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Ethical Living in Western Europe: Advancing to a Circular Economy
Jun 2018
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Companies are advancing the circular economy by simplifying product design, using recycled content, offering spare parts, providing manuals and repair platforms and moving from products to services. With increasing awareness of environmental issues driving the rise in ethical consumption and more environmentally-conscious millennials gaining spending power, companies embracing circularity will have a key competitive advantage.
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Companies are advancing the circular economy by simplifying product design, using recycled content, offering spare parts, providing manuals and repair platforms and moving from products to services. With increasing awareness of environmental issues driving the rise in ethical consumption and more environmentally-conscious millennials gaining spending power, companies embracing circularity will have a key competitive advantage.
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Introduction
Megatrend analysis at Euromonitor International
Megatrend framework
Ethical Living is one of our eight focus megatrends
Key findings
Circular economy at a glance
Environmental pressures are driving the circular economy
A shared responsibility
Circular Economy in Western Europe
Europe relies on materials imports…
…and waste exports
Resource efficiency: Europe’s priority
Circular indicators: efficiency, intensity and productivity
Circular indicators: waste recycling and renewable energy
Circularity is not just a European concept
Circular Strategies by Industry
Circular strategies by industry
Food in Western Europe: key facts
An app to combat food waste
Supermarkets shift towards circularity
Packaging in Western Europe: key facts
Minimal waste
Wine in recycled plastic bottles
Apparel in Western Europe: key facts
W.R.Yuma : turning waste into premium sunglasses
H&M’s commitment to “full circularity” by 2030
MUD jeans: the circular jeans company
Automotive industry in Western Europe: key facts
TU/ecomotive: Dutch university unveils the world’s first circular car
Umicore : a Belgian materials and recycling giant preparing for EVs
Construction industry in Western Europe: key facts
BAMB: pioneering circular construction
3D printing technology
Conclusion
Lessons learned
Opportunities and challenges
Key takeaways
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Megatrends
- Changing Values As a Megatrend Driver | Apr 2018
- Connected Consumers | Aug 2017
- Connected Consumers in Asia Pacific: Mobile-centric Mindset Permeates all Aspects of Life | Jun 2018
- Connected Consumers: “Can do” Versus “Should do” Thinking | Dec 2017
- Connected Consumers: Future Mobility, Home and City | Mar 2018
- Converging Megatrends: Key Strategies to Deploy in this Era of Influencer Marketing | Jan 2020
- Converging Megatrends: Where Experience Meets Sustainability Creates a Sweet Spot | Feb 2020
- Coronavirus Pandemic to Rewrite the Future of Businesses | Jul 2020
- COVID-19 Survey: 2020, A Year in Review | Jan 2021
- Ethical Living | Aug 2017
- Ethical Living in Australia | Jun 2020
- Ethical Living: Mindful Consumerism | Nov 2017
- Ethical Living: Plastic - Lose It or Re-Use It? | Mar 2018
- Ethical Living: State of Play 2019 | Jun 2019
- Experience More | Aug 2017
- Experience More Across the Customer Journey | Dec 2017
- Experience More in Asia Pacific: How Brands are Delivering an Enhanced Experience | Jun 2018
- Experience More in the Next Normal: Brand Activism as Differentiator | Jul 2021
- Experience More: Digital Toolkit | Mar 2018
- Experience More: In the Moment | Jun 2018
- Experience More: State of Play 2019 | Jun 2019
- From Sustainability to Purpose: Digitalisation Shapes the Future of Business with Purpose | Aug 2020
- From Sustainability to Purpose: New Values Driving Purpose-led Innovation | Jul 2020
- From Sustainability to Purpose: Refocus on the Planet | Mar 2021
- Healthy Living | Aug 2017
- Healthy Living in Australia | Nov 2020
- Healthy Living in Latin America: Evolving Consumer and Business Landscape | Jun 2018
