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.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 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
About the Authors
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...
Priyanka Bawa
Principal Analyst
Priyanka is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix, where she leads research to enable sustainability leaders and services firms to analyse shifting market dynamics and evaluate inn...
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Kim Knickle
Research Director
Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a...
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