The Circular Economy. A Comparative Analysis on Herman Miller Funiture

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,0, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, language: English, abstract: This essay will introduce the theoretic foundations of the circular economy approach before analysing the practical implementation using the example of the furniture producing company Herman Miller. Thereby, the following analysis will be two-part: Firstly on a micro / meso level by comparing the implementation approach with another company producing office chairs and, secondly, on a macro level by evaluating the circular principle regarding its implementations on making the whole economy more sustainable.