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Circular economy – thinking from the beginning, from production to new business models, enables economic growth with lower material consumption.

Recycling of products, components and materials: together with you, we develop approaches within the so-called R-strategies, among others. As an experienced partner of Effizienz-Agentur NRW, we also design these projects with the help of an attractive funding framework – in NRW.

Value Hill: maintaining the value of a product for as long as possible.

Circular economy broadens the perspective to include the life cycle of products and the components used in them: the focus is on the intrinsic value of products, components or materials. The aim is to preserve the value of these resources for longer through more economical use, longer use or the option of reuse.

Value build-up Value attitude Before usage Raw material extraction Part production Production Sale Usage Repairing After usage Reselling/reusing Refurbishing Recycling

Narrow – Slow – Close: the circular ecosystem

The design of a circular transformation is based on the development of innovative business models, procedures and processes as well as products that have the capacity to enable the circular management of resources.

LINEAR APPROACH Value structure Loss of Value NARROW Saving ressources SLOW Increasing the service life of products CLOSE Reuse resources and materials CIRCULAR ECONOMY Value structure Value retention

Circular Economy – Module 1:
the status quo, the opportunities, the target system

After an intensive status quo and scoping analysis, in which we also take regulatory references into account, we develop initial options that we derive from the existing linear models. Using this type of basic model, we work with you to derive the existing opportunities and their generic target systems on the basis of various workshop and innovation processes.

LINEAR APPROACH Value structure Loss of Value SCOPING STATUS QUO REGULATION CIRCULAR ECONOMY Value structure Value retention

Circular Economy – Module 2:
the transformation system: operating and business model

The options are further developed using extended innovation processes and further differentiated in the operating and business model systems. The result of this modeling is a prototype that further validates both transformation systems and consolidates them into a business plan.

OPERATING MODELS re-use, re-cycle, re-furbish etc. BUSINESS MODEL Adapting the business models

Circular Economy – Module 3:
implementation and transfer

In this phase, a time and action plan and a project presentation are drawn up. This provides the roadmap for a step-by-step implementation of the two transformation models. Our network provides operational and strategic support for this transformation.

OPERATING MODELS BUSINESS MODELS TRANSFORMATION

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