Deloitte Climate & Sustainability Competency Lab 2025
The Circular Economy proposes a new way to create value in organisations by transforming the way they operate to maintain circular flows of resources, based on regenerative and sustainability approaches. In this session we will explore key principles of CE in organisations, key drivers and challenges of the transition towards circularity and discuss pathways for implementation and adoption of circular practices.
Teresa Domenech is an Associate Professor in Industrial Ecology and the Circular Economy at the University College of London (UCL) and founder director of the UCL Circular Economy Lab and the UCL Plastic Innovation Hub.
She has contributed to leading international research in the areas of sustainable industrial development, decarbonization pathways and the circular economy.
Her expertise covers resource and energy implications of industrial sectors including construction (metals and cement), plastics, textiles and the bio-economy. She has also explored the resource implications (e.g., critical materials reliance) of green mobility (e.g., EV batteries) and renewable technologies. Her work also explores resource flows in cities and sustainable urban transitions.