Buyer’s Guide: Circular Economy Consulting Services (2023)

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Executive Summary

This report provides executives in sustainability, finance, operations, design and product with current analysis of nine circular economy service providers. It draws upon data collected from vendor questionnaires and interviews, as well as previous Verdantix research, supplemented with publicly available information. The circular economy is growing in prominence not only as a means to enhance business performance, but also to achieve sustainable operations and unlock additional value throughout organizations. Prospective buyers should use this guide to support their search for consulting service providers that correspond to their specific circularity requirements. 
Buyer’s guide to circular economy consulting services
Defining circular economy services
Circularity can enhance innovation, efficiency and sustainability performance
Buying concepts of circular economy service engagements
Key criteria that buyers should consider when seeking services
Selection criteria for the circular economy services Buyer’s Guide
AFRY
Anthesis
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Bureau Veritas
Capgemini
Ricardo
Stena Circular Consulting
SYSTEMIQ
WAP Sustainability
Figure 1. Types of circular economy services
Figure 2. Relative importance of circular economy regulations and other ESG and sustainability standards
Figure 3. Examples of recent corporate circular economy innovation and target-setting
Figure 4. Circular economy services applied to the product life cycle
Figure 5. Case studies of circular economy service vendors
Figure 6. List of circular economy service providers
Figure 7. List of circular economy providers profiled
Figure 8. AFRY service offering overview
Figure 9. Anthesis service offering overview
Figure 10. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) service offering overview
Figure 11. Bureau Veritas service offering overview
Figure 12. Capgemini service offering overview
Figure 13. Ricardo service offering overview
Figure 14. Stena Circular Consulting service offering overview
Figure 15. SYSTEMIQ service offering overview
Figure 16. WAP Sustainability service offering overview
BMW Group, HP, Carlyle, Air France, IKEA, Delterra, Accenture, ArcelorMittal, Renault, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), EY, openLCA, AFRY, CDP, Microsoft, Ramboll, Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), Lufthansa, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Capgemini, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Airbus, ACLCA, PepsiCo, BRODIE Consulting, SYSTEMIQ, Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), BIFMA, Wayfair, Electrolux, World Economic Forum, Groupe Coriance, Handelens Miljøfond, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Global GreenTag, Agendi, McKinsey & Company, 3E Exchange, DS Smith, SLR Consulting, Japan Airlines, OPTEL, Anthesis, Crédit Agricole, Amager Resource Centre (ARC), Hilti, SAP, Ricardo, Mepex, Clean Production Action, WAP Sustainability, Modern Milkman, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, ERM, Zero Waste Scotland, DuPont, IFRS Foundation, BDO, ATD, Battery Pass, European Commission DG RTD, Salesforce, SimaPro, Global Plastic Action Partnership, Sphera, Nestlé, Safran, IBM, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Siemens, Stena Circular Consulting, Bike Club, Bureau Veritas, AECOM, Autodesk, Audi, Canary Wharf Group, Bain & Company, AstraZeneca, PTC, DEKRA, Circle Economy, Arup, Enel, Walmart, 3M, OPRL, Quantis, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Deloitte, denkstatt, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Stena Metall, Dassault Systèmes, Circulor, Unilever, Drax, Polestar, Tsetinis, Heng Hiap Industries, Material Focus

About the Authors

Guy Lewis

Guy Lewis

Industry Analyst

Guy is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix ESG & Sustainability practice. He currently leads research on circular economy software and services and supports research acro…

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Priyanka Bawa

Priyanka Bawa

Senior Analyst

Priyanka is a Senior Analyst in the Verdantix ESG & Sustainability practice. Her current research focuses on ESG and sustainability consulting services and social asp…

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Kim Knickle

Kim Knickle

Research Director, ESG & Sustainability

Kimberly Knickle is Research Director of the ESG & Sustainability practice at Verdantix. Her research areas encompass ESG regulations and reporting, ESG risk, supply chain…

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