Both research and practice acknowledge that an increasing number of business models are realized by multiple organizations in innovation ecosystems. Little research addresses how organizations develop these business models jointly over time and balance the tensions that occur from the divergent goals …

Frederike Praasterink, Lector Future Food Systems spreekt over The circulaire Challenges tijdens haar HAS Talk.

P.J. Beers, Lector Nieuwe Business Modellen voor Landbouw- en Voedseltransitie spreekt over de Circular Challenge en Transitie naar circulaire landbouw- en voedselsystemen tijdens zijn HAS Talk.

This article describes how Circular Economy (CE) and Cradle to Cradle (C2C) can be used in university teaching to address these frameworks’ strengths and weaknesses in practice. The advantages of these frameworks for radical change are outlined, including their emphasis on upcycling rather than recycling …

Increasingly, entrepreneurial growth is discussed in relation to business sustainability and the wider questions of ‘growth’ – economic, green, or sustainable. This chapter will discuss the challenges and opportunities of teaching circular economy and Cradle to Cradle (C2C) models of sustainable production. …

Een transformatie naar een nieuw economisch paradigma gaat niet vanzelf: wij maken als mensen onderdeel uit van het gevestigde systeem en gedragen ons daar ook naar. Om een echte transformatie te kunnen maken naar een samenleving met nieuwe en andere waarden moeten we eerst te rade gaan bij onszelf. …

From the introduction: In the Netherlands alone the potential of the circular economy for the economy is estimated at an annual cost saving effect of 7.3 billion Euros and job creation of 54,000 jobs (Bastein et al. 2013). However this potential needs to be used in applied solutions in often local settings …

The actual non-sustainable way of living has to be changed fundamentally. Despite all efforts to create a better environment, to improve building designs and to ameliorate existing buildings, often contradictory factors are faced which make it difficult to decide what the best solutions are. The discussion …

In order to achieve more impact and efficiency on the route towards a circular economy, new business models are introduced in the value chain of construction. It is suggested that lease and performance contracts will stimulate producers to improve quality and lifetime of building products, thereby ameliorating …