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Can Supply Chains Adjust to a Circular Economy Over the Next Decade? Part 1

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Steutermann notes, “While some metrics on sustainability already exist, they are mostly related to linear metrics, such as reducing waste to landfills or carbon dioxide emissions. It is important not to confuse those metrics with the circular economy. ” Consumer behavior is just as important as corporate behavior.

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Can Supply Chains Adjust to a Circular Economy Over the Next Decade? Part 2

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He explains, “Many of the materials that are utilized during manufacturing exist solely within the confines of the supply chain and never exit it in the form of the product or packaging. ” Steutermann adds, “It is important not to confuse [sustainability] metrics with the circular economy. ”[4]. ”[5].