Sports and equipment lending programs are popping up all around the world. Supported by a range of stakeholders including municipally run programs, library divisions, community non-profit organisations and more. Enabling families and their children affordable access to the equipment they need, when they need it Reducing the need for maintenance and storage Increasing physical …
Track, lend and share everything from lab equipment, assistive technology, sports equipement and more… With the ability to support a range of user access on one system, your institution can provide students, staff, external organisations or even the public at large, access to what they need – all on one system. We can support multiple …
Circle Economy and AMFI bring together next generation and current industry professionals to tackle global challenges through circular innovation over two inspiring days of action. Beyond Next is all about inspiration and action. It offers you a chance to put your skills & knowledge to work alongside other circularity experts. You can work on real life circularity challenges …
Traditional retailers are being forced to reinvent their business models in order to not only compete, but survive. With the ever increasing threat of online shopping and consumers prefering access over ownership, retail stores are struggling. Some frontrunners are looking at how they can provide their customers with an added value, and capitalise on alternative …
Value-Retention Processes (VRPs) namely remanufacturing, (comprehensive) refurbishment, repair and direct reuse and recycling are complementary processes that, if pursued strategically, can enable faster achievement of circular economy. While most actors in the manufacturing supply chain are currently focused on recycling their products, the adoption of VRPs can lead to the retention of substantially greater value …
The Circular Economy European Summit (CEES) will be held on 13-15 November in Barcelona, as an official event of Smart City Expo World Congress which brings together over 600 cities and companies. SmartUse.Global will be taking part in the bilateral brokerage meetings at the Smart City Expo World Congress, eager to create new partnerships and collaborations. Please reach out to us if you …
The 5th annual Disruptive Innovation Festival curated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation is the place where new conversations are sparked together with a global audience on accelerating the transition to the Circular Economy. We are proud to announce that Cynthia Reynolds Founder of SmartUse.Global will be co-hosting a session on “Radical Reuse: Impacts, Technology and Opportunities” alongside Gene Homicki of myTurn.com and Babette Porcelijn, author …
It is clear that if we are going to accelerate the transition to a Circular Economy globally, that we need to collaborate and learn from each other. Norway is in the process of bringing together stakeholders of all types to establish a strategy going forward, much in thanks to Circular Norway. An independant organisation working to …
As stated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, ‘ Economic analysis (and good common sense) suggests that the most profitable value creation mechanism in a circular economy lies in smaller loops, such as maintenance and reuse.’ While many are focusing on recirculating waste materials from construction and demolition, an often overlooked arena for circularity lies in the …
SmartUse.Global will be at Norway’s annual week-long event Arendalsuka (Aug13-18) along with a broad range of stakeholders discussing issues that matter to us all. We will be partaking in discussions around topics such the Circular Economy, Smart Cities, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and how we can work together to create the impact socially, environmentally, as …