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STARTING POINT

Where Does Your Company Stand

Four questions. A directional reading. See where your company stands.

Your Starting Position

This screening provides a directional reading of your company's position. It covers the structural factors that determine whether current returns are built on asset preservation or asset depletion. The full diagnostic requires validated financial data and is delivered through an advisory engagement.

Question 1 of 4
What share of your material inputs comes from recycled or secondary sources?
Think about your primary raw materials. How much comes from virgin extraction versus recovered, recycled, or reused sources?
Question 2 of 4
How is the relationship between your revenue growth and your capital expenditure developing?
Consider your capital expenditure trend. Is revenue growing faster than capex, or does every growth step require proportional new assets?
Question 3 of 4
What share of revenue comes from services, aftermarket, repair, remanufacturing, or lifecycle contracts?
Revenue from extending the life of products you have already sold, maintaining installed base, or recovering materials. Not trading or distribution revenue.
Question 4 of 4
What level of circular infrastructure is operational in your business today?
Closed-loop partnerships, remanufacturing facilities, take-back systems, battery recycling, material recovery programmes. Operational capacity, not plans or pilots on paper.

All four questions must be answered.

Your Indicative Position

Highest-leverage move

This screening provides a directional reading. The full framework validates the position with audited data and identifies the pathway forward.

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Catherine Schoendorff

Catherine Schoendorff

Former CEO Mercer Switzerland | C-Suite and Board Advisor

Over 30 years advising boards and CEOs in regulated, capital-intensive sectors on capital allocation, asset stewardship, and long-term value creation. Cambridge Judge Business School (Circular Economy). Creator of the Extended Shareholder Return™ framework. Member, The Circular Economists.

This screening provides a directional indication only. It does not include financial gate validation, audited data, or compensation assessment. The full positioning requires the Extended Shareholder Return™ framework delivered through a Rethink Value™ advisory service.