N° 76 - October 2014 - The circular economy: the economic stakes of an environmental transition
Issue editors: Virginie SCHWARZ and Patrick SOUET
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Introduction: Bruno LECHEVIN,
President of Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Énergie (ADEME)
1 - The circular economy: A global issue for sustainably using resources
The circular economy: The economic stakes of an environmental transition
Janez POTOČNIK,
ex EU Commissioner for the Environment
The circular economy’s growth in China
Jean-Claude LEVY,
historian-geographer, general rapporteur of a task force on the circular economy in development under the minister-delegate of Development in October 2013 and member of a committee of experts at the Institute of the Circular Economy;
and
Vincent AUREZ,
rapporteur of this task force and scientific consultant, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The major axes for developing a circular economy policy
François-Michel LAMBERT,
MP from Bouches-du-Rhône Department, president of the Institute of the Circular Economy and vice-president of the National Assembly’s Committee on Sustainable Development and Territorial Planning;
and
Laurent GEORGEAULT,
technical advisor at the Institute of the Circular Economy and doctoral student at the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne (Laboratory Geography-Cities,CRIA)
The circular economy and environmental transition
Christian de PERTHUIS,
professor, University Paris-Dauphine
Consumer commitments and expectations given new consumption patterns: Opportunities for the circular economy
Sophie DUBUISSON-QUELLIER,
senior researcher, Center of the Sociology of Organizations, CNRS-Sciences Po
2 - The circular economy: A strategic issue for firms
Ecodesign, a key tool for the circular economy
Christian BRODHAG,
senior researcher, École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, president of the National Pole of Ecodesign and Life-Cycle Management, and president of Construction 21
The practice of the circular economy at Michelin
Dominique AIMON,
director of Scientific and Technical Communication, Michelin;
and
Estelle PANIER,
agronomist at Public Affairs, Michelin
Implementing the circular economy at Renault
Jean-Philippe HERMINE,
director of Environment Plan, Renault
Involved in recycling : The strategy of a group producing strategic mineral products
Alain ROLLAT,
chemical engineer, University of Strasbourg, graduate of the Institute of the Administration of Enterprises, University of Poitiers
The development of recycling: Potentials and obstacles
Jean-Luc PETITHUGUENIN,
founding president of Paprec Group
The limits of recycling given a rise in the demand for raw materials
François GROSSE,
president and cofounder of ForCity
3 - The circular economy, an opportunity for local authorities and local employment
Regions in a circular economy: A call for projects to further this ecological, industrial, territorial approach
Jean-Jack QUEYRANNE,
president of the Rhône-Alps Regional Council
Re-employing, repairing, reusing: The environmental, ecological and social issues
Anémone BERÈS,
president of Envie Network
Household appliances: Manufacturers work out strategies for repairs
Gérard SALOMMEZ,
President of GIFAM (Groupment Interprofessionel des Fabricants d’Appareils d’Équipement Ménager)
Miscellany
France's energy balance sheet for 2013
Sous-direction des Statistiques de l’Énergie relevant du Service de l'Observation et des Statistiques (SOeS) au sein du Commissariat général au Développement durable du Ministère de l’Écologie, du Développement durable et de l’Énergie
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