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For a sustainable world, we see the transition from a linear to a circular economy as a necessary boundary condition. Philips has been playing a leading role in the circular movement by approaching its business and the environment it operates in as ‘make-use-return’. This is the basis of Robert Metzke’s participation at the Innovation Roundtable Workshop on December 4 in Maastricht (The Netherlands). This circular approach supports the decoupling of economic growth from the use of natural resources by using them more effectively. This is critical in the rapid transition to a more sustainable world
Philips invests heavily and continuously in the global knowledge exchange to do with sustainability and the circular economy. CEO Frans van Houten is co-chair of the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) for example, a public-private collaboration platform and project accelerator. In November and December, Philips will participate in two events that bring together key change leaders, from academics to businesses, in the Netherlands.
Last week, November 28, Robert Metzke also joined the Dutch Circular Leadership Conference where he presented and discussed best practices on circular leadership and engage with leaders of the future. Joining him at the event were former Prime-Minister Peter-Jan Balkenende, ABN-Ambro CEO Kees van Dijkhuizen and more to give input for a position paper on circular leadership.
The road towards a circular economy is one that needs involvement from thought leaders at all levels, and from different spectrums. PACE was launched to drive public-private action and collaboration towards a circular economy, during the 2018 World Economic Forum Annual meeting. This message will be reiterated at next year’s WEF at the Annual meeting in Davos in January 2020. Philips is collaborating on the topic of circular economy on a global level, through PACE and platforms such as WEF. It also discusses the topic on a local level with Dutch stakeholders, such as policy makers and business leaders.
Event: Innovation Roundtable Workshop
Where: Maastricht
Date: Dec. 4, 2019
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February 28, 2022
- By Kees Wesdorp and Robert Metzke
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