Policies to Transition to a Circular Economy

by | Jan 31, 2023 | General, Uncategorised

According to a World Bank report released on 6th December 2022 entitled “ Squaring the Circle: Policies for a transition to a circular economy in Europe” today’s global economy consumes more than 100 billion tons of raw materials each year, while approximately 90 billion tons of materials are disposed of as waste. The number of new merchandise mobilized between 2000 and 2015 is already equivalent to more than half of the number of sales promotions between 1900 and 2000 with Global demand for new commodities expected to at least double again by 2050.

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The Circularity Gap Report 2023 Released

by | Jan 31, 2023 | General, Uncategorised

A report released in Jan23 entitled “ The Circularity Gap Report”

  • examines the global issue of rising material extraction and use
  • outlines how with a circular economy we can fulfil peoples needs for materials within the safe limits of the planet
  • points out how to use less, use longer, use again and make clean circular  solutions for four of the global systems (food systems, built environment, mobility and transport,  manufactured goods and consumables)
  • how purpose drive collaboration between public and provide sector can be used to scale the transition to a circular economy
  • acknowledging that differences in approaches from each country are expected to meet the shared global foal of reversing environmental overshoot whilst meeting needs of people.
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New Maintenance Work Management Webinar Series

by | Jan 31, 2023 | General, Uncategorised

The Maintenance & Reliability special interest group is pleased to present a series on Maintenance Work Management. What do you know about maintenance work management? What are the basics? And then how are they applied differently, depending on the asset base?

Join us for our 5 part webinar series where we first introduce the concepts of work management and then take a deep dive into the nuances between different industries and assets with maintenance and asset management leaders.

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Take the AMCouncil Stakeholder Survey for your chance to win a ticket to AMPEAK

by | Jan 25, 2023 | Member News, Uncategorised

We want to know what you, as a stakeholder of the Asset Management Council, think. We need to know how we can better serve you and the asset management community at large, as well as get your thoughts on the current state of the asset management profession.

This survey will take approximately 15 – 20 minutes to complete and closes 24 February 2023. As a thankyou for your time, you can choose to go into the draw to win a ticket to AMPEAK 2023 worth $2,120 and being held between 2-5 April in Sydney.

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