Circular economy

    Circular economy & eco-innovation

    Discovering sustainable economic models, embedding eco-design and revisiting your business model against planetary boundaries.

    1–2 days (adjustable)Masterclass • Group workshop • Hybrid format • SeminarManagers, CSR leads, product managers, intrapreneurs

    Why this course?

    Scarcer resources, regulation (CSRD, the French AGEC law, the EU taxonomy) and societal expectations all require leaving the linear “extract → produce → discard” model behind. This format provides concrete bearings and practical tools to move from end-of-life thinking to an economy that closes its loops — connecting sustainability, competitiveness and innovation.

    Key points

    Sustainable business models
    From linear to circular

    Objectives

    Understand the principles of the circular economy (reduction, reuse, recycling, product-as-a-service, eco-design).

    Master eco-innovation methods (LCA, PEF, the Brezet wheel, collective intelligence).

    Map risks & opportunities under weak versus strong circularity.

    Question your business model against planetary boundaries.

    Build a concrete action plan fitted to your industry.

    Content & sequence

    Introductory overview

    Definitions, academic and institutional frameworks, where circularity applies.

    Eco-design & life cycle

    LCA (ISO 14040/14044), the PEF method (16 indicators), the Brezet wheel.

    Hands-on workshop

    Model the life cycle of a product or service and prioritise the eco-design levers.

    Eco-innovation

    Closing waste-to-material loops, frugal eco-technologies, eco-management.

    Weak versus strong circularity

    Impacts and the design or organisational choices needed to scale up and rethink business models.

    Circular business models

    Subscription, reuse, repair, product-as-a-service.

    Inspiring cases

    Apple, Decathlon, Renault Refactory, H&M “Close the loop” (read critically).

    Roadmap

    Quick wins, indicators (circularity gap, material footprint, ADEME frameworks).

    Formats & delivery

    Discovery

    ½ day
    Awareness + short workshop

    Workshops

    1–2 days
    On site / remote
    Participants' real cases

    Programme

    2–6 weeks
    Support through implementation

    Example applications

    Extend product life through repair and the services around it.

    Design a circular subscription model and secure its viability on a pilot segment.

    Prioritise eco-design directions with the Brezet wheel and LCA criteria.

    Test projects against weak and strong circularity scenarios to steer the strategy.

    Tailor-made course

    Let's turn your model circular

    Tell us about your challenges: we adapt the content, the cases and the rituals to your teams and to your constraints on the ground.

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