- Healthy Living: Home As Health Hub | Mar 2018
- Healthy Living: The New Face of Healthy Ageing | Dec 2017
- Hometainment: Building the Post-Covid Experiential Home | Feb 2021
- How Ageing Population and Rising Longevity Drive Megatrends | Jan 2020
- Innovation and the “New Core”: What to Expect in 2021 | Mar 2021
- Megatrends in Action 2020: Healthy Living | Dec 2020
- Middle Class Retreat | Aug 2017
- Middle Class Retreat in North America: Where do Opportunities Lie? | Jun 2018
- Middle Class Retreat: Fickle Consumers | Dec 2017
- Middle Class Retreat: State of Play 2019 | Apr 2019
- Middle Class Retreat: Trading Up, Trading Down | Mar 2018
- Population Change as a Megatrend Driver | Feb 2018
- Premiumisation | Aug 2017
- Premiumisation in Asia Pacific: Tracking a New Affluent Class | Jun 2018
- Premiumisation State of Play 2019 | Mar 2019
- Premiumisation: Past, Present and Future | Mar 2018
- Premiumisation: Why Foodservice Matters to Every Industry | Dec 2017
- Shifting Economic Power as a Megatrend Driver | May 2018
- Shifting Market Frontiers | Aug 2017
- Shifting Market Frontiers in China: Mid-sized Cities Boom | Jun 2018
- Shifting Market Frontiers: Africa Rising | Mar 2018
- Shifting Market Frontiers: Asian Century | Dec 2017
- Shifting Market Frontiers: State of Play 2019 | Sep 2019
- Shopping Reinvented | Aug 2017
- Shopping Reinvented in Latin America: Evolving Expectations and Opportunities | Jun 2018
- Shopping Reinvented: Breathing New Life to Retail in Australia | Jun 2020
- Shopping Reinvented: Empathy and the Key to a Superior Shopper Journey | Dec 2017
- Shopping Reinvented: Mobile App Features that Drive Discovery, Engagement and Sales | Mar 2018
- Shopping Reinvented: State of Play 2019 | Jun 2019
- Technology as a Megatrend Driver | Jan 2018
- The Coronavirus Era: "Hometainment" and the New Experiential Consumer - Countertop Commerce | Aug 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: “Hometainment” and the New Experiential Consumer | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: “The New Normal” - What is here to Stay? | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: From Sustainability to Purpose | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: How Consumers Shop | Sep 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: Innovation and the New Core | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: Innovation and the New Core - The Rise of the “Work From Home” Consumer | Sep 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: The “New Normal” – Why Nothing Will be Normal | Nov 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: The “New Normal” and Generational Shifts | Nov 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: The Future of Where and How Consumers Shop | Mar 2021
- The Coronavirus Era: Wellness Redefined | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: Where and How Consumers Shop | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: Where Consumers Shop | Sep 2020
- The Future of the Middle Class | Feb 2020
- The Impact of Coronavirus on Megatrends | Jun 2020
- Understanding the Five Drivers Shaping Megatrends | Jan 2019
- Wellness Redefined: Back to Basics and Reassessing Value | Aug 2020
- Wellness Redefined: Exploring the Case for Emotional Wellbeing | Oct 2020
- Wellness Redefined: Fostering Wellbeing Through Digitalisation and Technology | Feb 2021
Complete Catalogue
Megatrends
- Changing Values As a Megatrend Driver | Apr 2018
- Connected Consumers | Aug 2017
- Connected Consumers in Asia Pacific: Mobile-centric Mindset Permeates all Aspects of Life | Jun 2018
- Connected Consumers: “Can do” Versus “Should do” Thinking | Dec 2017
- Connected Consumers: Future Mobility, Home and City | Mar 2018
- Converging Megatrends: Key Strategies to Deploy in this Era of Influencer Marketing | Jan 2020
- Converging Megatrends: Where Experience Meets Sustainability Creates a Sweet Spot | Feb 2020
- Coronavirus Pandemic to Rewrite the Future of Businesses | Jul 2020
- COVID-19 Survey: 2020, A Year in Review | Jan 2021
- Ethical Living | Aug 2017
- Ethical Living in Australia | Jun 2020
- Ethical Living: Mindful Consumerism | Nov 2017
- Ethical Living: Plastic - Lose It or Re-Use It? | Mar 2018
