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network shift to happen? No-one wants
to take the next step," she observed,
adding that a platform needed to be
created so that businesses could admit
their failures to push learning forward
without infringement on trust laws.
"Businesses are very cautious about what
they can talk about," she said.
For the waste industry, the issue of
contracts is a crucial one, according to
FCC Environment's group development
director Richard Belfield. "The idea of
short-term contracts has to change to
develop a circular economy," he told
delegates. "For me, the real challenge is
how do we generate sufficient confidence
in our shareholders/investors to create
this."
In addition, Belfield pointed to higher
resource extraction as key for companies
such as his seeking to gain a competitive
edge. "We're now being asked for our
advice on how to best manage [client]
waste. Critically for us, the waste sector
