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Why circular should be the first choice

Anthony Levy, founder of Circularity First, joins Patrick Hypscher on the final episode of B2B Take Back.

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Anthony Levy is the founder of Circularity First, part of the same group as Cistor. On Circularity.fm, the podcast about understanding, building and managing circular business models, he talks about creating demand for what comes back: how organisations get better value from technology, and why a circular option should be the first choice when it is just as reliable.

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What Anthony covers

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If it is just as reliable, make it the first choice

If a circular option is just as reliable, better value and more sustainable, why would you do anything else? That is the thinking behind the name Circularity First, and the mindset Anthony aims to take organisations towards.

Just as reliable
Better value
More sustainable
First choice
02

A second supply chain adds resilience

Remanufactured equipment sits in a separate supply chain. Alongside new, it gives service providers more resilience, and access to kit they might otherwise wait a long time for.

New supply chainRemanufactured supply chainYour rollout
Remanufactured equipment is a separate supply chain. It gives you additional resilience and access to products you might otherwise have to wait a long time for.
Anthony Levy, Circularity First
03

The barrier is perception, not performance

Most of us live in renovated homes and drive approved used cars without a second thought. Anthony explains why technology at work gets treated differently, and how letting people see the product or test it for themselves changes minds.

Renovated homes
Approved used cars
Technology at work
See it. Test it.
People mix up wanting the latest technology with needing brand new equipment. You can get the latest technology remanufactured.
Anthony Levy, Circularity First
About Anthony
Anthony LevyFounder, Circularity First

Anthony Levy is the founder of Circularity First. He discovered Cisco's remanufacturing programme in 2009 and built one of the first businesses focused entirely on it. He now advises suppliers, customers and governments on building circular marketplaces.

About the podcast
Circularity.fm

Circularity.fm is the podcast about understanding, building and managing circular business models, hosted by Patrick Hypscher.

Where this fits with Cistor

Cistor and Circularity First are part of the same group. At Cistor, we manage your Cisco supply chain, with commercial certainty. Planning supply with more than one route in mind is part of how we aim to help customers keep rollouts on track.