(Interview published by ENA)

This interview, published by ENA, revisits Jean-Baptiste Sandoz's vision of the circular economy as a strategic lever for industrial, economic, and budgetary transformation.

It highlights the limitations of the current linear model, which generates increasing public costs, as well as the potential of circular industries to create value and jobs and strengthen the industrial sovereignty of regions.

Finally, the interview highlights a key observation: the obstacles to the development of the circular economy are no longer technological, but mainly organizational and economic, calling for coordinated action between public, industrial, and regional stakeholders.

The circular economy is no longer just an environmental issue, but a key industrial, economic, and budgetary concern. Maintaining a linear model entails increasing public costs, whereas structuring circular sectors would create value and jobs and strengthen the industrial sovereignty of regions. The main obstacles identified today relate more to the organization and coordination of stakeholders than to the technology itself.