Entrepreneurship & the Circular Economy

Catalog description

This course studies the process of creating new ventures on the basis of circular economy principles, with an emphasis on understanding the concept of circular economy, the existing tools for circular opportunity recognition such as material flow analysis and life cycle assessments, and the different circular economy business models to implement to generate environmental, consumer and business values. The course also establishes fundamental knowledge regarding entrepreneurial orientation and its intersection with circular economy. The course uses project-based learning. The project begins with students innovating circular economy products and services from scratch using the tools mentioned above. By the end of the course, students will have developed comprehensive business plans and investor pitches.