De coronacrisis heeft de internationale - en dus ook de Nederlandse - samenleving stevig ontwricht. Volgens Johan Cruijff heeft elk nadeel zijn voordeel en dat geldt ook voor de coronacrisis. Door de lockdown en de daarmee gepaard gaande daling van de productie is de vervuiling en de uitstoot van broeikasgassen …

Guest lecture for International Marketing Management students about the what, why and how of sustainable development and the circular economy.

This article will discuss social, environmental, and ecological justice in education for sustainable development (ESD) and Education for Sustainable Development Goals (ESDG). The concept of sustainable development and, by extension, the ESD, places heavy emphasis on the economic and social aspects of …

It is of utmost importance to collect organic waste from households as a separate waste stream. If collected separately, it could be used optimally to produce compost and biogas, it would not pollute fractions of materials that can be recovered from residual waste streams and it would not deteriorate …

The objective of this thesis is to identify how Circular Business Models enabled by Smart Technologies can lead to two interesting business cases for Small and Medium Tech Enterprises (SMTEs). This report is written due to the challenges the current linear economy faces from environmental changes and …

Currently, we are experiencing exciting and challenging times, some even dare speak of a 4th industrial revolution. Within let’s say less than one century we will have run out of oil and other vital resources just to mention one thing. Climate change is another major challenge, as is social iniquity. …

In this presentation, I challenge the Purpsose Economy notion. Todate the term Purpose Economy has become a buzz-word and a bit of a misnomer. It has started to mean everything to everybody. I set out that there are basically for types of purpose economy.

This report describes the Utrecht regio with regard to sustainability and circular business models.

This report was written for the municipality of Apeldoorn as a contribution to Cityloops. It consists of designing and planning tools and provides answers for the municipality of Apeldoorn to enable them to move towards a circular construction economy.