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An Unprecedented Opportunity for AIDC

  Lauren Roman Founder   TransparentPlanet May 2nd, 2016

1.  Understand what the Circular Economy is and the key role of intelligent assets

2.  Provide resources for new business opportunities

3.  Equip you with actionable steps to navigate opportunities in a Circular Economy

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What IS a Circular Economy? Simply put:

A circular economy is one that is restorative and regenerative by design and aims to keep products, components and materials at their highest utility and value at all times.

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What IS a Circular Economy?

  Traditional recycling

  Materials downgraded   Responsibility for recycling or reuse falls on the

consumer  Circular Economy

  Design out waste   Material recovery, repurposing and recycling

can stay with the manufacturer

  Traditional business model: The bottom line = $tockholder value

  Sustainable business model:

  Socially responsible - People   Environmentally responsible – Planet   Economically responsible – Profit

Triple bottom line = Stakeholder value For ALL stakeholders: Employees, suppliers, customers and stockholders

World Economic Forum 2016: Mastering the 4th Industrial Revolution “Under a ‘business as usual’ scenario, by 2030 the resource capacity of two earths will be required to keep up with one earth’s natural resource consumption” - World Economic Forum

Over $1 Trillion

- World Economic Forum

  September 2010 – Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched   December 2012 – European Commission – Manifesto for Resource Efficient Europe   Growing pressure on resources and environment

  December 2014 – New legislative proposal to EC on waste mgt. withdrawn   December 2015 – EU Action Plan for a Circular Economy published

  European Commission adopts Circular Economy Package and Mandate   Supports Action Plan   Includes revised legislative mandates on waste reduction and recycling   Funded with €650MM from Horizon 20/20 (EU funding for research and innovation and;   €5.5B from structural funds for nation programs

Intelligent Assets: Unlocking the Circular Economy Potential World Economic Forum, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

+17 Case studies - - all involving IoT

February8th,2016

•  Lifetime customer loyalty

•  Better products •  Reduced •  Raw materials •  Energy •  Waste

Case Studies: •  Philips Lighting •  Desso flooring

UPS Study - March 26, 2016: •  86% Sustainability Execs see Circular Economy as

important to their business. Strongest growth in e-take-back and reuse

Walmart ROI on $5MM in sustainability investments >$500MM savings/year = $16.7B in sales Apple recovered $43.6MM in gold alone from e-take back in 2015

 Market opportunity/advantage   Brand reputation/goodwill/resilience   People/Planet/Profit = Less risk for customers

 Access to investment capital   $3.07 Trillion = sustainable enterprises   Dow Jones Sustainability Index

  Sustainability performance of 6500 public co.’s   40% faster growth

 Talent acquisition/retention   Deloitte – 70% ‘techy’ Millennials “Sense of Purpose”

FastCompany – 90% “Use skills for ‘good’

Website Search- Leading RFID Companies:

Website search - Your organizations: •  AIM

•  1 record found: AIM now stands poised for even better future growth and sustainability worldwide,” - Chuck Evanhoe

•  RAIN   1 record found: As a leader in corporate responsibility and

sustainability, Intel…

  A circular, sustainable economy is largely dependent upon authenticity/accountability

  AIDC facilitates both of these for materials, products, assets, supply chains. You are already doing it!

Leverage AIM’s RFP Service

  This new ‘vertical’ needs you!

 National/International Working Groups: ALL working on sustainable solutions the AIDC community can engage

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  Sustainability Focus Groups   Educational webinars/forums   Workgroups   Committees   Meetings   Conferences   Advisory boards   Affiliate programs   Publications/articles   Blogs

 Retail   Retail Industry Leaders Assn. Sustainability Initiative   Outdoor Industry Assn. Sustainability Working Group   Sustainable Apparel Coalition

 Healthcare   Healthcare Sustainability Initiative

 Manufacturing   National Council for Advanced Mfg. -

Sustainable Manufacturing Council

 Supply Chain   International Warehouse Logistics Assn. – Sustainability Council   Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition -

Certification for Sustainable Supply Chain

Host local meeting: The Internet of Things – Accelerating a

Sustainable, Circular Economy •  Local Sustainability organizations + Local members of target-vertical

sustainability groups + Demo AIDC or host facility tour = Business leads/community relationships/

resilience

1.  Bring CSOs* into sales process •  What are the company’s sustainability goals? •  What does your solution (indirectly?) address?

2.  Collect and market your case-studies 3.  Make your company an intelligent

asset/sustainability showcase *Chief Sustainability Officers

 Circular Economy model for hardware

 RFID as a Service  Manufacture, lease, maintain, take-back, replace  Predictive maintenance  Lifetime customer loyalty

1.  What the Circular Economy is and the key role of intelligent assets

2.  Resources for new business opportunities

3.  Actionable steps to leverage opportunities in a Circular Economy

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Let’s talk… Lauren Roman TransparentPlanet 1+ 973-224-7632 LRoman@TransparentPlanetLLC.com www.TransparentPlanetLLC.com

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