Briefing: Governments as drivers for a circular economy Available to Purchase

Governments play a key role in accelerating the development towards a circular economy. Integrating circularity into public procurement is high on the list of leading companies. Other needs are financial incentives for businesses and consumers, an EU directive for circular design and attractive research programmes. Creating a circular economy has risen fast on the political agenda over the past 3 years. It started in the UK with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, rapidly followed up by the Dutch Circle Economy. By now, a growing international arena of organisations is committed to the realisation of a circular economy. This is a translated and actualised version of an article published in the Dutch magazine Milieu in March 2016.