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Circular Economy Case Studies: Innovations Driving Sustainability and Impact

Next-generation innovation should be all about making life better for the next generation. We transform business opportunities into humane innovations—for business prosperity, the planet, and its people.

Lufthansa Technik

Circularity in Aviation: Innovation through GuideU
Mapping cabin material flows & emission hotspots across the aircraft lifecycle
Prototyping circular-ready product for testing and validation
Scaling take-back logistics

Forming an Alliance of Frenemies

Forming an Alliance of Frenemies
Mapping systemic waste streams & economic opportunities
Aligning stakeholder priorities around shared reference models
Scaling with digital platforms & phased transformation roadmaps

Covestro

Practical Steps Towards Sustainability
Creating material selection process
Exploring innovative product designs
Mapping circular systems

Google

Redesigning the E-waste Recycling Experience
Cover Image Google
Business Landscape Analysis to identify status quo, challenges and needs
Experience Mapping to uncover opportunities for improving user experience
Vision Creation to define a strategic pathway for scaling impact

Adapa Group

(T)race to minimize waste.
Value Chain Analysis to identify opportunities with the most potential
Stakeholder Use Cases to address specific challenges and needs
Vision Narrative & Storytelling to form a strategic direction

K/W Automotive

E-Smartness on three wheels
Modular Design for cross-industrial use
Active reduction of inner-city traffic
Opportunities for new business models

Hilti

Circularity in the construction industry
Composition of three Hilti products
Clever features designed for outstanding usability
Brand values paired with sustainability goals
Modularity increases repairability

Hoyer

Game changer in the food sector
Image of the Monsieur cuisine Hoyer machine
Connecting an ecosystem of services
Reducing packaging waste
Promoting a healthier lifestyle

Linde

Leveraging circularity with UX
Man holding a tablet showing the interface in front of the Linde gas bottles
Improvement of occupational safety and ergonomics
Efficiency for a smart supply chain management
Optimization of resource usage through more efficient utilization

Research project

Moving towards sustainable circularity
Indentified sustainable materials & circular principles
Designed for disassembly and repairability
Embedded circular experience at scale

Bio Energy Pool

Rethinking circular use of natural resources
Aerial drone shot of a biowaste production site
Increasing the value of biowaste
Creating a smart B2B marketplace
Minimizing economic pressure on forrests

Airbus

From analog to digital with design thinking
Photo of the Prowag in front of an airplane in a hangar
More than a mounting trolley
Enables an on-demand production process
Optimizes holistically the assembly line

VBG

Digital help for performance of one’s duty
Photo of a woman tapping on a tablet with a pen
Safety at work made easy for companies and bosses
Service design for more effectiveness and efficiency in public service
Blueprints reflecting all stakeholder needs and wants

Skateistan

Scaling social value with circular design
Rendering of a pop-up skateboard park with kids playing, a school container and garden facilities in the background
Empowering children in a creative space
Focusing on sustainability and usability
Transferring biomimicry principles into practical design

IONIQ

Protect the body’s largest organ.
Caring about people´s health
Reducing packaging waste
Revolutionizing skincare

ALDI China

Optimizing packaging sustainability
Explore sustainable interventions
Develop the sustainable strategy
Implement packaging guideline

Vitra

A circular talent program
LISTEN 245 minutes of videos
PRACTICE 2916 post-its
DO 60 h coaching

confidential client

Pathing the way for circular products
DEFINE the challenges
EXPLORE circular interventions
MAP the opportunities

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We create innovations that make your business thrive in a circular economy.

Whether you are already running a circular business and need to expand it, or you are keen on making it circular, we partner with you to create sustainable products and services in ecosystems that eliminate waste, regenerate resources, and close the lifecycle loop.

We help you deliver immediate market success while at the same time enabling your long-term transformation towards circularity.

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