Removing barriers to the circular economy

Despite the best of intentions, much potential for achieving greater energy and resource efficiency, such as by applying the principles of circular economy, has gone untapped. Working on behalf of the Swiss government, we conducted a study of the various barriers to greater energy and resource efficiency and used our findings to identify promising approaches that could be taken in relevant industries and consumer segments. To fulfill our main objective of pointing the way toward a more sustainable future, we then drafted various policy recommendations relating to these industries and segments.