An important principle of circular economy is to decouple economic growth from the consumption of raw materials. As a result, the economy is not hampered by the shortage of raw materials to grow. It is assumed that a move towards the circular economy will promote economic growth. The United Nations Environmental Plan (UNEP) calculated that in 2050 the global economy would benefit from more effective resource use by $2 trillion a year (UNEP, 2017). In a circular economy, this gain would certainly be achieved. On the one hand through increased turnover from new circular activities and on the other hand through the creation of more functionality from the same number of materials and means of production. The development, production and maintenance of these circular products requires a specialised workforce, which will increase these jobs. On the other hand, there will be less demand for the extraction and processing of raw materials, which will reduce the number of less specialised jobs. This will increase the value of labour, which is good for employment and GNP (WE Forum, 2017).