As the circular economy transition continues to gain momentum, one of the big challenges lies in effectively aligning business success and regional economic growth with the interests of individuals, society and nature.
This DLD expert discussion takes a close look at the complex interplay between these different factors.
Watch the video to get insights from Laura Santucci (Future Economy Forum), Jaqueline Illy, co-founder of Amarey, and Walter Link, CEO of NOW Partners.
“The wonderful thing that should give us hope is that this movement has grown to so many people”, Walter Link notes. “However, it is still not the new mainstream. So now we are a very big fringe movement, you could say.”
Innovative businesses like Amarey could change that.
“We extract active ingredients from the coffee plant to create the first skin care line based on regenerated coffee extracts”, Illy explains. “At the same time, these proprietary active ingredients that we extract are also commercialised in an industry as clean substitutes.”
Watch the video for more success stories that highlight the human dimension of change. Such as the one about Natura, a cosmetics company in Brazil that has built a network of 4 million women micro-entrepreneurs, transforming lives.
