Essays about: "product-life extension"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words product-life extension.
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1. From Linear to Circular : Navigating the Transition to Circular Business Models in the Fashion Industry
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : As more companies in the resource-intensive fashion industry start their transition journeys towards circular business models (CBMs), driven by social and regulatory pressures, understanding how companies navigate this transformative process is crucial. This thesis contributes to prevailing research by analysing the challenges faced by linear companies in the fashion industry when adopting more circular models through various initiatives, dividing them by the CBM they apply, and considering their corresponding solutions to these challenges. READ MORE
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2. Take-Make-Destroy: Exploring Unsustainable Production-Consumption Systems and Policies to Address Product Destruction
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : The practice of product destruction, whereby retailers or manufacturers dispose of viable consumer products such as unsold goods or consumer returns, is an extreme expression of the linearity of our current production-consumption system. This qualitative exploratory study aims to uncover why companies engage in this highly unsustainable and resource-inefficient behaviour, and to explore the potential policy interventions required to effectively address the issue. READ MORE
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3. Off-grid Solar Products Going Circular: Exploring the potential for repair, refurbishment and remanufacturing strategies and business models for Solar Home Systems and Solar Lanterns in India
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Off-grid solar products play an essential role in increasing and improving rural energy access, thereby reducing poverty and mitigating climate change. Experiencing fast market growth in Central and Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, off-grid solar products will represent 50% of the newly established electricity connections in the world between 2017 and 2030. READ MORE
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4. Adopting additional product-life extension strategies - A study of reuse and remanufacturing in the maritime industry
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential barriers of adopting additional product-life extension strategies and therefore increase the understanding of this phenomenon. Just as the name implies, product-life extension entails keeping resources in use for as long as possible in order to extract maximum value from them. READ MORE
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5. Developing circular business models in Chinese furniture industry
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Chinese furniture industry is facing serious problem of limited virgin resources, environmental pollution and has an overall low profit rate. Implementing the circular economy in the industry is necessary and will contribute to its economically sustainable growth. READ MORE
