Post on 26-Jul-2020
Tobias Gerfin
CEO, Stoll Giroflex AG, Switzerland
Cradle to Cradle
The plastic problem
The Starting Point
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A closed system with limits
510.1 Mio km2
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Equlilibria and Limits
Nature is based on equilibrium
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No Limit Economy
You have to grow to be economically
successful! (Paradigm)
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The Growth Dilemma
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The human history of trash
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Plastics – A big problem
250 Mio t of plastics are produced per year
“25 Mio t of plastics end up in the sea!” (Prof. M. Tuerkay)
5 Plastic islands
Size of North Pacific Gyre
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Western Europe
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Cradle to Grave – Plastic Islands in the Pacific
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Plastics – A big problem gets huge
The grinding of the sea leads to smaller and smaller and smaller parts!
Size
Content of toxic components
Size
Aggressivity
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Cradle to Cradle
A Possible
Way Out
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Cradle to Cradle – a philosophy
Biological
Lifecycle
Technical
Lifecycle
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Stoll Giroflex AG
Swiss Office Chair Manufacturer since 1872
Federdreh
1926
Innovation
giroflex 32/33
1992
Ecology
giroflex 64
1996
Ergonomics
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“The brand giroflex guarantees
ergonomic seating in Swiss quality”
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Materials in the new giroflex 656 swivel chair
67% Metals
29% Plastics
4% Fabrics
20 Suppliers – more than 200 components
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Eccos – a new fabric generation
Climatex
C2C certified
eatable
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Plastics – From Oil to Recycling to C2C
15 years
10 times
150 yearsForever
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The Energy Problem
40 times*
10093 times
* According to a recent study of Harvard University
TkWh
Hermann Scheer (alternative Noble price):
“We are not short of renewable energies, we are short of time.”
Worldwide
Energy
Consumption
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Cradle to Cradle - Setup
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3. Take-back system
2. RFID – To follow our products
4. Partners …
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Cradle to Cradle Partners
C2C Fabrics
C2C Plastics
C2C Fabrics
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Cradle to Cradle
Networks
Can Solve
The Plastic Problem