About This Circular Economy & Reverse Logistics Training Course
This course helps professionals lead the shift from traditional linear business models to circular ones, using reverse logistics as a practical tool to minimise waste and create economic and environmental value. It covers how product returns, remanufacturing, refurbishing, and recycling can be turned into genuine business opportunities rather than costs to be managed.
You'll start with the foundations of the circular economy and the shift away from linear models, then move into reverse logistics essentials, including how to structure networks for returns, repairs, and recycling. From there, the course covers enabling circularity through product design and procurement, managing returns and remanufacturing operations, and finishing with strategy, innovation, and how to measure circular economy impact.
By the end, you'll be able to build a practical business case for a circular or reverse logistics initiative within your own organisation.
Expected Outcomes
The course is structured around five stages — from circular economy foundations through to strategy and impact measurement — so each skill connects directly to real supply chain decisions. By the end, you'll be able to:
- Understand the core principles and frameworks of the circular economy and reverse logistics
- Distinguish between linear and circular supply chains
- Design and implement reverse logistics systems for returns, repairs, and recycling
- Integrate circularity into product design, sourcing, and procurement
- Manage remanufacturing, refurbishment, and waste stream operations
- Establish metrics to measure and report on circular economy and ESG performance
- Develop a circular supply chain strategy that drives innovation and cost efficiency
Training Method
The course begins with the foundations of the circular economy, covering the shift from linear thinking and the regulations pushing circularity forward, such as the EU Green Deal. It then moves into reverse logistics essentials, including how to structure networks for collection, repair, and recycling.
From there, you'll explore how design and procurement enable circularity, followed by practical guidance on managing returns, remanufacturing, and recycling operations, including compliance with standards like ISO 14001 and WEEE. The course closes with strategy, innovation, and measuring impact, including how digital tools like IoT and blockchain support reverse logistics efficiency. Throughout, you'll work through expert-led presentations, real-world case studies, interactive workshops, and scenario planning, culminating in a workshop building your own business case for a circular initiative.
