Over the last few years, we have observed the rapid growth in popularity of collaborative economy companies all around the world, and while we learn more and more about this shift every day, a number of big questions have remained unanswered, such as exactly who is participating in this new economic activity? Why do company founders… Read more
The World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders Sharing Economy Working Group, in conjunction with Collaborative Lab, has released the YGL Sharing Economy Working Group Position Paper, offering a primer and synthesis on collaborative consumption activity to date, and looking to the future opportunities. This paper seeks to place the sharing economy on the global agenda… Read more
Through our research over the last few years, we have seen not only the potential for collaborative consumption to disrupt traditional industries and incumbent businesses, but also the huge untapped opportunity that exists if our corporations, large companies and even governments could tap into the benefits of these new models. The team at Altimeter Group… Read more
“As a start-up, Zipcar disrupted the established car ownership model. We held the belief that the status quo was no longer the best way to meet people’s needs in the modern urban environment. The current economic climate only places a greater focus on convenient, cost-effective and flexible business solutions – and the Smarter Business Blueprint… Read more
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Towards the Circular Economy Vol.2: opportunities for the consumer goods sector, builds on last year’s report and makes the case for a faster adoption, quantifies the economic benefits of circular business models, and lays out pathways for action. Read the report here.
A report by Share The World’s Resources demonstrates how governments could mobilise over $2.8 trillion each year to bolster the global sharing economy and prevent life-threatening deprivation, reverse austerity measures and mitigate the human impacts of climate change. Read the report here.
An excerpt on the Sustainable Consumption Initiative from World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Agenda Councils 2011-2012 Report. Read the excerpt here.