Accenture’s book, “Waste to Wealth,” examines how the transition to a circular economy may be the biggest revolution for how we organize production and consumption in our global economy in 250 years. Powered by advances in digital, it represents a huge opportunity for companies to create a sustainability advantage. Our research indicates a $4.5 trillion reward for achieving sustainable businesses by 2030. That’s not just waste in the traditional sense of rubbish, but the enormous underutilization of resources, products and assets. It’s about a shift from the old school approach of “take, make, waste” to “take, make, take, make, take, make.”

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Waste to Wealth:
Creating advantage in a circular economy

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The
circular economy
revolution is here.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOUR BUSINESS?

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It means eliminating the concept of “waste” and
recognizing everything has a value, moving from
efficiency to effectiveness in managing inputs and
outputs, and forging a much deeper bond with
consumers.
At the core of it all:
NEW BUSINESS MODELS
POWERED BY DIGITAL

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Blended together, the circular economy and digital represent
a huge opportunity to create a new “circular advantage”

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$4.5
TRILLION
THE POTENTIAL PAYOFF?
A $4.5 trillion reward for
achieving circular economy
business models by 2030.
HERE’S HOW
COMPANIES CAN WIN
IN THE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY…

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HOW COMPANIES CAN WIN
IN THE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY
Realize there is no one “right”
answer for every company and
carefully choose your business
model.

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HOW COMPANIES CAN WIN
IN THE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY
Make sure you can access key
enabling technologies to support and
scale your new business model.

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HOW COMPANIES CAN WIN
IN THE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY
Develop capabilities that effectively
deploy and operate circular economy
principles.

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LEARN MOREabout creating a circular flow
through your business with
our executive summary:
Waste to Wealth:
Creating Advantage in a Circular Economy
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