A Circular Economy Handbook for Business and Supply Chains

Catherine Weetman helps businesses develop 'future proofed', resilient strategies, assessing sustainability risks and value opportunities. She is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Huddersfield, a Vice-Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Forum at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation and gained an MSc in Logistics from Cranfield University. Ms Weetman's background includes Industrial Engineering in manufacturing and retail distribution, logistics solution design, project management, business intelligence, logistics product development and supply chain consulting. Her career covers food, fashion and logistics, including Tesco Distribution, Kellogg Company and DHL Supply Chain.

Section - 01: An overview of the circular economy;


Chapter - 01: The circular economy – What is it?
Chapter - 02: The design and supply chain;
Chapter - 03: Circular economy business models;
Chapter - 04: Circular economy enablers and accelerators;


Section - 02: How are businesses adopting circular economy models?;


Chapter - 05: The ‘Great Acceleration’;
Chapter - 06: Food and agriculture;
Chapter - 07: Fashion and textiles;
Chapter - 08: Consumer electricals and electronics;
Chapter - 09: Industrial manufacturing;


Section - 03: What does this mean for supply chains?;


Chapter - 10: Supply chain strategy and planning;
Chapter - 11: Supply chain – upstream: Product design, sourcing and procurement;
Chapter - 12: Supply chain – midstream: The manufacturing process;
Chapter - 13: Supply chain – downstream: Distribution and reverse logistics;


Section - 04: Implementation;


Chapter - 14: Making the business case and starting the journey;