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  • Zurich is at the forefront of the circular economy

    Zurich is at the forefront of the circular economy

    The Zug-based building materials producer Holcim and the New York media company Bloomberg are launching the Circular Cities Barometer. The Circular Economy Barometer highlights the top 25 cities leading the shift towards circular living. According to the current status, the cities of Seattle, Copenhagen and Zurich are currently in first to third place in the four categories of buildings, municipal systems, municipal facilities and strategies.

    “The circular economy is a key element to respecting the limits of our planet and taking serious action on climate change. With the rapid urbanization of our world, cities are at the center of this shift from a linear ‘take-make-waste’ economy to a circular ‘reduce-reuse-recycle’ economy,” said Jan Jenisch, CEO of Holcim. This barometer gives unique insights into the most innovative circular cities around the world.

    Created in collaboration with Holcim, the barometer aims to “draw attention to what is making cities around the world circular. We hope that with these insights we can inspire other cities to take action to enable change,” said Lauren Kiel, general manager for Bloomberg Green at Bloomberg Media.

    The Circular Cities Barometer uses its own algorithm to measure the transition of 25 cities from a linear to a circular economy, according to the media release on the method. All regions of the world are represented.

  • Holcim and Bloomberg are looking for circular cities

    Holcim and Bloomberg are looking for circular cities

    The Zug-based building materials producer Holcim and the New York media company Bloomberg want to research together what makes cities role models for the circular economy and thus catalysts for sustainable growth. According to a press release , the two companies want to work together in this regard to identify good examples and place them in a global showcase. To this end, they announced the first Circular Cities Barometer.

    According to Holcim CEO Jan Jenisch, the circular economy is “an opportunity of our time”. “My vision for the construction industry is to build more new things out of old ones, with recycled materials in every new building.” He wants to better understand how cities can be enabled for more circular economy.

    This would require identifying key drivers that drive progress, as well as bottlenecks that need to be addressed, says Lauren Kiel, general manager for Bloomberg Green at Bloomberg Media. “By better understanding the structure of this important work, we can enable circular living for all.”

    As cities grow, they are at the forefront of the transition from a linear to a circular economy, Holcim said. Cities had the “critical mass” to make a difference with widespread access to recyclable materials. “As our world builds the equivalent of New York City every month, the construction sector has a key role to play in the shift to a circular economy.”