Holcim and Bloomberg are looking for circular cities
Holcim and Bloomberg Media launch a barometer for circular cities. It is intended to identify and make visible the achievements of cities with regard to the circular economy. First results will be presented in April 2022.
The Zug-based building materials producer Holcim and the New York media company Bloomberg want to research together what makes cities role models for the circular economy and thus catalysts for sustainable growth. According to a press release , the two companies want to work together in this regard to identify good examples and place them in a global showcase. To this end, they announced the first Circular Cities Barometer.
According to Holcim CEO Jan Jenisch, the circular economy is “an opportunity of our time”. “My vision for the construction industry is to build more new things out of old ones, with recycled materials in every new building.” He wants to better understand how cities can be enabled for more circular economy.
This would require identifying key drivers that drive progress, as well as bottlenecks that need to be addressed, says Lauren Kiel, general manager for Bloomberg Green at Bloomberg Media. “By better understanding the structure of this important work, we can enable circular living for all.”
As cities grow, they are at the forefront of the transition from a linear to a circular economy, Holcim said. Cities had the “critical mass” to make a difference with widespread access to recyclable materials. “As our world builds the equivalent of New York City every month, the construction sector has a key role to play in the shift to a circular economy.”