The circular economy has been proposed as an alternative path to reach a more sustainable way of growing. The change towards a new
system is described as a transition with different phases. Although the circular economy is gaining momentum in the last few years by
increased attention of businesses, government and academia, changing the current linear system towards a circular economy leaves many
unknown challenges.
A global network of institutions that explore, develop, idealize and priorities to transition for a circular economy. There are many foundations committed working with universities and higher education institution worldwide to enable the transition from linear to circular economy. Through collaborative efforts, together we develop, share, and scale circular economy learning. Aiming to reach a greater number of students, academics, and universities, and positioning circular economy more centrally.
number of students, academics, and universities, and positioning circular economy more centrally.
Moreover, a global network of institutions helps to work across the higher education sector to bring organizations together, understanding their activities, and create disproportionate pace of transition to a circular economy. Many interactive resources for curriculum development are designed to encourage discussion, clarification, and reflection within the context of a circular economy. Their resources collection includes international conferences and workshop activities, publications, case studies, and other materials, much of it developed in collaboration with academic community.
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There is no doubt that higher education plays a vital role in the global transition to a circular economy. From teaching and learning, through research and into student action, across the globe there is growing momentum from the sector to move into the circular economy space. But, it isn’t only in the classroom or laboratory where real change is possible - how higher education institutions choose to use their immense purchasing power can have significant effects on making campus activities and supply chains more circular. More circular procurement decisions can significantly help to shift the economy and support universities in their net zero carbon ambitions.
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Schools and universities must teach theoretical knowledge about the circular economy and also support outside the classrooms and lecture halls the cultivation of a sustainability mentality and eco-responsible citizenship.
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The purpose of the event was to continue the discussions on how the higher education sector can best support London’s ambitions to become a circular city. The sector has a significant impact across the city in what it teaches, research it undertakes, how campuses are managed and the activities students get engaged in. Harnessing this in a coordinated manner and enabling collective action will support scaling the transition to a more circular economy.
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The vision of a circular economy is that key non-renewable resources should be used sustainably, and this involves different parts of the university working together and with others in a symbiotic way. There are multiple areas in which universities can target operations and research, complemented by suppliers from multiple sectors and government institutions. This paper presents a novel investigation of how universities are embedding circular economy approaches. It has focused on universities’ material cycles, human resources development outside of the curriculum, and the university’s role as a catalyst for circular economy approaches in industry.
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This event talked about teaching circular economy in school. Let’s take a look on how each different organization analyzed the challenge and opportunity of education and see what tips they use to build circular economy in school.
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An MOU signing ceremony was held between Office of National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council NXPO and the Thai Sustainable Consumption and Production Network (Thai SCP Network) on 29 March 2021. The partnership aims at enabling the transformation to a circular economy (CE). The event took place at NXPO office with NXPO President Dr. Kitipong Promwong welcoming Thai SCP Network President Dr. Wijarn Simachaya and the network’s board members and advisor, including Dr. Pongvipa Lohsomboon, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thumrongrut Mungcharoen and Dr. Chaiyod Bunyagidj.
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The University of Huddersfield has become an affiliate signatory to Textiles 2030, a voluntary agreement led by WRAP, a global NGO that will see UK’s fashion industry leaders work together to make the sector more sustainable. The aim is to transform UK textiles by moving away from ‘take, make, dispose’ and focus on a circular business model
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A Green Office is a sustainability hub that informs, connects and supports students and staff to act on sustainability. Unlike volunteer-led initiatives, the university supports it through funding, a mandate and office space. The first Green Office was established at Maastricht University in 2010. Now there are more than 60 Green Offices around Europe the world. The model has also won the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development. Explore case studies of 24 of these sustainability hubs below or take a look at this map of all Green Offices.
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The circular economy presents a practical solution to the earth’s resource limitations. To succeed, it is imperative for consumers to engage in circular economy practices. Are consumers buying in to these practices, however? This study examines consumer acceptance of three CE practices in East and Southeast Asia: using shared platforms, buying recycled goods, and purchasing remanufactured products. Focusing on electronic gadgets, the exploratory study of 584 Asian consumers yielded four findings: (1) Asia generates a large amount of e-waste, but the level of awareness of CE facilities and programs is limited; (2) although consumers are willing to try sharing platforms, they are concerned about being exploited or cheated; (3) consumer acceptance of recycled and remanufactured products in Asia is low because of their concern of reliability and quality; and (4) consumers are still willing to buy these products in the future because of their environmental- and cost-consciousness. We recommend that policy makers and companies work on various ways to promote circular economy practices, such as targeting certain demographic groups, managing consumers’ trust, allaying their concerns, improving offerings, and appealing to innovation-minded consumers.
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In this Video, Dr. Lerwin Liu will introduce her Circular Economy Accelerator and share the exciting new developments and current trends related to her work on circular economy and sustainability in Asia. This seminar is the ninth in our weekly seminar series on Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries taking place from March 30, 2021 - June 1, 2021.
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The development of industrial ecosystems is dependent on the availability of an adequate supply of raw materials and its sustainable use. The rapid growth of industrial estates and the flow (or lack of it) of materials within these estates raises important questions around resource efficiency. Indeed, companies within Indian industrial estates violating waste management rules is a perennial problem. Further, it is much more challenging to attain a closed-loop system of material exchange within an industrial estate in India. However, our research also found early attempts of industrial symbiosis in some cases and a well-entrenched informal waste management system that currently overrides all formal material exchanges.
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The University of Exeter will lead a pioneering new research centre, designed to revolutionize how crucial metals are extracted, used and reused in clean and digital technologies across the UK. The Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre in Technology Metals, led by experts from the Camborne School of Mines, is one of five new centres announced by the Government today (11 November 2020).
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In another project, ‘Matche—Making the Transition to Circular Economy’, researchers at DTU Mechanical Engineering have developed a app where, by answering 30 simple questions, companies can assess which areas of their business, organization, or product development can be improved to facilitate the transition to a circular economy.
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Department of Highways, Department of Rural Roads, SCG, Dow Thailand Group, and Chiang Mai University announced a partnership to explore and develop the use of plastic waste in asphalt concrete for road construction to deliver the road with improved performance and lifespan. The partnership aims to set a new standard for state roads while achieving the goal to promote effective waste management and resource efficiency, in line with the Circular Economy principle and follow the government policy of BCG (Bio-Circular-Green Economy).
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Urban waste and bioinspired engineering provide key ingredients to 3D printed bioplastic, allowing for global adoption of sustainable manufacturing processes. Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a process that allows for the production and degradation of almost any object within a circular economy using additive manufacturing and urban waste, the largest by-product of civilization
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