February 19, 2024

(16) Kearney: Circular Economy Essentials for Senior Management

36 minutes

Angela Hultberg elaborates on the challenges an organisation needs to overcome to unleash the potential of the circular economy

This episode features Angela Hultberg, Global Sustainability Director at Kearney.

Angela discusses the critical role of circular economy strategies in achieving sustainable business practices. She emphasizes the necessity of rethinking business models, products, and services from the ground up to integrate circularity effectively. Angela highlights the challenges of changing consumer behaviors and the importance of collaboration within and outside organizations to foster a circular economy. She concludes by stressing the urgency of making significant decisions and taking action towards sustainability, despite the complexities of defining complete circularity.

People

Angela Hultberg, Global Sustainability Director, Kearney

Patrick Hypscher, Co-Founder of Green PO, Expert in Sustainable Business Models

Chapters

0:00 - Intro

1:42 - The Need to Create an Understanding of Circularity

4:26 - Acknowledging the implications

10:38 - Rethinking the Product

15:52 - Reflecting on Decision Criteria

18:55 - The Need for Change inside & with the customer

24:27 - More internal & external collaboration

29:56 - Inspiring examples

33:07 - Circular Outlook

35:33 - Outro

About Kearney (from website)

Kearney is a leading global management consulting firm with more than 5,700 people working in more than 40 countries. We work with more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500, as well as with the most influential governmental and nonprofit organizations.

Further Links

Angela Hultberg’s Kearney page: https://www.kearney.com/about/people/bio/angela-hultberg

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