According to the UnivDatos, growing corporate sustainability and ESG commitments, increasing consumer demand for eco-friendly products, global focus on reducing carbon footprint and circular supply chains, rising industrial waste & need for waste-to-resource solutions, and increasing investments in sustainability & circular economy startups drive the Circular Economy Consulting Services market. As per their “Circular Economy Consulting Services Market” report, the global market was valued at USD 214 Billion in 2023, growing at a CAGR of about 9.5% during the forecast period from 2024 - 2032 to reach USD Billion by 2032.

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Introduction

The shift to sustainability has heightened the need for circular economy consulting solutions since businesses aim at obtaining consultancy from experts on the efficient management of resources and recycling, which provides new business models for companies. The change from a linear economy to a circular economy involves a paradigm shift that may require organizations to change their way of thinking or doing a certain thing. Since circular economy strategies have become crucial in the current business world, consulting firms play a significant role in helping organizations achieve sustainability without compromising on their profits. The paper aims to review the growing incorporation of circular economy consulting in companies and to identify trends in this market sector.

The Growing Demand for Circular Economy Consulting

This is because, in the present-day business environment, companies are under immense pressure from regulatory bodies as well as other stakeholders and consumers to adopt circular economy systems, which makes circular economy consulting services essential to providing guidelines to firms on the best approach to make. This includes, for instance, waste management advice, product stewardship, life cycle assessment, resource efficiency check, and circular supply chain creation, among others. These services assist in evaluating opportunities and competitive advantage for increasing profitability, reducing risks related to environmental responsibility, and rebuilding corporate image.

Key Drivers Fueling Adoption

Regulatory pressures: The governments of various countries are enacting strict measures to support circularity. They look for consulting solutions to check for conformities to laws and policies, including the European Green Deal and EPR legislation.

Operational Expenditure: By adopting the circular economy, there is less use of raw materials, hence cutting down costs and expenses incurred in the disposal of waste products. Consulting services help to identify such opportunities as a part of business improvements.

Consumer Behaviors: The current generation of customers now cares about the environment, which is why circular strategies are being implemented by these organizations. They are useful to assist firms to match their goods and services with the environmentally-friendly marketplace.

Customers’ demands: Customers’ actions are another force that is exerting pressure on businesspeople since the customers are deliberately choosing companies that adopt sustainable ESG policies. Consultation services values help the organizations to come up with and exhibit sustainable projects that can be financed.

Innovation and Competitiveness: Circular strategies can help encourage innovation; a business that adopts new strategies in its operations is likely to develop new products and other models. This is done through the acquisition of knowledge regarding industry trends and standards from consultants.

Trends Shaping the Circular Economy Consulting Services Market

1. Digital Solutions and Data Analytics:

Businesses are getting to integrate data analytics, artificial intelligence, and the blockchain in the tracking of resources and the monitoring of material flows, as well as physical supply chains. These digital tools offer similar live feedback for businesses concerning their sustainable performance.

In May 2023, KPMG collaborated with Microsoft to launch new ESG digital solutions for businesses around the world. The newly launched KPMG Circularity Tracker aims to provide even greater depth, helping to automate data collection from diverse sources and perform model-based data calculations using standards, regulatory reporting metrics and universally accepted measurement frameworks for circularity performance – including the Circular Transition Indicators opens in a new tab (CTI) from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

2. Collaboration and Partnerships:

Whereas some factors have fostered circularity in previous periods, companies are increasingly aware of the benefits of collaboration. Consulting firms bridge the gap between the organizations, the suppliers, as well as recycling organizations to form closed-loop systems.

On February 9, 2024, Deloitte announced an exclusive partnership with Circle Economy Consulting, an impact consulting firm that is a spinoff of Circle Economy Foundation. The collaboration can help organizations realize circular economy opportunities from designing strategy, to implementing transformation, to measuring and reporting on progress.

3. Lifecycle Assessments and Eco-Design:

Lifecycle assessment (LCA) and eco-design solutions are today being advised to consultant the companies. These approaches are useful in helping the firms analyze the environmental cost of the products from the time they are manufactured right to their disposal.

4. Focus on Circular Finance:

As more companies use circular finance, including green bonds and sustainability-linked loans, in their funding strategies, consulting firms have been drawn in to help clients access the loans. Organizations are interested in consulting on the ways to arrange their financial models to achieve the goal of applying a circular economy.

Adoption Strategies Employed by Companies

1. Establishing and Sustaining Implementing of Circular Economy Principles in Key Business Processes

Global giants like Unilever and IKEA contract consulting firms for incorporating the circular economy models within the supply chain and manufacturing. Since the products are supposed to have a long service life, they aim at creating long-lasting products from recyclable materials and facilitate the process of recycling and reusing the products at the end of their life cycle.

On January 7, 2025, Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, has long been a leader in sustainability. Faced with growing environmental concerns and increasing consumer demand for eco-friendly products, Unilever adopted a circular economy strategy designed to minimize waste, maximize resource efficiency, and reduce its overall carbon footprint. For businesses across the globe—whether large enterprises or small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs)—Unilever’s approach offers a blueprint for building sustainable supply chains.

2. Waste Audit and Material Flow Analysis:

Almost every sector requires help from consultants to examine their material flow and opportunities for streamlining such flow. For instance, several manufacturing organizations might require help in avoiding wastage when developing products and repurposing by-products.

3. Developing Circular Business Models:

Management consultancy helps firms overcome barriers in altering their business models from existing models of ownership to the more emerging models such as PaaS and leasing. Businesses can now opt for service delivery while using light as a medium of lighting. Assets such as Philips have been pioneers in such models that give out lighting services to users, conserve resources, and extend product functional life.

4. Building Circular Supply Chains:

Consultants play a critical role in companies’ supply chain redesign for circularity, so there is a rising demand for it. Some of them include supplier relations to buy from sustainable sources, encouraging the return of used materials, and closed systems that allow for material reuse.

5. Managing EPR and its associated programs to successful operational effectiveness:

The electronics and packaging industries are some of the ones that work with consultants in creating EPR programs. These initiatives make sure that manufacturers accept full liability for the end of life of their products, including collection and recycling.

Regulations and Laws

Circular Economy Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China.

This Law is formulated for the purpose of promoting the development of the circular economy, improving the resource utilization efficiency, protecting and improving the environment and realizing sustainable development. The Law is consists of 7 Chapters: Chapter I General Principles; Chapter II Basic Management Rules; Chapter III Reduction; Chapter IV Reusing and Recycling; Chapter V Incentive Measures; Chapter VI Legal Liabilities; Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions.

Europe

The EU Circular Economy Act builds on the EU's earlier initiatives, particularly the 2020 Circular Economy Action Plan, which introduced key measures to boost recycling, reduce waste, and promote resource efficiency.

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Conclusion

With increasing awareness of the circular economy, consulting services have become significant to organizations that aim to secure better results in terms of creating sustainable and economically stable business models. By embracing circular economy consulting services, various firms can achieve more value for their stakeholders, cut their impacts on the natural environment, and open up other growth opportunities. As customer behavior and government actions become more progressive, the role of circular economy consultants will remain significant to lead businesses to a world of more capital-efficient systems and circular solutions.

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