The Circularity Podcast
Conversations about circular business models
The podcast about understanding, building and managing circular business models around the world.
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Dive into expert knowledge on specific circular economy topics
Latest Episodes
Feasibility & Desirability: How Bosch built a drill from post-consumer recycled plastics
Can recycled plastics match virgin quality? Isabelle Gola on Bosch's pilot: 17-year-old tools, 500K data points, drop tests, same price…
Post-Consumer Recyclate: How to get organisational buy-in – The Vorwerk Case
Which barriers had to be addressed, including quality perceptions, pricing constraints, and internal skepticism. Which factors help create sustainability impact.
Recycled Plastics: How premium brands build a reliable supply – the HolyPoly approach
This conversation explores future of plastics recycling, highlighting challenges and opportunities, impact of regulatory changes, supply and demand dynamics.
Chemicals – key challenge and core solution provider
Henkel, VITO, RWTH Aachen, Fraunhofer discuss future of circular chemistry: What is on horizon in chemical innovation? What does it…
Metals – A highly circular industry
Industry and policy leaders discuss the opportunities and constraints of creating a more circular metals system navigating rising demand and…
The Heart of Europe Collaboration
The conversation highlights need for shared infrastructures, coordinated industry support and policy alignment to make circular business models viable at…
Latest Articles & Insights
Learn more about selected circular business model questions
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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.