/ 18.10.2023

On two exciting days, the participants of KONGRESS BW can expect current trends, concrete practical examples, lively discussions, stimulating lectures and a great networking atmosphere around the topics of resource efficiency and circular economy. We expect representatives from politics, business, science and associations. Executives, decision makers from industry, municipal and private waste management, banks, consultancies and public administration will use the platform to gain knowledge and exchange information....

/ 03.11.2022

At this year's Bodensee Talks, we want to take an in-depth look at the form of economy in which economy and ecology are in harmony. The concept of the Circular Economy aims to decouple human well-being and economic activities from environmental damage. If this goal is to be achieved, the way we produce and consume as a society must change fundamentally: Away from the "throwaway society" or "throwaway economy." The goal: a regenerative system in which we use fewer resources, produce less waste and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We are...

general / 16.09.2021

We are currently experiencing great changes: Climate change, digitalization, the Corona pandemic and weather events that destroy entire landscapes, as recently in the Ahr Valley. All this makes us feel what change means. Donella Meadows has described how, in times of change, people's fundamental ideas about who we are in this world also undergo major changes. With "Transcending paradigms" she described the changes in socially anchored attitudes, which are also the greatest levers in changing systems. Maja Göppel has written about this and described a summary of urgent...

general, highlights / 09.09.2021

Economies as complex systems can’t be described in one sentence. Looking into classrooms, students learn about economies as simple linear structures. They inhale demand and supply, production and consumer interests, money and currencies, prices and speculation. All that can easily be described by numbers and curves in a 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional math. Leaving the classroom, we come to notice: Economy is more. It is not 2- or 3-dimensional. Especially the global economy - which evolved from cultivated assumptions and underlying paradigms - goes beyond that. How to emphasize the...

general / 06.08.2021

The top 10 Circular Materials by mass Do you know the world's largest material flows that are managed in a circular way? For Thinking Circular®, this question comes up more often as part of our consulting work. That's because companies turning to the Circular Economy want to know exactly what the effects of adopting a circular economy are, and what the benefits are to their business and the environment as a result. Looking at the most successful materials that are managed by people in a circular way can provide...

general / 19.05.2021

Often it is assumed that consumers support the Circular Economy mainly through demanding circular products. System thinkers say, consumers are overestimated in this role. Furthermore, this mindset suggests that we can maintain our current system. The only thing consumers need to do is to consume differently. But that doesn't go far enough. This we would like to clarify in this blog post....

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