The Circularity Podcast
Conversations about circular business models
The podcast about understanding, building and managing circular business models around the world.
Featured Series
Dive into expert knowledge on specific circular economy topics
Latest Episodes
Deposit Systems: Incentivizing Take-Back at Knorr-Bremse
Around 160,000 used truck parts return to Knorr-Bremse for remanufacturing each year in Europe. Thomas Meyer on a core deposit…
Take-Back Obligation: How DERIX Makes It Work
Since 2021, every DERIX contract includes a timber take-back. How an external expert sets the buy-back price decades later, and…
Scaling Circular Construction with Digitalization
5 similar buildings in one city add up to 2,500 square meters of roof. How bundling, standard timber elements and…
Circular Construction: Environmental, Economic and Social Aspects
2,500 euros per square meter, a shell in three weeks, a healthy low-carbon floor on top. What made one Dresden…
The Business Case for Rooftop Extension
Nearly 8,000 new homes on Amsterdam's existing roofs, no new land. How selling roof rights pays for the energy retrofit…
Designing Germany’s Circular Textile EPR System
Less than 1% of German textiles become new textiles. Carina Hofmann-Wellenhof on the recycling quota, eco-modulation and PRO design 20…
Events
Where the circular economy meets
A curated directory of conferences, summits, and workshops around the world.
Next up
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13-14 OCT 2026
Recycling Expo 2026
Farnborough · United Kingdom
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Scaling Circular Investment: From Barriers to Opportunity
Brussels · Belgium
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19-22 OCT 2026
Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026
Dublin · Ireland
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20-23 OCT 2026
ReSBE 2026 – ReShaping the Built Environment through Sustainability and Circularity
Thessaloniki · Greece
Latest Articles & Insights
Learn more about selected circular business model questions
Article
Subscription Marketing: Growing PaaS Market Awareness
Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) remains the most significant barrier to growth for Product-as-a-Service (PaaS) companies. The primary challenge is not the service itself, but the need to first educate the market on the “as-a-service” model. This whitepaper addresses the central challenge of customer acquisition cost...
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Product-as-a-Service Trend Report 2025
Product-as-a-Service is affected by macro trends as every other business as well. However, due to the unique character of the business, some implications may be different. The Product-as-a-Service Trend Report 2025 by Circularity.fm provides an overview of the key trends to watch out for in...
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Success Factors for Circular Product-Service Systems
How can circular product-service systems contribute to a company's environmental and economic success? There is not a single answer to this question. One approach has been described by Dr. Anja Eisenreich, Dr. Marianne Kuhlmann, Dr. Manuel Braun and myself, Patrick Hypscher. Success Factors Based on...
About the Show
Circularity.fm is the podcast about understanding, building and managing circular business models.
Each episode features candid conversations with managers, founders and investors, unpacking the numbers, trade-offs, and playbooks behind scalable circular models. We zero in on what moves the P&L - materials innovation and product design, repair and reuse, refurbishment and remanufacturing, reverse logistics and recycling, legislation and financing.
Produced in partnership with top-tier circularity events worldwide, we bring you fresh strategies, case studies, and deal-room insights from the global stage. If you're building the next generation of resilient, low-resource businesses, tune in to Circularity.fm - where circularity meets profitability.