Business Sustainability in the Circular Economy (RH/UoL)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/business-sustainability-circular-economy Lower food miles is not necessarily better - green beans grown in Kenya (hand-raised, natural fertilisers) and flown to the UK may emit less than those grown in the UK (tractors, oil-based fertilisers). Emissions from the entire supply chain must be considered, and the bottom of the pyramid (the most distant suppliers in the supply chain) are usually hardest. Linear (take, make, dispose) vs circular (make, use, return) → reduces virgin material use (and hence mining etc), reduces landfill (and hence emissions and waste) Reverse logistics (getting something back to the supplier) What: End-of-use product or packaging Why: For recycling, repurposing, reuse How: More complicated than forward logistics due to uncertainty (when, where, what (condition), etc) so often use third-party logistcs (3PL) companies Who: B2B is easier than B2C New legislation Design must consider end-of-life dismantling for recycling/reuse Right to repair