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.
The data analyst makes sense of large amounts of information to connect supply and demand of secondary materials by means of digital technology.
SUSTAIN & preserve what’s already there
Track and optimise resource use and strengthen connections between supply-chain actors through digital, online platforms and technologies
The appliance technician repairs appliances, machines or vehicles and so extends the lifetime of things already made.
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.
The leasing process manager coordinates services providers across market segments to enable the new business model.
USE WASTE
AS A RESOURCE
Utilise waste streams as a source of secondary resources and recover waste for reuse and recycling.
The recycling operative separates waste into materials that can and cannot be recovered, allowing for waste to be used as a resource.
PRIORITISE REGENERATIVE RESOURceS
Ensure renewable, reusable, non-toxic resources are utilised as materials and energy in an efficient way.
The solar panel installer builds solar panels and so contributes to the use of solar energy as a regenerative resource.
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.
The director of a trade organisation manages the membership organisation that facilitates collaboration for joint value creation.