This presentation offers insights on circular business models that can be employed by future value chains to realize circular impact. In this presentation, we will list important challenges faced by the flooring industry to achieve circular impact, and reflect on how different circular business models may help to overcome these challenges. We describe what roles individual stakeholders in flooring value chains have to enable circular business models. In addition, we reflect on how value can be captured through different circular propositions, supporting the selection between different circular business model options.
MEET RICK GILSON
Rick Gilsing is a researcher and business consultant at TNO, the Netherlands.
His work focuses on the design, analysis and evaluation of new business models to create economic, social and sustainable impact. His work emphasizes looking at how organizations and stakeholders as part of ecosystems and value chains can collaborate to achieve greater impact or overcome barriers and challenges towards systemic change. To enable this, a highly interactive and collaborative business modelling approach is used to bring stakeholders closer together.
Claudius Härpfer
Senior Researcher and Chair Manager - STO at RWTH Aachen University
Ansgar Paschen
Leiter Maschinentechnologie - TFI – Institut für Boden- und Raumsysteme an der RWTH Aachen e.V.
Adriaan Debruyne
Circular innovation strategist and material explorer at Material Mastery
Ine De Vilder
PhD, Researcher "Coating & Finishing Technologies" - Centexbel
Lara Misseeuw
Innovation Project Manager, Beaulieu International Group
Claudio Mammino
Computer Science Engineer - RINA
Jan Jordan Vincent
Dr. Ing, Research Assistant , Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University
Robbert Wapstra
Managing Director Edel Carpets
Sébastien Combey
Unilin
Giampaolo Brugnoni
Master's degree in Materials and Nanotechnology Engineering
Dr.ir. Pouya Samani
Scientist, LCA Expert Cirularity & Sustainability TNO