1、Entrepreneurs Riding the Wave of Circularity Series No.03Entrepreneurs Riding the Wave of Circularity Series No.03Geneva,2023?UNCTAD/DIAE/2023/6ISBN:978?92?135?8718?8AcknowledgementsThis publication was prepared by a team led by Arlette Verploegh,with Carmen Cobreros working in collaboration with Ma

2、rko Stanovic,and comments and contributions provided by colleagues in UNCTAD:Henrique Pacini,Jos Sanchez,Lorenzo Tosini and Zarja Vojta.Overall guidance was provided by James Zhan,Director,Division on Investment and Enterprise,UNCTAD.John W.Rogers edited the publication.The design was produced by Ma

3、gali Studer and the layout and formatting were done by Peter Navarrette.Table of contentsCircularity as a new economic model.?A transition propelled by entrepreneurial innovations.?Product life extension and circular design.?From trash to treasure:Waste management and resource recovery.?Optimizing t

4、he use of goods through service-based and sharing business models.1?Harnessing bio-based inputs.1?Boosting an enabling entrepreneurial environment in the circular economy.1?Standardization of circular principles.1?Facilitating the diffusion of technologies and innovation.1?Financing circular innovat

5、ions.1?Nurturing circular ecosystems.1?Policy options.?Key takeaways.2?Circularity as a new economic modelThe world is changing and so are business models.As the planet faces major challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss,as well as rising energy costs,the number of entrepreneurs adopting

6、the circular economy as a business model is increasing.The transition from a linear,take-make-waste model towards a regenerative,circular one is taking place as todays global production and consumption model is becoming more and more unsustainable.Every year,more than100 billion tons of raw material