Sectors and resources

All business sectors will be required to develop new business models and more circular products in the coming years. A resource-based approach (e.g. energy, water, metals, plastic) can be used to identify cross-sectoral solutions. 

Based on a review of the international literature, a Quebec study on the economic impact of the circular economy has highlighted the sectors that would be most likely to benefit quickly from a transition:

Title: Number of studies identified by industrial sectors and Circular Economy strategies (international)
Source: Teigeiro et al., 2018, p.20

 

Sectors that have already begun their transition to circular economy in Quebec

 

Agri-food sector

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Energy

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Metals

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Textile

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