Chain Collaboration

Closing the circle hinges on good chain cooperation. If all parties involved contribute to value retention of products and used materials, all parties can also achieve economic value. New preconditions are needed for optimal circular chain cooperation. These range from building a common vocabulary to exchanging information about the different phases in a product life cycle. Or from arranging logistics processes to distributing available value.

A circular way of working works best when all parties in a chain participate. Especially in sectors where the post-use value of products or materials is limited, such cooperation is essential. This can be driven by regulations or started independently by sectors. In any case, it is important that everyone - from raw material suppliers to end users to collection and processing parties - gets on board. And we are looking further. To cooperation outside the chain. Because parties from other sectors can often contribute to circular innovations as well.

Cooperation requires openness and the will to take on new responsibilities. But how do you realize that? On this page you will find insights about and experiences with setting up collaboration inside and outside the chain.

Get started yourself

Circonnect offers a number of tools that allow you to take immediate steps toward optimal circular chain collaboration.

Chain Collaboration Tool

With the Chain Collaboration Tool, you can quickly and easily gain insight into the success factors and barriers to circular chain collaboration.

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CESI Supply Tool

With the CESI Supply Tool (Circular Economy & Smart Industry), you as a supplier will discover the opportunities for more circular chain collaboration. This tool gives you a fresh look at your customers and the chain, allowing you to identify new circular opportunities.

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Featured contributions

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  • Chain Collaboration
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  • Transition management
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The State of Sustainable Packaging

  • Knowledge Institute for Sustainable Packaging (KIDV) |.
  • 13 July 2022 |EUR
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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Webinar
  • Chain Collaboration
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  • Policies and Regulations
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Explanation Extended Producer Responsibility (UPV)

  • CIRCO |
  • August 30, 2022 |
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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Contributions

Case
  • End of use
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  • Value Thinking
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Case: How CIRCO supports sectors to become future-proof with Chain Tracks

  • Lena Arndt |
  • Feb. 20, 2025 |.
  • Reading Time 3 minutes

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  • Material selection and impact
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  • Usage and behavior
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Expert Session Life Cycle Design

  • CIRCO |
  • June 30, 2023 |
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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  • Value Thinking
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  • Chain Collaboration
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Expert Café Chain Collaboration

  • CIRCO |
  • June 11, 2023 |
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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Training
  • Rethink
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  • Material selection and impact
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Sustainable Packaging in a Circular Economy

  • Bas Flipsen |
  • April 13, 2023 |.
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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  • Rethink
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  • Material selection and impact
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Kickstart Workshop on Circular Packaging

  • CIRCO |
  • March 06, 2023 |.
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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  • Material selection and impact
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  • End of use
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Reusing circular urban fibers for urban sheet based products

  • Hogeschool van Amsterdam |
  • Sept. 16, 2022 |
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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  • Material selection and impact
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  • End of use
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6 insights on Design for Recycling within the plastics industry

  • Ingeborg Gort | CIRCO |
  • September 08, 2022 |
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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Research
  • Usage and behavior
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  • Chain Collaboration
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On the road to circular wood waste

  • Furniture Industry and Interior Design Branch Association (CBM) |
  • September 08, 2022 |
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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  • Material selection and impact
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  • Usage and behavior
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Wood Loop recycles waste wood

  • Furniture Industry and Interior Design Branch Association (CBM) |
  • September 02, 2022 |
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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  • Rethink
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From disposable to reusable: circular opportunities for hospitals

  • CIRCO |
  • September 01, 2022 |
  • Reading time 2 minutes

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