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CIRCULAR GLASGOW
Circular city
50 Glasgow businesses join the movement to innovate and become future-proof
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ircular Glasgow has now embarked on a recruitment drive designed to help 50 Glasgow businesses
prepare for the future. Circular Glasgow, hosted by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, will connect with companies across the city helping them to open up new revenue streams, increase competitive advantage and realise financial savings using a range of practical tools. The team aims to complete 50 Circle Assessments by the end of 2018 using an online tool created by Circle Economy, global market leaders based in the Netherlands. The initiative is looking at ways businesses can innovate and incorporate new design and technology, thinking through the adoption of new business models, including circular economy strategies.
A circular economy is one in which
every product is created with the intent of extending its life span – a direct challenge to the “take, make, dispose” mentality. Bill Scouller, the Corporate Director
of communications business, Odro, said: “Participating in the assessment allowed Odro to not only learn more about the circular economy but understand the organisation’s current levels of circular activity, challenges and opportunities. It takes about an hour and a half to complete. I would
business ideas, including its £18 million Circular Economy Investment Fund and Circular Economy Business Support Service. Both are supported by the European Regional Development Fund through the £73 million Resource Efficiency Circular Economy Accelerator Programme.
Whether an organisation has started Identifying circular opportunities
recommend this tool to any business looking for new and innovative models to drive their business forward.” Alison McRae, Senior Director of
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, said: “We are delighted to be at the implementation stage of Circular Glasgow where we can start to get more businesses across the city involved to help them innovate and future-proof their business. “Glasgow’s ambition is to position itself as a leading circular city. With Circular Glasgow’s programme of practical engagement tools, and with the ongoing support of Zero Waste Scotland, we aim to inspire organisations to embrace new business models helping them to design for the future.”
Circular Glasgow complements Zero
Waste Scotland’s and the Scottish Government’s nationwide support for SMEs to develop circular economy
to implement circular strategies, or has just begun its transformation, the assessments create a simple way to diagnose how current practices match up to circular objectives, while identifying new opportunities, at no cost to the business. A collaboration, already set up as
part of the campaign, resulted in the first Scottish beer to be made from leftover bread, using Aulds unsold morning rolls to create Jaw Brew’s Hardtack beer. Aulds supplies its bread on a sale or return basis to retailers, and through the new partnership, surplus is now given to Jaw Brew to ensure any waste is reused. The team will also be hosting Circle
Workshops across the year, focusing on specific industry sectors. Interested businesses are invited to register their interest at
www.circularglasgow.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Cheryl McCulloch on 0141 204 8339 or
cheryl.mcculloch@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
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