The mission of the Sustainable Business Conferences, and in particular the mission of the “Beyond Tomorrow Conference” in Canada, is to increase the sustainability literacy of the student community and to highlight businesses that have incorporated sustainability into their practices.
This conference was organized by the John Molson School of Business, Mcgill Desautels Faculty of Management & HEC Montreal.
Sustainable development requires disruptive changes in the way our societies and businesses are organized. The circular economy (CE) model offers a new chance of innovation and integration between natural ecosystems, businesses, our daily lives, and waste management.
Anna Tari’s intervention covered the definition, meaning, principles, advantages, and barriers to a circular economy model. A key part of the intervention was unveiling the benefits and opportunities to embed circularity. Towards which the audience was particularly interested. Including lower input costs and in some cases create entirely new profit streams that can be achieved by businesses that move to the circular economy model. In this circular sphere, profit opportunities may come from playing in new markets, cutting costs off with waste and energy reductions and the assurance of continuity of supply.
