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What is the relation between circular economy and sustainability?: answers from frontrunner companies engaged with circular economy practices

2021-06-02Journal article Open access
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datacite.subject.sdg09:Indústria, Inovação e Infraestruturas
datacite.subject.sdg11:Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis
datacite.subject.sdg12:Produção e Consumo Sustentáveis
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Anna Maria
dc.contributor.authorOpferkuch, Katelin
dc.contributor.authorRoos Lindgreen, Erik
dc.contributor.authorRaggi, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorSimboli, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorVermeulen, Walter J. V.
dc.contributor.authorCaeiro, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorSalomone, Roberta
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-28T14:29:43Z
dc.date.available2021-09-28T14:29:43Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-02
dc.date.updated2021-09-17T14:51:22Z
dc.description.abstractThe circular economy (CE) concept has become a major interest for companies, promising new business opportunities and a decrease in environmental impacts. Though research on circular business models has recently increased, few scholars have investigated how companies engaged with CE view the connection between CE and sustainability. To address this gap, this paper uses a semi-quantitative survey and semistructured interviews conducted with companies based in Italy and the Netherlands. Purposive sampling was employed to target firms associated with national and international CE networks, as these companies already engage with CE practices. The survey was distributed online to over 800 firms, of which 155 provided information on their understanding of the CE concept and its relationship with sustainability. The survey results are complemented through findings from 43 interviews with a subset of the survey respondents. The survey answers show that companies view CE as one of the tools to achieve sustainable development, particularly in the environmental domain, where the focus lies on environmentally friendly resource use. Yet, the respondents are less confident whether CE increases economic and social benefits of firms. Interviews show that a majority of respondents position sustainability as the overarching concept. However, most companies advocate that the private sector should strive for both sustainability and circularity, though the distinction between the two concepts in daily business operations seems synthetic and futile to some. These findings provide an important stepping stone for better understanding how firms could apply CE practices to move towards a more sustainable society.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s43615-021-00064-7pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2730-597X
dc.identifier.issn2730-5988
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-2584133
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/11128
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCircular economypt_PT
dc.subjectSustainabilitypt_PT
dc.subjectSemi-quantitative surveypt_PT
dc.subjectSemi-structured interviewspt_PT
dc.subjectMixed methodspt_PT
dc.subjectPrivate sectorpt_PT
dc.titleWhat is the relation between circular economy and sustainability?: answers from frontrunner companies engaged with circular economy practicespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleCircular Economy and Sustainabilitypt_PT
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