The problem researched within this report goes into the challenges that players within the region in the scope of Midpoint Brabant Circular faces when effectively participating in the transition to a circular economy. Players within the Triple Helix Model, such as educational institutions and textile …

In 2050 moet de Nederlandse economie volledig circulair zijn, maar volgens het onlangs verschenen rapport ‘Integrale Circulaire-Economie Rapportage 2021’ van (onder andere) het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving, het CBS en het RIVM wil dat nog niet erg vlotten. In 2030 moeten we halverwege zijn met het …

De door Frans Timmermans gepresenteerde Europese klimaatplannen zijn ambitieus en gedurfd, stelt Egbert Dommerholt. Maar ze gaan volgens hem ook uit van onverminderde economische groei, en dat werkt niet.

This document combines four reports on existing regional business support programmes for inclusion or understanding of circular economy (CE) objectives, deliverable DT3.1.2 from the transform-CE project. Besides a general overview on national and regional level, the focus is on a selection of national …

Eurocommissaris Timmermans wil economische groei en tegelijk het grondstoffengebruik en de CO2-uitstoot verminderen. Maar het samengaan van die twee is een mythe.

We are confronted with increasingly pressing questions about economic and social transition. Things have to change, but how? We believe that this change is concerned with three closely related challenges, which we call the triple transition—climate, energy, and circularity. These challenges combined …

A transition from a linear economy to a more sustainable and circular economy requires different business models. In this chapter, we provide you with an introduction to the nature and logic of business models. In essence, a business model is a description of how value creation between parties or partners …

In this chapter, we will address the motive to start developing a business model and the context in which you are doing so. It is important to use this first building block of the Business Model Template (BMT) to carefully look for the social and ecological components and the context of your idea. The …

The external test is the tenth and final building block of the first and second stage of the Business Model Template (BMT). You will test the viability of the business model concept you have developed so far. You can test your business model idea against all kinds of criteria. If you do not have much …

The BMT provides the building blocks to develop a logic for a business model. In such a model the nature of value creation, how value creation is organized, and how transactions are taking shape are operationalized so that they meet the proposition. Practice shows that at present business models aimed …