Core to meeting countries’ emissions budgets and 2050 targets, and often conveniently ignored, is the inevitable shift from a linear to a circular economy, writes Greenbox Chief Executive Ross Thompson in Asia-Pacific Infrastructure News.

Here is a short excerpt:
To meet the need and demand for circularity, countries and companies are adopting circular practices. First, waste and pollution are designed out of the system. Second, products and materials are kept in use. Third, natural systems are regenerated. Renewable energy is key to this. The broad outcomes of this? Emissions, eco-degradation and waste are reduced; biodiversity is restored; new jobs emerge; production is cleaner, more efficient, more equitable, and more inclusive.
System reframes always present challenges for decision makers in the infrastructure, and construction sectors, and these range from upfront investments through to supply chain challenges. But businesses can steal a march by focusing on the opportunities for them and taking small steps and big short-cuts.
Managing technology asset sustainability is an example of the latter. It’s the focus of our company Greenbox Group’s solutions, which include e-waste management, DaaS (Device as a Service involves leasing, not purchasing, hardware devices) as well as refurbishment and recycling services.
To read the full article, follow the link to Asia-Pacific Infrastructure News.