An enabler for climate transition and build resilience
Circular economy is a core enabler of our climate transition, boosting resilience, enabling emissions reductions, and securing access to critical resources to protect long term value.
Adapting circular economy principles
When KONGSBERG is to adapt operations and business strategies to circular econonomy principles, there are some important points to highlight:
Own operations
- Resource efficiency and waste reduction – by enabling reuse, recycling, etc. of materials and consumables, optimize consumption and reduce waste streams.
- Regenerative resources and circular supply – promote use and explore less harmful and non-toxic materials where possible.
Collaboration with our suppliers will be important to increase use of circular supplies.
Design & Development
- Circular design – account for the systems perspective during the design process to use the right materials, design for appropriate lifetime and plan for an extended future use after end of design life.
- Innovation and greater competitiveness – adopting circular practices can drive innovation in product design, manufacturing processes, and business models.
