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Businesses in the Circular Economy: A Detailed Analysis<\/strong><\/h1>\n

[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”231945″]The pursuit of sustainable development is not only a moral responsibility, but also the key to long-term success for businesses. In times of climate crisis and growing customer and investor expectations, companies must take active steps to reduce their impact on the environment. The transformation towards a circular economy (CE) is becoming a priority, offering numerous business benefits such as cost reduction, reputation improvement and increased innovation. These are the conclusions of our latest study ” Circular Economy Businesses: A Detailed Analysis”<\/em> . <\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”814835″]Do you know that…[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”138772″]…. znacz\u0105ca wi\u0119kszo\u015b\u0107 przedsi\u0119biorstw chce wdra\u017ca\u0107 zr\u00f3wnowa\u017cone inicjatywy lub ju\u017c rozpocz\u0119\u0142a ten proces?<\/strong> Takie deklaracje z\u0142o\u017cy\u0142o od 71,1 do 84,9% manager\u00f3w reprezentuj\u0105cych \u015brednie i du\u017ce firmy z 6 europejskich kraj\u00f3w. Wzrost spo\u0142ecznej \u015bwiadomo\u015bci dotycz\u0105cej stylu \u017cycia i wzorc\u00f3w konsumpcji sprawia, \u017ce przedsi\u0119biorcy, instytucje i organy pa\u0144stwa zaczynaj\u0105 dostrzega\u0107 konieczno\u015b\u0107 nieuchronnej zmiany strategii i obrania nowego
\nkierunku.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_horizontal=”left” position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-263416″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”114908″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”105382″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image media=”18386″ media_width_percent=”80″ uncode_shortcode_id=”130581″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”159706″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]ONLY 4% OF COMPANIES WILL NOT INVEST IN SUSTAINABILITY<\/strong>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”905188″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]<\/p>\n

More than 4 in 10 companies (41.8% of managers surveyed by Interzero) will invest up to \u20ac150,000 in sustainability over the next three years (23.9% up to \u20ac50,000 and 17.9% up to \u20ac150,000).<\/span> More than half (53.9%) will spend more than \u20ac150,000,<\/span> and more than 2 in 10 (24%) more than \u20ac500,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”822994″]What motivates companies to implement sustainable solutions?[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”163599″][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”80″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”814964″][vc_single_image media=”18406″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”134471″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”145767″]Process efficiency is the main driver of implementing sustainable initiatives, followed by communication considerations and the company\u2019s image in the eyes of stakeholders. Taking these motivations into account, the rest of the analysis focused on a group of companies selected due to the type of sustainable initiatives they undertake. For this purpose, an in-depth analysis was carried out, which showed that the most widespread practice is the verification of compliance of the conducted activities with environmental protection regulations (72% of companies).<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”332152″]How do we minimize the negative impact on the environment?[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”196477″]Understood in this way, limiting the impact of a company’s activities on the environment is a valuable competitive advantage. Among the actions taken to achieve this goal, respondents most often declared reducing emissions, optimizing waste management, avoiding plastic, eco-designing packaging and developing an effective ESG strategy.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”18408″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”993470″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”848205″]Interzero Research: Status, Needs and Trends in the Circular Economy[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”212935″]<\/p>\n

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Interzero supports companies in adapting to sustainable business models through comprehensive consulting and innovative environmental solutions. Our report presents the results of a study on sustainable development trends, market expectations and related business decisions of medium and large enterprises in Europe.<\/strong> Six countries were analysed: Italy, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”186251″]The aim of our study was to:<\/strong>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”895814″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”151368″]<\/p>\n

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  • Understanding and analyzing market trends in the circular economy and sustainable development<\/li>\n
  • to investigate possible barriers to the application of best practices in the individual countries covered by the study<\/li>\n
  • to investigate the main sustainability needs of medium and large companies in the countries covered by the study and to analyse their readiness to adopt sustainable business models<\/li>\n
  • creating a reference point for the state of development of ecological transformation in business models at the European level by summarizing data obtained from all analyzed countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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