Master Circular Business with the Value Hill

Master Circular Business with the Value Hill

Master Circular Business with the Value Hill
Type
Author
Elisa Achterberg
Jeroen Hinfelaar
Nancy Bocken
Publication Date
September, 2016
Country
Netherlands
Language for original content
Harald Friedl

Although the opportunities for investing in circular business models are widely available, current investment methods do not match the needs of these particular businesses. Businesses need to create an attractive business model for financiers, and financiers need to change the way they perceive the risks and opportunities associated with these models.

To help businesses position themselves in a circular context and develop future strategies for doing business in a circular economy, Sustainable Finance LabCircle EconomyNuovalenteTUDelft, and het Groene Brein got together to create the Value Hill that proposes a categorisation based on the lifecycle phases of a product: pre-, in- and post-use.