Circular business models

By addressing product life extension, reuse, and the recycling of waste, circular business models can reduce consumption and minimise waste generation. They allow products to be continuously used, reused, sold as a service, and enable the sharing of products, rather than incentivizing a one-time purchase. A commonality and driving forces are data collection, digital tools, and design.

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New Circularity Gap Report lays the path for a more circular Denmark

By examining how Denmark can close its circularity gap, a new report provides insight into material consumption, including the link between consumption and climate impacts.

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Circularity in Denmark

10 Examples of Circular Economy Solutions

We have gathered 10 examples of circular economy solutions that through practical cases illustrate how circular business models prove to be a sound business strategy that facilitates access to new markets, drives innovative solutions and saves production costs.

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New Circularity Gap Report lays the path for a more circular Denmark

10 Examples of Circular Economy Solutions

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Introducing technological solutions for water and resource recovery in the Pharmaceutical industry

In this MUDP lighthouse project supported by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, three industrial partners consisting of a pharmaceutical company MipSalus Aps, a water treatment company Ultraaqua A/S, and a process engineering company Process Design A/S, supported by the independent consult

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Bio-based circular solutions

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Arup enters as founding partner in new network "Building With Blue Biomass"

A new international and interdisciplinary network “Building with Blue Biomass” will explore the potentials of marine and aquaculture-based biomass. The aim is to help reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and accelerate the building industry’s transition towards circular and renewable bio-based materials.

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Bio-based circular solutions

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Køge Nord Sustainable Site Development with Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity as Tools

The new, urban area Køge Nord will develop into one of Greater Copenhagen’s new sustainable neighborhoods with a strong green identity. The 130-hectare area will evolve over the coming years into a diverse district with office buildings near the station, housing, and innovative businesses. The

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Circular construction

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Denmark aims to increase the recycling of construction materials

The Danish government has recently approved a new legislation mandating recycling plans for buildings exceeding 250 square meters scheduled for demolition.

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Green hydrogen

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4 GW Energy Park with integrated co-benefits and local ownership

To achieve its CO2 reduction goals by 2030, Denmark is tasked with innovating to decarbonise its entire economy and maximise resource-efficiency. Producing green fuels to lower emissions in hard-to-electrify sectors is key to reaching a zero-carbon economy. This requires a sophisticated electrolysis

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Resource efficient production

Adapting food production to a changing climate

Although we are working hard to reduce them, palpable changes have already occurred in the climate and environment that surrounds us. The agrifood industry is, too, impacted by the changes and has a societal responsibility to address them.

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Meet Danish circular business models professionals

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Bio-based circular solutions

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Half Double Institute

Are you looking to reach higher impact at a faster pace with your projects? Then contact us to learn more about how you can leverage the Danish-developed project management methodology Half Double.

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Buildings

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a:gain ApS

We develop, produce and deliver upcycled circular building elements and interior products at scale for B2B clients. We substitute existing high-emmiting products, reduce raw material consumption, and

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Bioenergy

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BioCirc Group

BioCirc owns and operates eight biogas plants in Denmark, representing one of the largest biogas productions globally, and with several plants in the pipeline, we expect to continue our growth in the

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Carbon capture, storage and utilisation

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AquaGreen ApS

You get a future proof solution for sludge management with AquaGreens unique HECLA technology. Get rid of all your organic pollutants, reduce your sludge handling cost and become carbon negative and e

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Energy efficiency

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Dynelectro

Power-to-X innovation firm, Dynelectro, offers a unique method extending life expectancy of solid oxide electrolysis (SOE) from two years up to ten years. Dynamic control is deployed to offset intermi

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Air pollution in agriculture

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VikingGenetics

At VikingGenetics, we help feed the world’s expanding population and sustain the earth’s natural resources by breeding healthy, efficient, trouble-free cows. We provide science-based bovine genetic pr

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Biodiversity

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Provice

At Provice we help accelerate sustainability efforts at companies.

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Circular business models

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ReFlow - environmental performance mangement

Digital solution provide and advisory within environmental engineering and management.

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Circular business models

By addressing product life extension, reuse and the recycling of waste, circular business models can re-duce consumption and minimise waste generation. They allow products to be continuously used, reused, sold as a service, and enable the sharing of products, rather than incentivizing a one-time purchase. A commonality and driving forces are data collection, digital tools, and design.

Waste management

Successful waste management utilises the potential of waste by increasing recycling and reuse of materials while limiting the amount of waste that goes to landfill. Denmark has an efficient waste management system in place and aims to have a climate-neutral waste sector by 2030.

Circular construction

The construction sector holds one of the greatest potentials for a circular transition. The sector represents an enormous potential for reducing waste and increasing recycling and reuse. A building can be designed for circularity if it is designed to be easily decommissioned, e.g. using principles of modularity and design-for-disassembly to enable higher reuse of the building materials.