Circular Economy, Bio
Diversity & ESG

Circular Economy Certification

Sustainable development requires disruptive changes in the way our societies and businesses are organized. The circular economy (CE) model offers a new chance of innovation and integration between natural ecosystems, businesses, our daily lives, and waste management. Find out below the definition, meaning, principles, advantages, and barriers to a circular economy model.

In the linear economy, raw natural resources are taken, transformed into products and get disposed of. On the opposite, a circular economy model aims to close the gap between the production and the natural ecosystems’ cycles – on which humans ultimately depend upon.

This means, on one hand, eliminating waste – composting biodegradable waste or, if it’s a transformed and non-biodegradable waste, reusing, remanufacturing and finally recycling it. On the other hand, it also means cutting off the use of chemical substances (a way to help regenerate natural systems) and betting on renewable energy.

“A circular economy is an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design. It replaces the end-of-life concept with restoration, shifts towards the use of renewable energy, eliminates the use of toxic chemicals, which impair reuse and return to the biosphere, and aims for the elimination of waste through the superior design of materials, products, systems, and business models. ”