--- title: Transforming your SC from Linear to Circular description: What is a Circular Supply Chain? image: https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/hubfs/reproductive-health-supplies-coalition-i2I0_u98Rh4-unsplash-2.jpg --- [hello@psdtohubspot.com](mailTo:hello@psdtohubspot.com) [+91 8874569874](tel:+91%208874569874) Hours : Opens 10:00 AM To 07:00 PM [![logoHD](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logoHD.jpg?width=2500&name=logoHD.jpg "logoHD")](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/) - [Home](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/home) - [Subscribe](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/pt-blog-subscribe-opt-in-consent?hsCtaTracking=174cc371-9cdc-4b94-a32e-9007f0ac4dea%7C0776642c-2604-4695-8e3f-f7a74f10031a) - [Contact Us](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/contact-us-old) - [supply chain](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/supply-chain) # [Transforming your SC from Linear to Circular](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/transforming-your-sc-from-linear-to-circular-1) Nowadays, there is a claim for corporate-social responsibility. We need to urge our industries to ac... [Read More →](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/transforming-your-sc-from-linear-to-circular-1) - [supply chain (286)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/supply-chain) - [technology (138)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/technology) - [logistics (81)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/logistics) - [procurement (69)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/procurement) - [optimisation (65)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/optimisation) Posted by [Dave Food](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/author/dave-food) on May 5, 2020 3:13:00 PM ![Dave Food](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/9fa060d35f0f962fafafe972c24035ae) Find me on: [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/davefood) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davefood) [Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/davefood) Nowadays, there is a claim for *corporate-social responsibility*.  We need to urge our industries to *act in transforming* our Supply Chain *from a linear* (take-make-dispose) model to a circular (no-waste) one, or known as the **Circular Economy** that focuses mainly on *waste elimination* and *sustainability*. **What is a Circular Supply Chain?** The traditional *linear economy* embodies two *unsustainable* processes: resource shortage and extreme-toxic *waste overload*.  Both cause *ecosystem deprivation*, non-sustainable practices, result in *wealth accumulation* and *social inequalities*.  **A Circular** **Economy** restores itself; its purpose is to keep resources at the *highest utility* and value at all times. A **Circular Economy** points towards *overcoming* these long-time-rooted *problems* through a smart design inspired by the *capacity of Nature* *to recycle* and *to renovate* existing resources, and operating inside the production cycle via *renewable* processes. The **Circular SC** is now a *creative-impactful model* that keeps resources in service, the longer, the better; that is *reducing waste* at every level in the **SC**, considering the *impact* it could have in the industry. **What does a SC need in a Circular Economy?** - *Material* needs to be tracked *forwards* and on a *reverse circle*. - We need *to trail* *the suppliers' certifications* and material criteria. - The data collected *should be shared* with businesses *throughout the* - Data needs *supervis*ion from *beginning-to-end* on products and their *lifecycle*. - We *must measure* the **SC** environmental-economic impact in *real-time*. In this way, *all sections* in the **SC** process are *involved*: Design and Manufacturing, Retailers, Consumers, Re-use/repair, and Recycling Sector.  No doubt *recycling* can be an intensive-energy-consuming process; that is why the *re-used perspectives* come *first, *as it could prevent the use of a large amount of energy in the long run. **Why is a CSC so crucial?** The global situation *demands a substantial restructuring of services* to set aside, once and for all, the *catastrophic consequences* causing ozone pollution, growing carbon footprints, the loss of land and tropic ecosystems, all of this augmenting waste contamination.  Unfortunately, *not many* enterprises are tackling this environmental deterioration as *the world claims*. **How to start building your CSC** Every day, companies with a **CSC** *sustainability* program are *escalating*.  To count on an already-established *recycling process* of products and the initiative of *working with natural materials*, corporations are now *utilising sustainable energy sources* during the *manufacturing process***. ** According to the Renewables 2015 Global Status Report by **REN21**, *investment* in *renewable power* and *fuels* policies is on the rise.  Enterprises and global nations are using *renewable energy*, including hydrogen, solar, wind and biomass power.   The **REN21** report declares: "renewables *outpaced* fossil fuels for the fifth year running in terms of *net investment in power capacity* additions...due *in part to a boom in solar power installations* in China and Japan, as well as to *record investments in offshore*-*wind projects* in Europe." For instance, a company making clothing for companies and in every-day-use has created its *barcode*, and a *track-and-trace system* to trace clothing all *through its lifecycle*.  As soon as the consumer finishes using a piece of clothing, *the company receives it* back where the *eco-friendly piece* of goods are *repurposed*, resulting in a significant *reduction of waste.* **Further comments:** even though there is significant progress, the urgency and magnitude of the problem have still a long way to go. **SC** *analysis* is an excellent *first step* for a company concerned in *sustaining* not only its marketplace but the world at large. **Dave Food**   [Prophetic Technology](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/) **Subscribe to our emails & exclusive free content.** **[I want to subscribe](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/cs/c/?cta_guid=0776642c-2604-4695-8e3f-f7a74f10031a&placement_guid=174cc371-9cdc-4b94-a32e-9007f0ac4dea&portal_id=2979069&canon=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.prophetic-technology.com%2Fovercoming-manufacturing-sc-challenges-with-digital-planning&redirect_url=APefjpG0H4rXbuG34OjbgL6WWSoQYNEv8WTOcMvbTHtTmH4icGB0LRRfRR_7JJSy1sXPwJK3NB-fqKy4RwzslIFWRhuUToDFOG74HfHFd4Tp0ZRap8g89dzjcIlyzktScQ92Qdf1OY8wZTGP2hL1F6f3Z_Qnq34s5uHQ2nKFygSVqHJIkeUhCtXj3HgUdGza7l8Y6ZKfRRoFHlAYmK0Tr2fvV-iYVIF4qzQjVAbW2SilUen31w8E8W2Rn10bWCEeV8sfrkwzyg16EdTBrgi2r0qs6N8KQXal48dyILI74gn7bsk_yXqtAFWvTauIxtqAcKRTskSA87kQ&click=3ab219ae-3007-433b-87a3-84db21ddcf9c&hsutk=9724d4a2324e477c9e07bd5bc116a679&signature=AAH58kGRjKqamR84cKUGy_FHQb_ArQRBRg&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.prophetic-technology.com%2F&pageId=25956085641&__hstc=108876957.9724d4a2324e477c9e07bd5bc116a679.1556898525657.1584979062263.1585332510651.100&__hssc=108876957.2.1585332510651&__hsfp=2088064629&contentType=blog-post)**   - [supply chain](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/supply-chain) - - - ## Post Your Comments Here #### About Us Prophetic Technology is a team of dedicated people that combine their expertise in business domains with a passion to release potential.s every page it appears on. 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