An international leader in the regeneration of used lubricant oils and the production of solvents, Itelyum is a prime example of how the concept of circular economy can extend from the core business of waste management and recovery, to a more inclusive economic, social and environmental vision.
A few years ago, in his book Corporation 2020, economist Pavan Sukhdev explained how companies going forward would have to behave differently to those in the so-called “brown economy”, the unsustainable state of affairs that dominated the 20th Century. Sukhdev identified four main directions for change: aligning the goals of...