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80% of a product's environmental impact is determined at the design stage
In a circular economy, everything is about value retention. To achieve that, it is necessary to design products - from phones to overpasses - to be circular from the beginning. And that requires knowledge. We collect and enrich knowledge about everything in the field of Circular Design. Everyone can then start working with that information. This is how we design a future-proof, circular economy together.
The impact of circular design
Some 45% of the climate goals set must be realized from the transition to a circular economy. More than 80% of all product-related environmental impacts are thereby determined during the design phase. The importance of circular design is thus abundantly clear.
Moreover, the circular economy has enormous earning potential. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation estimates it at $630 billion a year for the European manufacturing industry by 2025. This is obviously a major incentive for companies to go circular. The deployment of circular business models is therefore always included in a circular design.
In short, circular design is of utmost importance from both ecological and economic perspectives.
Framework Circular Design
Circular design is an essential field from an ecological and economic perspective. More and more people subscribe to this. At the same time, the inclusion of circularity in design processes is still limited. Also, there are still many questions about the scope of the discipline and there is no integrated approach available. This is precisely why CIRCONNECT has developed the Framework Circular Design. This framework maps the various dimensions of the field of circular design and provides a structure for addressing circular design issues.
The themes in circular design
Three dimensions apply to integral circular design: the product-service combination, the business model and the value system. Moreover, design does not stand alone. As a designer or company, you have to take into account the context you are in. All knowledge items on this site are sorted by the theme they relate to. You can search for contributions in the relevant design topic. Or search for circular design knowledge on a specific sector.
Is circular design still uncharted territory for you, but would you like to learn more? Then you can get started with the Circular Design Starter Kit. In it we guide you through the basics of circular design.
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Designing with chemicals: Overview of OECD tools
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Whether you are looking for innovative design strategies, information on circular business models or learnings from entrepreneurs. In the form of articles, webinars, design tools or research reports. You'll find it all in our knowledge base!
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6 insights on Design for Recycling within the plastics industry
- Ingeborg Gort | CIRCO |
- September 08, 2022 |
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Expert Cafe Understanding Financial Residual Value
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The Value Hill
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Laws and regulations circular design
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Inspiration & more
Get inspired, learn new skills and stay informed with these knowledge events, webinars, workshops and other interesting gatherings from all CIRCONNECT partners.
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Online Expert Café | Chain Collaboration
During this online Expert Café, designers will discuss how they seek collaboration with the supply chain around a material or product flow in the circular economy.
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Circular design as a motor for raw materials transition
By 2050, the Dutch economy must have transformed from the current linear model to a sustainable circular system. In a circular economy, products retain their value longer and raw materials are reused again and again. Circular design is the driving force behind this. After all, a large part of the environmental impact of an end product is already determined in the design phase. A sustainable economy is only created by thinking about value retention and the recovery of raw materials during the design phase.
In recent years, much research and experience has been gained with circular design strategies and business models. In order to be fully circular by 2050, it is essential that this knowledge and experience be available to a wide audience. CIRCONNECT brings together experiences from various disciplines to make them accessible to designers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, research and education.
A major challenge for CIRCONNECT is to bring knowledge from all these partners to designers and companies in an accessible way. There are a lot of thick reports and generally people don't feel like reading them. We tell them: this is what the report says and if you are working on this subject then that is what is useful to have.
Pieter van Os CIRCO program manager
CIRCONNECT is an important initiative. It is time to start sharing knowledge and experience gained about circular design widely. Knowledge that the creative industry can use in the development of circular business models. And from which all sectors and stakeholders can benefit.
Bart Ahsmann Director TKI CLICKNL
The circular plastics chain is the spearhead for us in the coming years. Designers play a major role in this because they determine whether or not a product is circular. The right knowledge, tools and connections are crucial and CIRCONNECT provides the platform for that. Our companies have extensive experience in chain collaboration and are happy to share their knowledge to work with designers to realize the circular plastics chain.
Martin van Dord Innovation coach NRK and ChemistryNL
When it comes to circular design, the BNO feels an enormous responsibility. That is why we cooperated wholeheartedly in the establishment of CIRCONNECT and continue to dedicate ourselves to the subject and the platform. By combining knowledge and forces, by informing and stimulating designers, and by constantly being attentive to new insights and developments.
Madeleine van Lennep Director of BNO
About CIRCONNECT
CIRCONNECT is the inspiring, connecting and catalyzing knowledge hub in the field of circular design. With our network of enthusiastic collaborating parties, we make knowledge and experiences in the field of circular design widely accessible.
We do that on this online platform. But also with knowledge events and various other knowledge propositions. The knowledge is always specifically tailored to specific industries and target groups.
Meet the CIRCONNECT partners
These parties join forces to share, enrich and disseminate collective knowledge of circular design.