- Ethical Living: State of Play 2019 | Jun 2019
- Experience More | Aug 2017
- Experience More Across the Customer Journey | Dec 2017
- Experience More in Asia Pacific: How Brands are Delivering an Enhanced Experience | Jun 2018
- Experience More in the Next Normal: Brand Activism as Differentiator | Jul 2021
- Experience More: Digital Toolkit | Mar 2018
- Experience More: In the Moment | Jun 2018
- Experience More: State of Play 2019 | Jun 2019
- From Sustainability to Purpose: Digitalisation Shapes the Future of Business with Purpose | Aug 2020
- From Sustainability to Purpose: New Values Driving Purpose-led Innovation | Jul 2020
- From Sustainability to Purpose: Refocus on the Planet | Mar 2021
- Healthy Living | Aug 2017
- Healthy Living in Australia | Nov 2020
- Healthy Living in Latin America: Evolving Consumer and Business Landscape | Jun 2018
- Healthy Living: Home As Health Hub | Mar 2018
- Healthy Living: The New Face of Healthy Ageing | Dec 2017
- Hometainment: Building the Post-Covid Experiential Home | Feb 2021
- How Ageing Population and Rising Longevity Drive Megatrends | Jan 2020
- Innovation and the “New Core”: What to Expect in 2021 | Mar 2021
- Megatrends in Action 2020: Healthy Living | Dec 2020
- Middle Class Retreat | Aug 2017
- Middle Class Retreat in North America: Where do Opportunities Lie? | Jun 2018
- Middle Class Retreat: Fickle Consumers | Dec 2017
- Middle Class Retreat: State of Play 2019 | Apr 2019
- Middle Class Retreat: Trading Up, Trading Down | Mar 2018
- Population Change as a Megatrend Driver | Feb 2018
- Premiumisation | Aug 2017
- Premiumisation in Asia Pacific: Tracking a New Affluent Class | Jun 2018
- Premiumisation State of Play 2019 | Mar 2019
- Premiumisation: Past, Present and Future | Mar 2018
- Premiumisation: Why Foodservice Matters to Every Industry | Dec 2017
- Shifting Economic Power as a Megatrend Driver | May 2018
- Shifting Market Frontiers | Aug 2017
- Shifting Market Frontiers in China: Mid-sized Cities Boom | Jun 2018
- Shifting Market Frontiers: Africa Rising | Mar 2018
- Shifting Market Frontiers: Asian Century | Dec 2017
- Shifting Market Frontiers: State of Play 2019 | Sep 2019
- Shopping Reinvented | Aug 2017
- Shopping Reinvented in Latin America: Evolving Expectations and Opportunities | Jun 2018
- Shopping Reinvented: Breathing New Life to Retail in Australia | Jun 2020
- Shopping Reinvented: Empathy and the Key to a Superior Shopper Journey | Dec 2017
- Shopping Reinvented: Mobile App Features that Drive Discovery, Engagement and Sales | Mar 2018
- Shopping Reinvented: State of Play 2019 | Jun 2019
- Technology as a Megatrend Driver | Jan 2018
- The Coronavirus Era: "Hometainment" and the New Experiential Consumer - Countertop Commerce | Aug 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: “Hometainment” and the New Experiential Consumer | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: “The New Normal” - What is here to Stay? | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: From Sustainability to Purpose | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: How Consumers Shop | Sep 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: Innovation and the New Core | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: Innovation and the New Core - The Rise of the “Work From Home” Consumer | Sep 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: The “New Normal” – Why Nothing Will be Normal | Nov 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: The “New Normal” and Generational Shifts | Nov 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: The Future of Where and How Consumers Shop | Mar 2021
- The Coronavirus Era: Wellness Redefined | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: Where and How Consumers Shop | Jun 2020
- The Coronavirus Era: Where Consumers Shop | Sep 2020
- The Future of the Middle Class | Feb 2020
- The Impact of Coronavirus on Megatrends | Jun 2020
- Understanding the Five Drivers Shaping Megatrends | Jan 2019
- Wellness Redefined: Back to Basics and Reassessing Value | Aug 2020
- Wellness Redefined: Exploring the Case for Emotional Wellbeing | Oct 2020
- Wellness Redefined: Fostering Wellbeing Through Digitalisation and Technology | Feb 2021