Week 9

Question 1

What are implications for business?

Answer 1

Regulation - Must do
Ethical behaviour - Expected to do
Sustainable business - Smart & good to do

Question 2

Sustainable development goals

Answer 2

The SDGs present 17 areas (the goals) that need to be addressed by 2030 in order to create a better more sustainable future in order to combat global challenges.

The question, however, raises whether a business can address sustainability issues based on 17 high-level goals and become a corporate citizen.

In other words, can the SDGs be operationalized by business?

Question 3

Sustainable development goals with more detail

Answer 3

Break down on how to reach the goals
into more specific targets business can work with

Example: No poverty

Question 4

The sustainability interpretation 3

Answer 4

Determinant of change,
Vision
Mission of the company

is as the description already says the best approach. There are several ways of companies then integrate sustainability

Question 5

How is sustainability being integrated?

Integration happens mainly through innovation

Answer 5

Business model innovation (decoupling)
Economic innovation
Technical innovation (things that improve effectiveness)

effectiveness technologies also refer to business model innovation

Question 6

Circular economy philosophy
Creating two distinct circular loops

Biological

Answer 6

Cascades

Biochemical feedstock

Composting/ Extraction

Question 7

Circular economy philosophy

Creating two distinct circular loops

Answer 7

Maintain/Share
Reuse/Redistribute
Refurbish/Remanufacture
Recycle

Question 8

Circular Business Models

Answer 8

Taking recycling, reverse logistics into the business

Question 9

Circular Business Models

Circular Supplies

Answer 9

Renewable and biodegradable resources

Question 10

Circular Business Models

Resource recovery

Answer 10

Recover value through recycling, upcycling

Question 11

Circular Business Models

Life cycle extension

Answer 11

Design for modularity and optimal resource recovery

Question 12

Circular Business Models

Sharing Platform

Answer 12

Promoting collaboration by offering a platform for demand and supply

Question 13

Circular Business Models

Product as a service

Answer 13

Shifting from volume to performance

Question 14

Circular Economy Enablers

Answer 14

Accelerated growth through digital, engineering and mix of those

Question 15

Circular Economy Enablers

Digital

Answer 15

Blockchain
Cloud
Mobile
Big data

Question 16

Circular Economy Enablers

Hybrid

Answer 16

3D Printing

Trace

Question 17

Circular Economy Enablers

Engineering

Answer 17

Materials
Advanced recycling
Modular design

Question 18

Circular Economy Capabilities

Answer 18

capability shifts for circular business models

Question 19

Circular Economy Capabilities

Strategy

Answer 19

From focus only in the core business to manage complex and collaborative networks

Question 20

Circular Economy Capabilities

Innovation & product development

Answer 20

From designing for single-use to designing for many life cycles and users

Question 21

Circular Economy Capabilities

Sourcing and manufacturing

Answer 21

From homogenous supply chains to heterogeneous resource flow innovation and cascading

Question 22

Circular Economy Capabilities

Sales & product use

Answer 22

From never seeing your product again to customer and asset lifecycle management

Question 23

Circular Economy Capabilities

Return chains

Answer 23

from compliance to opportunity-driven take-back