Transition to a circular regenerative economy
To replenish and grow the commons, eliminate negative externality, develop circular and [re]generative economic models that ensure the conditions under which profit and growth can be viable and sustainable.
[Our  economy's current purpose is to maximize flows (of goods, capital). It is a machine for perpetual growth that uses its profits and its knowledge to continually escalate its demands and pressures on humanity and on the earth and  to constantly multiply its capacity to inflate itself as private wealth  and power. As such, it is brittle and  prone to breakdown,  undermining  productive activity as well as  leading  to  the  abuse of  the   commons in a never ending spiral. 

To replenish and grow the commons from within the mainstream private or public sectors,  we must develop and promote circular and [re]generative economic or  development models that ensure the conditions under which profit and  growth or development can be viable and sustainable, and improve at the   same  time  the material and  non-material (intellectual, emotional,    spiritual...) wellbeing of the  people, and the  viability of the  commons that enables it. We must  embed a sense of the commons, common  sense and a commons approach in development and in the way business is  done and restore the  social function of business.

Trends & Existing initiatives: 
The      "circular economy"  model focuses on optimizing the flow of goods    and   services over time  in relation to the size of capital and     resources   (stocks). It is a  replenishing and regenerative model    based  on closed   loops and systems  resilience, and the rebuilding  of   natural  and  social  capital. Products  are designed for more  complex   cycles of   disassembly  and reuse, to  out-design of waste  and toxic   emissions. Closed loop local systemic approaches. <<  Add examples of regenerative development: Bill Reed etc....>>]

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Dynamics at work:      
  • Introducing clarity between consumables and durables, it puts the responsibility of the performance of the product and its becoming as a new resource at the end of its life on the producers, leading to a whole new approach of production, consumption and ownership as it encourages  leasing, renting and sharing while giving way to new     approaches of business co-evolution and integration of the commons.

  • The  circular economy can contribute to create a positive entrainment effect. In the economic sphere there is an acknowledgement that as externalised costs become internalised benefits prices will increasingly reveal full costs. This entails a  natural shift  towards renewables and internalization of externalities.  In systems terms the system will be exhibiting increased interdependence and  the use  of different scales, niches and possibiities. 

Who?: Local  and regional communities and stakeholders -the people, business  community, Insurance sector, Investors, regulators, consultants,  economists

Detailed Action Items: [Expand more?]
  • Research new economic models. Promote existing circular and regenerative models.
  • Research and promote collaborative and collective management and ownership practices within business.
  • Link convention on Corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability to the stewardship and growth of the commons
  • In     the spirit of circular economy diffuse and promote closed loop   urbanization and community utility & production systems and   projects  that have  multiple effects, and serve several different    objectives,   such as  co-generation, closed water/energy/food   production  systems or   solutions  such as developed by the Blue   Economy or  systemic  approaches  around buildings/energy/transport   should be  encouraged. 
  • More    generally, sustainability as "circular economy", also involves that     whatever available resource or asset businesses or other economic      actors  don't use, other parts of their environment can, with mutual      benefits.  This includes local policies to make use of idle  resources    to  strengthen  local economies.
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