Board Member • Non-Executive Director • Advisory • Co-Author "Materials & Sustainability" (Routledge) • Currently writing "The Future of Footwear"
Making the transition to #sustainable and #circular #bioeconomy In current society, where #sustainability represents the greatest economic challenge, the emergence of a circular and #biobased #economy, relying on the use of #renewable resources for the production of novel products for various applications, is fundamental. Indeed, the traditional #linear economic models have proven to be unsustainable in a context of a finite world and finite resources. As a result, there has been in recent years a steady increase in calls for a #transition to circularity and toward production and consumption partners that can support a #carbonneutral, and sustainable economy. Among others, three key areas of change need to be addressed for the transition to occur: (1) consumers need to change their behaviors and embrace more sustainable patterns of consumption; (2) new markets and regulations need to be developed to provide a level playing field to sustainable products; (3) tools and metrics need to be developed to measure and assess sustainability. #circulareconomy https://lnkd.in/e8SuZFjB
