Since the industrial revolution, humanity has experienced unprecedented growth and prosperity. Raw materials and energy seemed unlimited and mass production became the norm. In recent years there has been a growing awareness that raw materials are indeed finite and that the linear system of ‘Take, Make, Waste’ has and continues to damage the planet to a great extent.
Factoring in a population growth to around 9 billion people in 2050 and the ever-increasing demand this will cause, and it quickly becomes clear that the current linear model is not sustainable. In the food chain, we are sacrificing tropical rain forests for agriculture and overfishing the oceans for decades causing massive changes to the world we live in. Apart from the ecological impact, there is simply too little land and water to meet the high demand that humanity is creating.
JORS has been founded to help accelerate the transformation to a circular economy. By creating networks of loose supply chains, and closing loops in these linear models, we are ensuring a better, more sustainable future.
Waste is just a waste, and when it accumulates it becomes damaging. In nature, the waste from one process becomes the food for the next. All materials are used in cycles.
The circular economy is an economic system of closed cycles in which raw materials, components and products lose their value as little as possible, renewable energy sources are used and systems thinking is central. Circular systems are strongly based on, and interact with, nature.
The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. The 17 Goals are all interconnected, and in order to leave no one behind, it is important that we achieve them all by 2030.
JORS supports the SDGs, but focuses in particular on; SDG 2, SDG 14 and SDG 15.
