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While every industry and business is unique, companies often have shared pain points in their value chains. Working together on joint solutions is crucial to sustainable resource use and cutting emissions – and business profitability. Our expertise and resources help you solve your value chain challenges.
Scope 3 Decarbonization Accelerator
In 2024, Combient Pure conducted a State of Value Chain Decarbonization study for Combient companies. Based on the results, the Combient network companies share many of the same challenges in reducing value chain emissions, with a clear need to activate and build capabilities in functions beyond sustainability in this work.
This was the foundation for the 8-month long Scope 3 Decarbonization Accelerator, kicked off in October 2024 and running until May 2025. This peer-to-peer learning program supported Scope 3 emission reduction work among Combient companies by bringing together industry experts and different company functions around key Scope 3 topics and challenges.
Circularity Development Program for Munters
Munters embarked on Combient Pure’s Circularity Development Program in 2024. The program explored how circular economy can be implemented in Munters’ AirTech business area. The program consisted of five focused sprints: current state of circularity and circularity data, circular design, value chain engagement for circularity, circular business models, as well as aligning internally for circularity at Munters.
The program brought together an extensive number of participants from across Munters’ business functions, recognizing that advancing circularity requires strong cross-organizational collaboration.
Circular Design Roundtable Series
At the end of 2024, Combient Pure hosted a Roundtable Series focused on Circular Design. In connection to the Digitala Stambanan project and funded by Vinnova, conducted in collaboration with Chalmers University, this series brought together professionals from Combient network companies to explore how circularity can be designed into products, business models, and value chains.
The Roundtable Series provided a structured forum for industry professionals to explore circularity from three interrelated design perspectives—products, business models, and value chains. Each layer addressed a critical aspect of transitioning from linear to circular systems, offering insights, case studies, and practical tools.
Industry study on Scope 3 data management
Companies face widespread difficulties to measure and manage Scope 3 emissions. Inefficiencies in data collection and reporting processes mobilize the same resources that could be deployed to decarbonization efforts.
With the support of Vinnova’s Digitala Stambanan project, Combient Pure has conducted a study to explore the challenges and opportunities for better upstream emission data management in large industrial companies.
Industry insights on Product-as-a-Service transition
Combient Pure was collaborating with the Chalmers University of Technology to study PaaS transition for a more sustainable manufacturing industry in connection to the Digitala Stambanan Produktion project running between 2021-2024, funded by the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems' (VINNOVA).
Together with Combient companies we studied the current state and potential of Product-as-a-Service business models and servitization. PaaS business models can decouple resource use from economic growth, and with the support of digitalization, improve the use of existing products through innovative and digital services.
Circularity Development Program for technical building solution providers
Technical building products present one of the largest emission sources in buildings, after energy use and main construction materials.
Combient Pure together with ASSA ABLOY, KONE, Swegon and Vasakronan were breaking new ground as they set out for a year-long program to further develop the product category’s circularity.
The program accelerated the internal developments of the participating companies and resulted in interesting new circular concepts and ways of working.
Industry deep-dive study in Circularity in technical building products and solutions
Vasakronan, KONE and Combient Pure have come together to accelerate decarbonisation and the shift to a circular economy in the construction sector. Our joint project will focus on finding strategies to increase the use of reused and recycled materials in buildings, especially in buildings’ technical equipment.
Of all the elements that make up the building, technical equipment present the third largest emission source after energy and materials, when considering the whole lifecycle of the building.
Finding circular solutions for buildings’ technical equipment will have a significant impact on advancing decarbonization in the building industry.
Waste to Value platform to accelerate circular economy
If we are going to achieve a more circular economy, we will need more tools to help companies make the transition. There is a clear need for making the demand and supply of recycled materials more transparent - information that will help companies see and act on opportunities to improve circularity in their value chains.
We help companies move to a circular economy, where the value in materials is utilized as long as possible. Waste to Value platform helps companies see what opportunities for circularity exist around them. This is done by looking at waste in a new light and creating new kinds of material loops.
Low Carbon Building
The construction industry is responsible for 39 % of annual GHG emissions globally. Currently, the vast majority of a building's carbon footprint results from the use stage energy consumption, construction materials being the second largest emission source.
Property owners are eager to decarbonize their building portfolios. How can the construction value chain work together to take down the industry's GHG emissions?
We help our partners take low carbon building forward through the decarbonization of upfront carbon emissions.
