At the CoBS Global Alumni Meet Up held on the ESSEC APAC campus in Singapore earlier this year, Mr. Tuang Liang Lim, Government Chief Sustainability Officer at Singapore’s Ministry of […]
Sustainable products are often assumed to be simpler. In practice, they may be more technically demanding. Bare Necessities describes an R&D process that involves internal prototyping, customer testing with loyal user cohorts, third-party lab validation for safety and stability, and certification-based testing, as required. Because it avoids conventional preservatives, plastics, and standard stabilisers, the formulation must be aligned with alternative packaging systems. For moisture-sensitive products, the company reports extensive experimentation before arriving at a tree-resin-lined compostable paper solution that balanced durability with biodegradability. Responsible innovation still requires patience, capital, and technical capability.
Prof. Pierre‑Emmanuel Saint‑Esprit and Anshuman Sisodia, ESSEC Business School, with a practical CoBS Research Pod on circular economy.
Pierre-Emmanuel Saint-Esprit, Circular Economy Officer at Manutan Group, unpacks the real-world implications of circular economy thinking.
Veronica Volodina, Warwick Business School, analyses the supercar builders and their bid to integrate circularity in their automobiles.
Prof. Susana Pereira, FGV-EAESP, explores how the circular economy – reusing, sharing, upcycling – can be an answer to our problems.
Prof. Xavier Pavie, ESSEC Business School, explores the question of China’s environmental footprint and its push for a circular economy.
