What we offer

Take-back system business model development

Circular consulting

Even though modern industrial recycling is becoming more and more technologically advanced and sophisticated, a significant share of product value is still lost in the process.

Investing in a take-back system is a proven way to hold on to valuable assets while retaining and gaining customers, who are more and more interested in sustainable consumption practices.

However, it has proven challenging for many companies to properly evaluate the business case and needs for a well-functioning take-back system. And so, many great opportunities remain unexplored. We can help you analyse the business opportunity – including but not limited to customer retention and attraction, securing critical components and materials, enabling new business models, and ability to apply more rapid product upgrades to sharpen your competitive edge in your sector. Then we can decide together on the most feasible way to make it a reality: the partners and reverse logistics needed and the costs involved.

The offer includes:Mapping the business value created by a take-back system, such as customer retention, securing critical components and materials, enabling new business models, or doing more rapid product upgrades
Defining the reverse logistics and value chain required to obtain products from customers.
Identifying the potential value-adding unit operations and prioritizing among them (e.g. parts harvesting, remanufacturing or refurbishment, better-quality recycling)
Calculating a business case for the take-back system, clarifying the different kinds of costs and value-adds involved
Mapping potential partners needed to launch and operate a take-back system