{"id":856846,"date":"2025-06-20T09:12:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/the-promises-pitfalls-and-trade-offs-of-the-circular-economy\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T09:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:12:25","slug":"the-promises-pitfalls-and-trade-offs-of-the-circular-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/the-promises-pitfalls-and-trade-offs-of-the-circular-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Promises, Pitfalls, and Trade-offs of the Circular Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n June 18, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

Most businesses are built on a linear model: take, make, and discard. But that norm is reaching its limits, and leaders are under pressure to find smarter, more sustainable ways to operate.<\/p>\n

Weslynne Ashton<\/strong> is a systems scientist and professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology. In her masterclass at HBR\u2019s 2024 Leaders Who Make a Difference conference, she explains how companies can shift to a circular economic strategy. One that reduces waste, reinvests in communities, and creates long-term value. She shares how businesses around the world are rethinking products, partnerships, and growth itself to build more resilient, regenerative business models.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Key episode topics include:<\/strong> environmental sustainability, corporate social responsibility, ESG, climate change, business models, strategy, competitive strategy<\/p>\n

HBR On Strategy<\/em> curates the best conversations and case studies with the world\u2019s top business and management experts, to help you unlock new ways of doing business. New episodes every week<\/p>\n