CircularityTradingEnergy Saving

Turning used technology and saved energy into revenue.

One partner, three levers — circular programs for your devices and trading for your stock, plus Energy Saving Certificates* for your energy projects.

* Energy Saving Certificates — available in Spain only.

In Spain, across Europe and globally.

Launched · May 2026
Madrid · Operating Iberia & globally
Three practices, two domains

One partner.

Two practices for your products — circular programs (trade-in, buyback, refurbishment) and trading (stock placement, cross-border). One separate practice for your energy projects — Spanish Energy Saving Certificates. Each runs on its own; engage on the ones that fit your business.

Circularity

What was sold can sell again.

We turn your reverse logistics into revenue. We design and operate trade-in, buyback and refurbishment programs — from market-data valuation to resale in secondary channels — so you recover margin without building the infrastructure yourself.

  • Spot trade-in & forward trade-in programs
  • Multi-category circular models
  • Ownership-based programs
  • As-a-service models
  • End-to-end program design & operations

Trading

What was unsold can still sell.

We place obsolete, discontinued or returned stock in secondary and cross-border markets. You free up warehouse space and turn dead inventory into liquidity. We move the lot — with qualified buyers and price discipline.

  • Stock placement & supply matching
  • Cross-border deal structuring
  • New, second hand, EOL, CPO inventory
  • B2B & B2C buyer–seller brokerage

Energy Saving*

What was saved can still pay.

We turn every kilowatt your project avoids into liquid Spanish Energy Saving Certificates. From quantifying the savings to selling the certificate on the Spanish market — we handle the regulation so you don't have to.

  • Certificate generation & commercialization
  • Obligated & Delegated parties sourcing
  • Installer, verifier & project pipeline
  • Spain-wide certificate trading

* Available in Spain only.

The model

Operator at the front.
Curated network behind.

I deliver directly

  • Deal structuring
  • Commercial negotiation
  • P&L responsibility
  • Single point of contact

I bring you partners

  • Selected from inside the industry over 25 years
  • Best-fit per project, not “any partner”
  • No marketplace lottery, no agency black box

One point of contact. Speed of an operator. Depth of a curated network.

Why Ciclo Uno

Operator. Not consultant.

Pablo Cornu, Founder of Ciclo Uno

Trust

Relationships built on respect, transparency and commitment.

Business for “Good”

Taking care of the planet and helping others is also a money driver — not a trade-off.

Focus

Clear before clever. Every effort goes into getting the deal right.

Connection

Business as a tool to bring the right people together.

25 years in consumer electronics. I've been on both sides of the deal — selling to carriers as an OEM, and buying from OEMs as a carrier.

25M+ phones sold, traded and procured across that career.

  • OEMs — Nokia (Sales Excellence Award 2007; Vodafone Spain share 33% → 61%), Sony Mobile (Vodafone Group account: €500M, 2M units/year), Sagemcom.
  • Carriers — Vodafone Procurement Company, leading the Sony Mobile relationship across 21 markets.
  • Trade-in & refurbished, since 2011 — built Vodafone Spain's first nationwide buy-back program in partnership with Zwipit (65% of stores, 12k devices/month). Then Likewize / Brightstar ($1B refurb portfolio). Most recently, Commercial Director EU & UK at Alchemy Global Solutions — contributed for nearly 7 years to the company surpassing $1B in revenue.

Ciclo Uno is my second company. The first — Now How Trade Marketing, Madrid 2010 — was where the buy-back work started.

— Pablo Cornu · Madrid · ES / EN / FR

Who we work with

Across the value chain — wherever the deal happens.

Ciclo Uno operates with everyone who moves products or energy: from the OEM that makes them, to the retailer that sells them, to the obligated party that needs to certify energy savings.

Retailers & carriers

Trade-in, buyback and circular programs at point of sale or online.

OEMs & brands

Forward trade-in, returns flow, certified pre-owned channel design.

Distributors & traders

Stock placement, supply matching and cross-border brokerage.

Marketplaces

Channel partnerships and inventory flow optimization.

Energy companies

Energy Saving Certificate generation, sourcing and trading with Sujetos Obligados.

Installers

Pipeline development and certificate-backed financing.

Foundations

Social-impact circular programs and refurbishment for purpose.

Corporates

Asset disposal, ESG-aligned circularity and energy efficiency.

How we engage

Flexible, outcome-based formats

We adapt the engagement model to your reality — from a one-off introduction to a multi-year program operated end-to-end.

  • Spot deals — single transactions, lots, EOL stock
  • Sourcing & commercial agency contracts
  • Master purchase & sale frameworks
  • Mixed services — circularity + trading + energy
Geography

Iberian roots, global reach

Headquartered in Madrid. Working with partners across Europe, North Africa, Latin America and beyond. Energy Saving Certificate business is Spain-only by regulation.

  • Iberia — primary commercial footprint
  • Europe — active trade flows in & out
  • Global — sourcing & placement on demand
  • Spain — exclusive market for Energy Saving Certificates
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