From pilot to scale: scaling circular business models in complex organizations
For manufacturers and distributors in electronics and industrial equipment, the real barrier to circular business models is not ambition: it is execution at scale. This session provides a practitioner's framework for turning isolated pilots into commercially viable, scaled operations.
We examine how to map and quantify recovery opportunities across different customer segments, structure collection programs that incentivize and drive genuine participation, and develop reuse and refurbishment propositions that build upon and become part of core business.
The session then tackles the organizational dimension: how to align incentives across commercial, operations and finance functions, overcome internal resistance, and build the governance structures needed to move from cautious pilot to a scalable, profitable business line.