Circular business models
Connect product value with the way an organization earns, delivers and recovers it.
Value beyond
first use
Circular Economy Strategists connects business models, lifecycle assessment and material pathways. Tiverton, Rhode Island, since 2014.
Explore circular strategyFind your routeStart with the system
Products change hands. Materials change form. Where can value remain in use?
Our disciplines connect commercial choices with physical flows: the function a customer needs, the material it requires and the journey after its first use.
Our perspectiveFour connected disciplines
Lifecycle assessment
Understand environmental trade-offs across a product system, not only at one facility.
Material flow
Make the movement, transformation and loss of materials visible across the value chain.
Reverse logistics
Design the return journey around the condition and value of the recovered asset.
Where does your question begin?
A circular economy decision may begin with a product, a material or a return route. Choose the part of the system you are considering.
Begin with the function a customer needs and compare ownership, use and return responsibilities.
Explore the disciplineWorking through the loop
Manufacturing loops
A working approach to identifying useful material pathways within manufacturing.
Read the approachAsset recovery
Evaluate the next useful life of equipment, components and products.
Read the approachValue-chain mapping
Bring suppliers, operations and recovery partners into one material conversation.
Read the approachLifecycle decisions
Use system boundaries and sensitivity checks to compare improvement options.
Read the approachQuestions worth keeping
Start with function
Circular design begins with what people need an object to do.
Boundaries matter
The edge of an assessment can change the story it tells.
Beyond collection
A return count is the beginning of a recovery story, not its conclusion.
Define the next question
Bring a product, a material stream or an operational challenge. Begin by making the decision and its boundaries clear.
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