How Amsterdam Circulars 2023 milestones chart the path to a fully-circular Dutch capital city by 2050
Summary
By implementing proactive policies and collaborative initiatives, Amsterdam aims to reduce its ecological footprint and inspire global urban centres to embrace circular principles. The traditional ways of financing innovation are based on shorter time horizons (10 years) than what is needed to cultivate circular companies over decades and beyond,” . Circular companies are building over a long time horizon, and often working with material streams and hardware, which often doesn’t align with the needs of certain VCs,” states Vincent. “Innovative and sustainable financing instruments such as the Rockstart Programs and VC investments are needed to support circular startups and chain collaborations. Together with the Rockstart team, I look forward to experimenting with innovative financing instruments that enable circular entrepreneurs to build over the long term and expand their focus to collaborating across their entire supply chain,” he concludes.