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… Four years ago, he and his wife acquired another dog of the same breed. They chose Borre for his gentle and enterprising character—and, admitted- ly, his looks. “Marly and I are aesthetically inclined,” he says. She is an artist; they have been buying art together for 40 years. And when she cooks, which Bos doesn’t do himself, it is a feast for the eye as well as the taste buds. “She’s better at enjoying things than I am. It’s not one of my strengths; I can never fully give myself over to … sector is fashion, which exemplifies the problem of product longevity. While the idea of sewing on buttons might seem quaint and outdated, Bocken was involved in a project with a major UK retailer that offered surprisingly popular clothes-repair workshops. Of course, clothes can already be mended or made to last. There’s just no financial incentive to do so—quite the contrary. Better business models, better laws This is where innovative business models come in. “You could have a premium business … a circular economy network spanning academia, industry, policymaking and civic society. “There was a lack of circular business models in practice, and I wanted to change that by conducting research and gathering best practices.” Circular X has a well-visited website with open-access tools and case studies. “Universities use it for their sustainability courses; companies use it for inspiration and to book workshops with us.” Bocken has created circular strategies for regenerating natural systems. …