The circular economy is a circular model, regenerative by design opposed to the common ‘take-make-waste’ linear model that is most often used. It is a systemic approach to enhance and benefit businesses, societies, and the environment. In its most general terms it is looking at how we can reuse our resources and keeping it into a closed loop instead of the need of needed raw finite resources that end up in landfills.
The project will start by investigating and collecting data on what businesses and educators may or may not know of the circular economy and then present a case of it in comparison to the common linear economy. The information collated should add value understanding to upskill for future job and future proof businesses.
The project will be then to complete a certified course in the circular economy with Ellen MacArthur Foundation, one of the leading organisations in Circular Economy. This will be to extend the knowledge further, use the learnings and credibility to educate, support businesses and academics. This will be to deliver a circular & regenerative workshop followed by a webinar for both businesses, academics, and university students to attend. This will then be reviewed by engagement, sign ups to workshops and feedback forms.
This can then be put forward as a case study providing the outcome to assist in future skills needed for a sustainable and regenerative economy for people and the planet.
This project will have both people and the planet at the top of the agenda making sure to investigate how the circular economy can also bring equality, diversity, indigenous voice of original circular/regenerative systems, local communities and avoid green washing.
The project is to complete a certified course in the circular economy, to then use my learnings and credibility to educate and support businesses and academics. This will then be reviewed by engagement, sign ups to workshops and feedback forms.
To begin with I will collect data to understand what people may or not know of the circular economy and present a case of the importance of it in comparison to a linear economy. The information should add value understanding to upskill for future job and future proof businesses.
Surveys and feedback will then be requested after of the outcome to compare to the beginning survey of peoples understanding.
For businesses I work with at the Sustainability Centre, their case studies will be reviewed if taking the workshop to see how they have or haven’t used it to adapt business models.
This will begin once the funding has been accepted and on the date the course that has been choses begins. Workshops will be developed in the weeks to follow and rolled out after 4-6 weeks of taking the course.
Surveys will be collated after all workshops and an overview of the project can be presented for conference included a case study.
