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Jun 19, 2020 15:02
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Dutch term
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belang
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Environment & Ecology
circular economy
Mijn sleutel naar een circulair systeem is organisatorisch van aard. Door het *belang* voor circulaire omgang van grondstoffen bij de producent leggen. Dit belang wordt georganiseerd door na het gebruik het product weer retour aan de leverancier of zijn samenwerkingspartners te sturen. Gebruikers betalen voor gebruik in plaats van bezit of er zijn terugkoopafspraken. Op deze manier heeft de leverancier een belang. Een belang om zijn product op dusdanige wijze te maken dat hij of zijn partners in de kringloop de grondstoffen weer opnieuw kunnen gebruiken.
They are talking about circularity. How would you translate *belang* in this context?
Thank you!
They are talking about circularity. How would you translate *belang* in this context?
Thank you!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | incentive |
Liesbeth Blom-Smith
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| 3 +1 | interest |
Barend van Zadelhoff
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References
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Kitty Brussaard
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Proposed translations
+3
11 mins
Liesbeth Blom-Smith
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Dutch
United Kingdom
Highly educated, highly experienced
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch
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incentive
The writer wants to arrange things so that circular use of raw materials is in the producer's interest. The producer is thus encouraged to ensure circularity - s/he has an 'incentive' to do so (vanDale EN-NL: 'incentive' = stimulans
aansporing, prikkel, impuls, drijfveer, motief
E.g.: As I see it, the key to a circular system is organisational - by providing the producer with an incentive to ensure circularity of raw materials.
Terrible source text, by the way. You have my commiserations!
aansporing, prikkel, impuls, drijfveer, motief
E.g.: As I see it, the key to a circular system is organisational - by providing the producer with an incentive to ensure circularity of raw materials.
Terrible source text, by the way. You have my commiserations!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
+1
35 mins
Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
TR is the most intimate act of reading.
Native in: Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, Dutch
interest
Door het *belang* voor circulaire omgang van grondstoffen bij de producent leggen.
…, by making sure that the producer has an interest in circularity of raw materials
has an interest in - belang heeft bij
Dit belang wordt georganiseerd ...
This interest is organized/created by ...
Op deze manier heeft de leverancier een belang.
In this way the producer/supplier has an interest in this.
has an interest in this - heeft [de leverancier] hier belang bij
Een belang om zijn product op dusdanige wijze te maken dat hij of zijn partners in de kringloop de grondstoffen weer opnieuw kunnen gebruiken.
An interest in creating their product in such a way...
An interest in - Er belang bij om
…, by making sure that the producer has an interest in circularity of raw materials
has an interest in - belang heeft bij
Dit belang wordt georganiseerd ...
This interest is organized/created by ...
Op deze manier heeft de leverancier een belang.
In this way the producer/supplier has an interest in this.
has an interest in this - heeft [de leverancier] hier belang bij
Een belang om zijn product op dusdanige wijze te maken dat hij of zijn partners in de kringloop de grondstoffen weer opnieuw kunnen gebruiken.
An interest in creating their product in such a way...
An interest in - Er belang bij om
Note from asker:
| Thank you! I have actually ended up using both terms :-) |
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: "An interest in" is the same as "an incentive to".
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Not totally the same and not totally different. Also, interest can be used in all four instances, incentive cannot.
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Kitty Brussaard
: I agree this might work and I'd probably leave out 'interest' in the second example: This is organized by etc. See f.i. https://tinyurl.com/ycyfsdcf and https://tinyurl.com/y9ywy6pm.
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Thank you, Kitty. Nice examples. :-)
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Reference comments
20 hrs
Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Business Language Solutions
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, Dutch
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New revenue models play an important role in the transition towards a circular economy. Consumers and companies will for example pay for the use of a product or machine more often. If products would remain the property of their producers, this would provide the producers with an incentive to ensure a longer product lifespan, or to reuse the raw materials more efficiently. In addition, producers would also remain responsible for repair and maintenance.
https://themasites.pbl.nl/o/circular-economy/
Another example is Signify, formerly Philips Lighting. We have recently added Signify to our portfolios. The company is a pioneer in the development of energy-efficient led technology. But furthermore, the company also develops innovative service offerings, such as ‘light as a service'. This means that the company does not sell led lamps, but light. Or in other words: it leases the lamps to the users but retains the ownership. This means that Signify has a direct interest in making the lamps as sustainable and recyclable as possible, because at the end of the lease period the lamps are returned to the company. We find this service concept very compelling. It is a concrete embodiment of the structure of a circular economy.”
https://www.triodos-im.com/articles/2019/selecting-sustainab...
Key mechanisms shaping the role of products in a linear and a circular economy
Linear system mechanisms:
Tendency to disregard end-of-life phase
There is no economic incentive for product life extension, reuse or remanufacturing as they counteract most linear business models
Circular system mechanisms:
Internal incentive to incorporate end-of-life phase in business model
As products are assets, minimising life-cycle costs is an implicit incentive for a company, inducing a search for the best economic equilibrium between reusing, repairing, remanufacturing and recycling products.
https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/sites/default/fil...
https://themasites.pbl.nl/o/circular-economy/
Another example is Signify, formerly Philips Lighting. We have recently added Signify to our portfolios. The company is a pioneer in the development of energy-efficient led technology. But furthermore, the company also develops innovative service offerings, such as ‘light as a service'. This means that the company does not sell led lamps, but light. Or in other words: it leases the lamps to the users but retains the ownership. This means that Signify has a direct interest in making the lamps as sustainable and recyclable as possible, because at the end of the lease period the lamps are returned to the company. We find this service concept very compelling. It is a concrete embodiment of the structure of a circular economy.”
https://www.triodos-im.com/articles/2019/selecting-sustainab...
Key mechanisms shaping the role of products in a linear and a circular economy
Linear system mechanisms:
Tendency to disregard end-of-life phase
There is no economic incentive for product life extension, reuse or remanufacturing as they counteract most linear business models
Circular system mechanisms:
Internal incentive to incorporate end-of-life phase in business model
As products are assets, minimising life-cycle costs is an implicit incentive for a company, inducing a search for the best economic equilibrium between reusing, repairing, remanufacturing and recycling products.
https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/sites/default/fil...
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