Circular Economy Manager (Advanced)

Circular Economy Manager (Advanced) This verifiable certificate is hereby issued to the holder and serves as proof that all the requirements for the award of the professional certification have been fulfilled. The certificate holder has successfully met the course attendance requirements and achieved the necessary passing grade on all the respective examinations. The certificate holder grasped the key ideas behind the concept of Circular Economy by being introduced to the fundamentals of circularity, including the terminology, principles, frameworks, theories, models, mindsets, as well as got to know additional and deeper aspects of circular economy: the importance of Industry 4.0, the concept of supply chains, advanced use of circular economy principles (using the construction sector as an example), the importance of partnering and ecosystems in the transition to a more circular economy, as well as how to understand circular economy within the broader spectrum of sustainable development. The eight courses included in the Circular Economy Manager (Advanced) program are as follows: “Circular Business Models: doing More, with Less, for Longer”: What’s inside: • What are Circular Business Models • What is the impact of CBMs? • How can we do more with what we have? • Why is remanufacturing so impactful? • How can we do more with less? • How important is refurbishing? • Closing Resource Flows • How can we turn industrial waste into raw material? “Circular by Design: Innovation, strategy and resource flows”: What’s inside: • What is circular design? • How to reach multiple product lifecycle? • How to slow resource flow? • How to close resource flow? • How to use biological strategies? • How to narrow resource flow? • How to design sustainable and circular behaviors? “Circular and Digital Economies: The dual transition”: What’s inside: • Repercussions of Linear Economy • The Digitally Empowered Circular Economy Alternative • The Forthcoming Digital Economy • Digitally Empowered Sustainable Competitiveness • Digitally Empowered SDGs • Policy Initiatives and Strategies as the Drivers of the Dual Transition • Circularity as Competitive Edge • Innovation Opportunities in the Circular Economy “Designing Out Waste: The challenges to full circularity”: What’s inside: • The link between waste generation and climate change • The key contributors to waste pollution • The problem with recycling • Turning challenges into opportunities • The role of the Circular Economy in waste management • How can we reduce the negative consequences of our consumption habits? • The drivers of waste prevention and circularity • Every action counts “Circular Supply Chains: Leveraging the power of strategic procurement”: What’s inside: • What is circular procurement? • Who has the power to advance the implementation of circular procurement? • What is the convergence between the linear and circular procurement? • What is the impact of circular procurement on circular supply chains? • What is the impact of circular procurement on the public and private sector? • What is the impact of circular procurement on Multinational corporations and SMEs? • What are the key elements to activate circular procurement practices? • Now, what? “Circular Together: How ecosystems will drive the transition”: What’s inside: • How can we shift away from the linear economy? • How can we transit toward a circular economy? • What is an ecosystem approach? • What’s the catch with ecosystems? • What are the synergies offered by an ecosystem? • What are the enablers for an ecosystem approach? • Case studies and best practices • The overarching impact of ecosystems on Circular Economy “Digitally Empowered Circular Economy: Business model and industrial innovation” What’s inside: • The restructuring forces of combinatorial innovations • Digitally Empowered Industries • Digitally Empowered Business Models • xTech • Everything as a Service • Industrial Symbiosis • Enabling Technologies • Digitally empowered multistakeholder ecosystems “Circular Industry 4.0: Redesigning the future”: What’s inside: • Why is Industry 4.0 crucial in the Circular Economy? • How will resources be extracted in a circular economy? • How can technology be advancing circular design? • How can smart factories enhance the circular economy? • What role do digital technologies play in enabling new circular services? • How can value be recaptured in the digital era? • How can technology support in the slowing and closing of flows?