{"id":12515,"date":"2020-06-22T05:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T03:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.gstic.org\/?post_type=story&p=12515"},"modified":"2022-03-18T16:06:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T15:06:53","slug":"building-strong-foundations-for-a-globally-connected-circular-economy","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/expert-story\/building-strong-foundations-for-a-globally-connected-circular-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Building strong foundations for a globally connected circular economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Sustainable Development Goals call upon us to develop an equitable society within the natural boundaries of our planet. Circular economy provides the most encompassing approach to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns (SDG 12). At the same time, it is indispensable in building resilient infrastructures, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and fostering innovation (SDG 9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From an industry point of view, circular economy generates the need for advanced sorting and recycling solutions, efficient materials processing solutions, and digitally-enabled manufacturing and design methods. While this industrial agenda is an essential driver for our research, it cannot be the only one. Our research agenda needs to look far beyond technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n