Machine learning and artificial intelligence - W4U6 - Helping Business Thrive in a Circular Economy

Helping Business Thrive in a Circular Economy Week_4 Unit 6: Machine learning and artificial intelligence

Join this free online course to learn about the advantages of an inclusive circular economy. Discover how a circular economy can help us tackle the impact the linear economy is having on the planet...



Welcome to week 4! We hope you’ve learned a lot so far. We’re continuing this week with Technology Enablers for Circular Business Models. Here are the units you can look forward to:
Weekly assignment
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The traditional approach to economic growth granted many parts of the world access to goods and services, which would have been unimaginable just a few centuries ago. However, this has come at a significant environmental and social cost, which could ultimately affect the habitability of our planet. It is therefore crucial to find a solution to this problem, breaking the link between resource use and consumption. The circular economy could be the best way to achieve this goal, presenting both a challenge and an opportunity for business.
In this course you’ll learn about the impact the linear economy is having on people, the planet, and modern businesses, and how a circular economy can tackle these issues. You’ll discover how circular business practices create value, how technology enables a circular economy, and ultimately how SAP technology can enable systemic change.
We’re all beginners on this journey and this course probably won’t answer all questions. Rather, it is designed to provide inspiration and a space to explore the challenges you might face in implementing circular business practices. You can apply what you learned to a case study to help you understand how you can use digital technologies to make your own business more circular. You can work on the case study in a virtual team with other learners, where you can make contact with like-minded people and exchange perspectives.
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Week 1: Introduction to the Circular Economy
Week 2: The Circular Butterfly
Week 3: Circular Business Models and Drivers for Change
Week 4: Technology Enablers for Circular Business Models
Week 5: SAP Solutions for the Circular Economy
Week 6: Final Exam
Week 6 - 8: Completion of teamwork activities
There are no prerequisites for participating in this course.
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CEO & Co-Founder, Queen of Raw
SVP, Head of SAP Business Network, SAP
Managing Director, Closed Loop Partners
Chief Sustainability Officer, Lexmark
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, PYXERA Global
Professor of Circular Economy and Co-Director of the Exeter Centre for the Circular Economy at the University of Exeter
Senior Solution Advisor, SAP
Chief Executive Officer, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Ocean Advocate and Skipper, Co-Founder of eXXpedition
Founder and Managing Director, rePATRN
Partnerships Lead, Rheaply
Assistant Harvest Manager, Riverford
Chief Sustainability Officer, SAP



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