| Title | Resource-miser business models |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 66046 |
| Authors | Stahel, WR |
| Title | Resource-miser business models |
| Year | 2007 |
| Published | International Journal Of Environmental Technology And Management, 7.0, 5-6 |
| Abstract | In 1994, the 'Factor 10-Club' was founded to draw the attention of engineers and society at large to the need to dematerialise the economies of industrialised countries by 90%, or a Factor 10. This ecology-based approach neglected the need for new business models. Around the year 2000, a new political vision of sustainable growth was formulated that was more influenced by economists and policy makers, that is still struggling today. The main challenge of resource efficiency is a change in the economic mindset that goes with it, from the industrial economy of production optimisation to a service economy optimising the performance of goods in utilisation. This paper sketches some of this challenge. |
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