Strategy Consulting: Circular Economy
Our track
record
Do Well Do Good helps organizations embed circularity across strategy, operations, and value chains. Our work spans strategic roadmapping, circular business model design, and financing solutions—enabling clients to reduce resource use, recover materials, extend product life, and close material loops.
Key projects include a technical and sourcing assessment of bio-based plastic alternatives in the automotive sector; a multi-country opportunity study for biomass recovery and energy generation across 13 African countries; and a market analysis of automotive electronics repair and remanufacturing in Europe and the US.
TRANSVERSAL
Strategy
We help organizations develop and execute circular economy strategies, identifying opportunities for closed-loop models, waste reduction, and new value propositions to drive sustainability.
Finance
We advise on circular economy financing, unlocking capital for circular innovations, resource-efficient solutions, and green growth. Our expertise aligns financial flows with long-term sustainability goals and stakeholder expectations.
CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS
Reduce
We support clients in reducing resource consumption and waste through eco-design, process innovation, and lean practices. Our solutions prioritize efficiency and environmental stewardship throughout the value chain.
Reuse/ Recover
We design systems for product and material reuse and recovery, creating closed-loop supply chains and extending product lifecycles. Our work enhances circularity while reducing environmental impact and costs.
Repair
We help clients develop repair strategies that extend product life, reduce waste, and engage customers in circular consumption. Our focus is on service models that create value and improve sustainability performance.
Recycle
We enable efficient recycling systems that close material loops, from design for recyclability to technology-driven recycling processes. Our work creates sustainable resource recovery solutions and supports circular supply chains.
Use cases
CASE STUDY: REDUCE
Substitution of PC, PA and PLA by bio-plastics, automotive sector
We conducted a technical assessment of the bio-plastic offer for the automotive sector to substitute PC, PA and PLA, benchmarked the providers and products currently available and checked the fit of their technical specifications vs. our client’s needs; we identified promising developments in this area and potential partners for sourcing bio-plastics at scale in the medium term.
CASE STUDY: REDUCE
Entry strategy in the US and Canada for formaldehyde-free plywood
We conducted a competitive market study for the launch in North America of a new line of plywood not containing formaldehyde, a chemical element that has been deemed toxic for humans. First part was a classic market sizing, second part focused on regulation and customers interest for materials with safer content, and segmentation / prioritization of the potential end-markets.
CASE STUDY: RECOVER
Opportunity assessment across 13 African countries for setting up biomass plants
After assessing which crops were suitable for thermal biomass, we evaluated for each country:
- Inputs potential, based on presence of aggregators and volume of waste currently handled
- Electricity market potential, based on electricity prices and ease of entering electricity market
- Institutional potential, based on interest of the government for biomass and presence of IPPs
Countries and partners were scored, and we introduced our client to 10+ potential industrial partners.
CASE STUDY: REPAIR
Market study of automotive electronics repair in Europe and US
We provided an overview of the main electronic parts currently in used in cars and trend for increase in their usage, and defined the concepts of repair vs. remanufacturing for this industry, then delivered:
- Competitive analysis: ECU repair businesses in EU / ECU remanufacturing businesses in the US
- Market sizing for Europe: volume of parts repaired annually and value of the market
- Repair shops survey for Europe: phone survey with repair shops of major 5 OEM brands
CASE STUDY: REPAIR
Modelling of distribution of costs and savings for eco-designed parts across the value chain
For three different parts, we modelled how to distribute the value / cost of an eco-designed version (= easier to repair) across the value chain, under scenarios of:
- Price increase: none, medium (+1%), steep (+2%)
- Discount on second-hand parts vs. new parts
- Public incentives on second-hand parts
- Margin adjustments of various stakeholders
CASE STUDY: RECYCLE
Lowering Scope 3 emissions of raw materials purchased through increased recycled content
For each of the 4 materials (steel, aluminium, copper and plastic), we:
- Mapped the main production processes and associated uses of energy
- Calculated emissions depending on process used, energy source, and electricity mix
- Identified relevant process changes, innovations or substitutions which could reduce emissions
- We conducted a deep-dive on increased recycled content, its feasibility, cost, and impact on quality.
CASE STUDY: RECYCLE
Technology assessment for textile mechanical and chemical recycling
We mapped the different processes for recycling textile, including mechanical recycling and 4 chemical recycling processes: (i) fiber separation with ionic liquid (ii) fiber separation with hydrothermal process, (iii) polyester depolymerization, and (iv) cellulose dissolution.
For each technology, we conducted a readiness assessment, modelled financing needs, operating costs and potential jobs creation, and evaluated its wider impact on the environment.
CASE STUDY: STRATEGY
Circular Economy Roadmap & Development of a Sustainable Portfolio Management Approach
We assisted a player producing PVC, PP, PE, ABS products (e.g. pipes) in defining the pillars of their Circular Economy strategy, with a focus on GHG emissions reduction. We modelled the effect of various levers, such as integration of recyclate in eligible products, integration of bio-based materials or reduction of weight, on the overall emissions by 2034. We defined with them the structure of their roadmap to activate these levers
We followed up with a scoring of the innovation pipeline and a segmentation of the product portfolio using a Sustainable Portfolio Management approach
CASE STUDY: STRATEGY
Benchmark of Circular Economy KPIs used at ComEx level in Fortune 500 Groups
We elaborated a standard reporting framework for Circular Economy (CE) objectives jointly with the client and through various approaches:
- Review of ESG reports, KPIs used and CE targets of industry players
- Interviews of ESG executives from large automotive companies and industrials
- Internal interviews of client’s heads of BUs, R&D, innovation, ESG departments
CASE STUDY: STRATEGY
Lifecycle analysis of passenger cars
We mapped the full lifecycle of a typical passenger car in Western economies, from design and sale to dismantling and recycling materials. End-of-life was studied following two paths: (i) dismantling and shredding, and (ii) export to foreign countries. We collected data on vehicles exported and destinations, regulation pertaining to end-of-life in EU, parts extracted prior to shredding and their associated value, materials currently recycled; and conducted a deep-dive analysis on plastics recycling.
CASE STUDY: FINANCE
Identification of financing models to support circularity in personal mobility, home goods & ITC
We screened publications and consumer surveys and interviewed 15+ C-levels executives in the sectors studied to identify obstacles to the development of circular models; through 20+ case studies of relevant offers from retailers, manufacturers, and the financial sector, we identified and classified potential solutions from the Finance & Insurance sector to overcome these obstacles.
