Section 3.1: Business, the economy and sustainability
Section 3.2: Linear economy and the limits to linear consumption
Section 3.3: Changing business contexts and the imperative to act
Section 3.4: Closing the loop – towards a circular economy
3.4.1 Designing out Wastes (DoW)
3.4.2 Resilience building through diversity
3.4.3 Shift towards renewable energy
Our energy needs have traditionally been met by non-renewable and finite fossil fuel sources. A shift towards a circular economy requires that production processes move towards using renewable sources of energy to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels and increase system resilience.
Corporate Sustainability Management 