Short presentation on findings of the GovsGoCircular research, in which DeGroeneZaak, EY, IMSA, RHDHV and Accenture did a global scan on best practices on who Governments accelerate the Circular Economy. All the cases and report can be found at www.govsgocircular.com

1. Joost Brinkman

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Governments Going Circular : a global scan for best
practices of governmental initiatives on Circular Economy

3. Taking fiscal measures that discourage linear
business or encourage circular business
Offering financial support to private or public
initiatives
Using public procurement power to act as
launching customer
Governments have a key role in smoothing the path to a
circular economy and can employ multiple instruments
Develop symbiotic partnerships with circular
accelerators
Eliminating old, developing new, or changing
current legislation
Subsidies
Public Procurement
Laws & Regulation
Partnerships
Fiscal Measures
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Some examples
Recovery & Reuse of Resources
Facilitate Sharing Platforms Promote via Procurement
Waste limitation

5. • Extax
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Ex’tax: Shift tax from labour to resources
Source: ex-tax.com

6. 1. What sense of urgency ?
2. Focus on waste reduction and resource optimization
3. Local is leading
4. In developing countries private sector takes the lead
5. The power of Public Procurement is underutilized
6. There is no one-solution-fits-all
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Conclusions from the GovsGoCircular scan

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The road ahead

8. Joost.Brinkman@accenture.com
+31 6 12 60 30 53
@joostbrinkman
Thank you
Visit www.govsgocircular.com to find the cases
and the report
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