Design for
the future
Adopt a systemic perspective during the design process, to employ the right materials for appropriate lifetime and extended future use.
The architect designs buildings to enable resource recovery after the building’s use phase and so designs for the future.
incorporate
digital tecHnology
Track and optimise resource use and strengthen connections between supply-chain actors through digital, online platforms and technologies.
Building information managers maintain data on construction components so as to keep track of these physical assets. They understand how to integrate and interpret virtual information management systems.
SUSTAIN & preserve what’s already there
Track and optimise resource use and strengthen connections between supply-chain actors through digital, online platforms and technologies
Repair technicians repair appliances, machines or vehicles. They possess strong technical and manual skills which can be acquired through a formal and informal education and training.
RETHINK THE
BUSINESS MODEL
Consider opportunities to create greater value and align incentives through business models that build on the interaction between products and services.
Demand planners oversee supply and demand to make refurbishment a profitable business model. This role requires logical thinking and reasoning.
USE WASTE
AS A RESOURCE
Utilise waste streams as a source of secondary resources and recover waste for reuse and recycling.
Process operators sort waste for sellable products, for example to produce livestock feed made from waste flows. Although classed as practical-skill work, knowledge of the quality of incoming raw materials is crucial.
PRIORITISE REGENERATIVE RESOURceS
Ensure renewable, reusable, non-toxic resources are utilised as materials and energy in an efficient way.
Agronomic advisors support healthy soil nourishment with organic fertiliser from composted manure and crop remnants. They combine strong interpersonal skills with ecological knowledge.
Team up To create
join value
Work together throughout the supply chain, internally within the organisation and with the public sector to increase transparency and create shared value.
Procurement professionals stimulate the demand for secondary materials and discern and connect new suppliers in order to do so. This profile points to the need for entrepreneurial, interpersonal skills.