circular economy for the boating ... - yacht recycling...

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

FOR THE BOATING INDUSTRY

1 GS4C srl . P.Iva 07883020963 . Corso Vercelli 57, 20144 Milano . email: info@gs4c.com

2 GS4C srl . P.Iva 07883020963 . Corso Vercelli 57, 20144 Milano . email: info@gs4c.com

An industrial economy that is, by design or intention, restorative and in

which material flows are of two types, biological nutrients, designed to re-

enter the biosphere safely, and technical nutrients, which are designed to

circulate at high quality without entering the biosphere.

LEADING BY EXAMPLE TOWARD

ZERO LANDFILL MANUFACTURING

profitable

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CIRCULAR

ECONOMY

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R&D &

PROTOTYPING

BUSINESS PROPOSITION

MARKET

SENSIBILIZATION

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Know how, prototyping, production

Integrated solutions for circular economy

The circular economy solution

Zero landfill manufacturing

Ready for Directive 2008/98/EC *

Defining a new standard for sustainable

composite manufacturing and leading the way

toward Circular Economy for the whole industry.

Promotional and educational high profile events

* Waste Framework Directive

GS4C srl . P.Iva 07883020963 . Corso Vercelli 57, 20144 Milano . email: info@gs4c.com

Participation in research programmes and projects

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A circular value proposition

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Control over the whole manufacturing value chain

A circular value proposition

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Partners and collaborators

GS4C srl . P.Iva 07883020963 . Corso Vercelli 57, 20144 Milano . email:

info@gs4c.com

Promoting a network

Strategic partnerships

Open innovation

GS4C Solutions

GS4C srl . P.Iva 07883020963 . Corso Vercelli 57, 20144 Milano . email:

info@gs4c.com

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WOVEN FROM

VIRGIN

FIBERS

NEEDLE STITCH

NONWOVEN

FROM RECYCLED FIBERS

CHOPPED STRAND MAT

FROM RECYCLED

FIBERS

CLEAN FIBERS

FROM

RECYCLING

UD / MULTIAXIAL

FROM VIRGIN

FIBERS

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Market proposition

Sustainability as “cool” factor

Global relevant events

GS4C srl . P.Iva 07883020963 . Corso Vercelli 57, 20144 Milano . email:

info@gs4c.com

Sailracing boats to demonstrate circular economy

Boats built in sustainable composite material

Recycled at end of season into sailing school Dinghies

Extended ROI for sponsors

Sustainable events to attract more sponsors

GS4C Projects

Sustainable Optimist

GS4C srl . P.Iva 07883020963 . Corso Vercelli 57, 20144 Milano . email: info@gs4c.com

Sustainable version of the most widely

used sailing school dinghy

Entirely made of recyclable fiber and

complying with the IODA rule book

Mat from recycled material

Full endorsement from the

International Optimist Dinghy

Association

Small fleet of sustainable boats

presented to kids during major IODA

events along with educational material

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GS4C Projects

Sustainable Mini650

GS4C srl . P.Iva 07883020963 . Corso Vercelli 57, 20144 Milano . email: info@gs4c.com

Design and construction of a recyclable

Mini650

Demonstrate performances and reliability of

sustainable composite development

Presented to some of the major events of

the boating and composite industry.

Participate to the 2016-17 sailing seasons

including the 2017 MiniTransat

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EU LIFE B2B

Design for Disassembling

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DfD Design

Self contained EPP machined modules

Mechanical joints

Easy assembling

Easy maintenance

Easy disassembling

Easy sorting for recycling

Sustainable and recyclable materials

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GS4C @ JEC, Paris 2014

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Long Term Vision

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2015 2017 2020

Sustainable Optimst

(IODA endorsement)

Sustainable Mini650

(launch Spring 2016)

Sustainable One Design

Off Shore Racing?

Sustainable

Olympic Sailing?

lGame changing long term vision

lImproved ROI for sponsors

lSetting new eco-standards

lMassive industrial impact

lEducational opportunities

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