Circular Business Models

Circular Business Models: A company perspective

Ackermans, S.F.

Geissdörfer, M. (mentor)
Bocken, N.M.P. (mentor)

Industrial Design Engineering

Design Engineering

Design for Sustainability

2016-06-27

This project aimed to research the perspective of companies on the relationship between sustainability and circular business models. This was done by first looking at how literature describes the relationship between sustainability and the circular economy/circular business models. With this as a basis, thirteen different multinational companies were reviewed on their corporate writing and interviewed to find their perspective on these two subjects. To thoroughly analyse the circular business models of these companies, a framework was created that difnes the eight different possible circular business model classifications that were found during this research. From the results and conclusions of this research, a new tool is proposed that can help companies to understand, improve and communicate their circular business models and sustainability ambitions

design research
sustainability
sustainability ambitions
circular economy
circular business models
company review

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Campus only

Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2016 Ackermans, S.F.