1. ENABLING CIRCULARITY IN THE
AMERICAN ECONOMY
Challenges & Opportunities
Brendon Steele
October 24, 2013

8. Sharing Economy = f (Density,
Technology)

14. "I honestly believe there will be a structural
compe66ve advantage for the US with their shale gas.
But the circular economy is something that could be a
big advantage here. We have to find ways to stay
compe66ve, and, if we can't find it through energy,
the circular economy is one way to go."
-­‐ Stef Kranendijk, Desso

17. Campaigns

18. Causes of Rising Activism
LACK OF US FEDERAL CLIMATE POLICY
Coal:
Lawsuits
2010+
Brune & Bloomberg
Oil Sands:
Disruption
Nat Gas/Fracking:
Regulate + Disrupt
2011+
2012+
Bill McKibben
Mark Ruffalo
Petroleum:
Beyond Oil
2014+

19. Internalize Externalities

20. What we do
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
that builds bridges between corporations and activists
Four major issues areas:
Energy
& Climate
Materials
Stewardship
Water
& Agriculture
Technology
& Empowerment

22. Internalize Externalities

23. Internalize
Externalities

24. Causes of Rising Activism
LACK OF US FEDERAL CLIMATE POLICY
Coal:
Lawsuits
2010+
Brune & Bloomberg
Oil Sands:
Disruption
Nat Gas/Fracking:
Regulate + Disrupt
2011+
2012+
Bill McKibben
Mark Ruffalo
Petroleum:
Beyond Oil
2014+

25. Dysfunction in DC

26. Carbon
Price
Policies
in North
America

28. Source: http://productstewardship.us/displaycommon.cfm?an=1subarticlenbr=280

29. Federalism
States (and Canadian Provinces) are the
“Laboratories of Democracy”
“As California goes, so goes the na6on”

31. Subsidies

32. Energy Barrier
Cost Barrier
Cost
Catalyst
Technology
Sharing Economy
Good Public Policy
Global Reverse Networks
Pure Materials Flows
Infrastructure
Education
Innova6on
Resource Scarcity
Supply Chain Disruption
Bad Public Policy
Reactants
Linear Economy
Cost Savings
Energy Savings
Products
Circular Economy
Time

33. Thank You For Your Time
Brendon Steele
Senior Manager of Stakeholder Engagement
Future 500
+1.925.437.8572
bsteele@future500.org
www.future500.org
+1.800.655.2020