«1. INTRODUCTION
A means to an end, the circular economy enacted on a global scale has the potential to drive us towards a net-zero, sustainable and just future. If managed well, its adoption can generate multiple benefits for the labour market while simultaneously tackling climate change, resource scarcity and closing the Emissions Gap.1 The circular economy's core strategies of closing material cycles and reducing waste hinge on processes that are labour and skills-intensive. However, who will implement the processes and technologies needed by the circular economy on the ground? These processes—which include repair, refurbishment, reverse logistics and advanced resource sorting— will require a joint venture of industry, policy, science and education, and civil society. They call for existing, new, or new combinations of skills to be applied for establishing new social practices. As such, the circular economy is likely to call for a general upskilling of the workforce in line with wider labour market trends.(...)».
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