The circular economy has steadily expanded from its initial focus on avoiding waste creation into a broader-based strategy to improve resource utilization to lower energy and resource costs. The key benefits of a circular economy are the potential for higher trade and economic diversification and chances for resource savings, social well-being, human health, and environmental impacts.
This Whitepaper explains why it will be more crucial than ever for policies to be formulated and executed with a circular economy in mind in a globally interconnected world and amid growing business interest in expanding the economy.