Introduction to Circular Economy

Introduction to Circular Economy

As a part of Circular Economy in Service Design Elina Vartama

Novia University of Applied Sciences

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Introduction to Circular Economy (2cr)

• This section is an orientation to circular economy.

• The purpose is that the student

• learns the basic principles of circular economy

• learns the benefits of circular economy

• understands different business models for circular economy

• This section consists of

• general information about circular economy

• circular business models

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Main Themes and Sources of Introduction to Circular Economy

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What is circular economy

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Principles of circular economy

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Sustainable development goals

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General concepts connected to sustainable economy

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Five Circular business models

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Life Cycle Model

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Design & the circular economy –Circular Design Guide:

• A videofilm of Tim Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAvkM7B7BBs&feature=y outu.be

• The Circular Design Guide

https://www.circulardesignguide.com/

The key concepts of circular economy:

• Chapters 2 and 3 of the following report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation “Towards the circular economy”

https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/assets/downloads /publications/Ellen-MacArthur-Foundation-Towards -the- Circular-Economy-vol.1.pdf

Sitra’smaterial:

www.sitra.com

https://www.sitra.fi/en/topics/a-circular-economy/

https://www.sitra.fi/en/articles/new-business-models-play-key- role-enterprises-strategies/

https://lifestyletest.sitra.fi/

Main themes Recommended sources

Assignments

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Introduction to Circular Economy, 2 ECTS 1. Take the test on lifestyletest.sitra.fi

2. Write a reflection paper based on the lifestyle test.

3. The part is completed with a Quiz, which is a multiple-choice

questionnaire based on the topics of the part.