Circularity

Supporting a global move beyond the take-make-waste model to build circular systems that keep materials in use, eliminate waste, and regenerate nature.

The consequences of unsustainable consumption are visible in polluted cities, warming climates, and shrinking biodiversity. A circular economy can decouple economic growth from resource extraction by designing out waste, keeping products and materials in circulation, and regenerating natural systems.  Resonance is a recognized leader in advancing circular economy solutions across sectors and geographies. We help companies, governments, philanthropy, and nonprofits design and implement circular strategies that deliver results for business, communities, and the planet.

Sector Expertise

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Plastics & Packaging

Resonance supports market-driven approaches to managing the global plastic waste crisis clogging our waterways and countrysides. We design and manage cross-sector alliances that support entrepreneurs developing circular solutions to plastic waste.

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Circular Food Systems

Resonance works with partners across value chains to design systems where food is produced regeneratively, loss and waste are minimized, and commonly wasted materials and by-products are productively reused. We provided management support for Circular Food Systems for Rwanda (CIRF), a project helping agri-food SMEs adopt circular business models that improve livelihoods and reduce emissions.

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Collective Impact

We design and facilitate collective impact initiatives that align diverse actors—companies, governments, donors, civil society, and entrepreneurs—around shared circular economy goals.

Theories of Change

Circular Business Model Development

We help companies and small businesses build the strategies, partnerships, and capabilities they need to transition to circular business models. From mapping material flows and identifying waste-reduction opportunities to designing reuse systems and piloting new models, we offer a proven, 7-step approach to building circular value chains—and the partnership infrastructure to make them stick.

Our Consulting Process

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Partnership Strategy and Facilitation

We work with organizations to define their partnership ambition, map the landscape, and build tailored roadmaps to advance their goals through cross-sector partnerships. If you don't know how to begin moving forward, we can help.

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Multistakeholder Convening & Management

We provide design and stand-up complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives that create supportive business-enabling environments and prompt investment in shared infrastructure and workforce development solutions. If you need someone to tackle partnership governance, compliance, and day-to-day coordination and communications, we can help .

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Program Management & Innovation

We provide the operational capacity and technical expertise to run a full program, soup to nuts. Our team can help identify genuinely innovative solutions and build coalitions to provide substantive support to participants. We're both practitioners and administrators.

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Data-Driven Learning and Adaptation

We help build the feedback loops, dashboards, and data systems that surface what's working, demonstrate impact, and help partnerships adapt over time. If you need help understanding the impact of your partnerships and how to maximize their potential, we can help.

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"Implicit in any circular economy strategy is a mandate to build creative, efficient, and inclusive cross-sector partnerships. These partnerships must go beyond simply agreeing on shared sustainability challenges to taking real, measurable action toward progress." 

- Steve Schmida, Resonance CEO

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