Exploring Supply Chain Partnerships For Sustainability, Circular Cities, Scaling Circular Economy, and Zero Plastic-Waste Communities w/ John Holm of Pyxera Global

Helen Keller said, "Alone we can do so little; together we can do
so much.” Building a better world is almost impossible without
industry-wide collaboration, cooperation, and consensus.
Circularity, like supply chain, is becoming more popular in
business discussions. However, we are at an inflection point
where there are no good choices in a bad system. It’s powerful
because we inadvertently make decisions that are “less bad”
rather than designing solutions that proactively solve wicked
problems 100 years from NOW. How do we get the
public, private, and social sectors to collaborate? How do
make the transitions real for marginalized communities and shift
the paradigm that circular economy is a siloed “project”?
How do we design solutions that fit the world proactively?


"It takes courage to forge a true partnership. It takes
compromise. It takes respect for one another’s goals,
experiences, knowledge, processes, and approaches. It takes
courage, if you are a donor institution or an NGO, to accept that
your private sector partner has a goal, even an obligation, to
drive business value—that is, to ultimately profit from this
work. And that is a valid goal, and should be embraced as part of
the partnership.” (Deidre White of Pyxera Global)


Episode 28 is a 3 part series of lightning talks with John Holm
from Pyxera Global. In this episode he explores how public,
private, and social sector organizations engage to address global
challenges to solve the world’s biggest problems, including the
low hanging fruit in circular transition. He also describes the
circular cities model and zero waste communities (btw he LOVES
waste pickers and is a huge advocate)!


As cities embrace the concept of the circular economy by reducing
the amount of waste and working to decouple economic activity
from the consumption of finite resources, making it real and
accessible for consumers becomes critical. We also discuss the
lack of recycling infrastructure in the United States and how
mayors can help influence circular models. How can we shift
business to service contracts versus selling more products? We
unpack a few examples and the benefits of using P-a-a-S (product
as a service).


Part 2 - Episode 29 explores "Sustainable Development & the
SDGs, Have We Failed the Global Development Community with the
Wrong Context, Womens Rights and Building an Equitable Society"


Part 3 - Episode 30 explores "How to Frame and Lead the Business
Case for Sustainability and Circular Economy, Ocean Plastics
& PPE, and the Sea Change in Circular Products in Footwear
& Apparel"


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Find John Holm, Pxyera Global at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnholm/ &
https://www.pyxeraglobal.org/


Find us, connect, and explore at
https://www.supplychainrevolution.com/