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Table of Content

Introduction to the topic 4
Chapter 1 – The 7 R’s of the circular economy 6

1.1 The circular economy concept and the R-Imperatives 6

1.2 The 7 R´s of the circular economy 7
1.3 Apply Circular Economy in your Life. 9

1.4 Application of the R-imperatives in the fashion sector 10

Chapter 2 – Circular economy and CANVAS 12

2.1 The modellisation of Circular business 12
2.2 Using Canvas to develop a circular business model 14

2.3 From a linear to a circular business model 16

2.4 Aplication of Circular Business Models 17
Chapter 3 – Cascading use of biomass 18

3.1 Definition of cascading 18

3.2 Cascading in the circular economy process 20

3.3 Cascading guiding principles 21
3.4 Cascading and sustainable development goals 21

3.5 Example of best practice: Wood Cascading 22

Chapter 4 – The environmental impact of the circular
economy 25

4.1 How to measure the environmental impact of

the circular economy? 25

4.2 The environmental impact of the circular economy:
reduction of GHG emissions 27

4.3 Beside the environmental impact, the economic

and social impact of the circular economy 28
4.4 Best practices developed to identify the potential

impact of material loops 30