Ahhh, summer. Sun, sand, and a good book. For the sustainability-minded decision-maker, here are several suggestions for a summer reading list that focuses on the circular economy, with a particular emphasis on manufacturing industries and surplus asset management.
Circular Economy for Dummies
By Kyle J. Ritchie and Eric Corey Freed
Perfect for professionals exploring circular strategies for the first time, Circular Economy for Dummies delivers a comprehensive yet accessible guide to implementing circular practices in business. The authors explain how manufacturing companies can design waste out of their operations, recover value from underutilized assets, and future-proof their operations. It’s a valuable on-ramp for leaders managing supply chains, operations, or sustainability programs.
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make ThingsBy William McDonough and Michael Braungart
Cradle to Cradle invites manufacturing professionals to rethink how products are designed, used, and repurposed. It’s particularly relevant to those managing materials, sustainability programs, or lifecycle planning, with implications for how surplus assets are evaluated and reintegrated into production or resale channels. |
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Materials & Sustainability: Building a Circular FutureBy Julia L. Freer Goldstein and Paul Foulkes‑Arellano
This book examines sustainable manufacturing, from material extraction to processing, use, and disposal, and argues that significant changes in all of these areas are needed for the world to progress toward a more circular economy. |
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The Regenerative BusinessBy Carol Sanford
Going beyond sustainability, The Regenerative Business introduces a framework for transforming companies into forces that improve ecosystems, societies, and economies. For manufacturing leaders, the book encourages a deeper reexamination of asset use and how surplus and idle assets can be reimagined as recoverable value and as part of a regenerative industrial ecosystem. |
For more reading suggestions, revisit last summer’s Circular Economy reading list, The Five Best Books on the Circular Economy to Dive Into This Summer.
