The Transition to a Circular Economy

Description

Build your foundation in the Circular Economy — and get ready for the future of business.
In this summer course, you will learn how the transition to a circular economy is reshaping organizations, value chains, and professional roles across Europe. We introduce the essentials of circular thinking, sustainable value creation, and the rapidly expanding EU regulations such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Discover what the shift from “take–make–waste” to circular business models means for product design, operations, and strategy. Understand how ESG requirements affect not just finance teams but every part of an organization.

This course is designed for students and professionals who want to gain practical, accessible knowledge to prepare for tomorrow’s economy. So, sign up now to get a glimpse of the way business is likely to be conducted in the future!

Offered by HU University of Applied Sciences, HAN University of Applied Sciences, and NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences.

Target audience

This course is intended for everybody who wants to know more about the transition of organizations (and society at large) towards a Circular Economy from different perspectives such as business, finance, legal, logistics, and information systems.

Aim of the course

In this course you will learn:

• the basics of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive with a focus on the way this new directive will change the way we view value creation, supply chains and business strategies
• the revised Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model that now includes aspects related to sustainability and circularity
• the role data and digital technologies (such as Digital Product Passports) play in the transition towards circular supply chains

Tags

• Circular Economy
• Sustainability
• environment
• Digital Product Passports
• CSRD