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Supply Chain Management
10.08.2025 | Strategy Paper

Circular Supply Chains

Circular supply chain management cuts supply risk and material costs while meeting tighter regulation. The H&Z strategy paper shows how to get started.

Global resource extraction has exploded to over 106 billion tonnes a year, creating rising costs, emissions, and systemic supply risks. Traditional “take–make–waste” supply chains can no longer keep pace with tightening regulations, environmental pressures, and market volatility.

Forward-looking companies are responding by mapping their supply chains end to end, giving them the visibility to spot hidden risks and critical dependencies. They are embedding circular economy principles directly into operations, shifting from linear models to regenerative ones. And by recovering value from waste and reverse flows, they are building supply chains that are not only more resilient, but also a source of lasting competitive advantage.

what's inside
  • Framework to cut material dependence
  • Strategies for value from waste flows
  • Guidance on circular & ESG demands
  • Insights for sustainable supply chains
Illustration of a tree growing around a globe symbolising circular supply chain management, highlighting sustainable and innovative strategies for multi‑stakeholder integration and resilience in consulting.Illustration of a tree growing around a globe symbolising circular supply chain management, highlighting sustainable and innovative strategies for multi‑stakeholder integration and resilience in consulting.

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Sven Steinert

Head of H&Z Management Consulting
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Gabriel Estrada

Senior Consultant
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