and vision
Schaltegger & Wagner identified 4 key forms of sustainability oriented entrepreneurship
ecopreneurship
social entrepreneurship
institutional entrepreneurship
sustainable entrepreneurship
