Accelerating the Circular Economy @ HP

McIntyre, Kirstie

doi:10.4324/9781315113067-27

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“…One of the most concerted efforts to develop a widely accepted framework for measuring circular economy was the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) published in 2018 (IISD, 2018;Sitra, 2018). PACE was a joint effort from the World Economic Forum, UNEP, World Resources Institute, Philips, EMF and 40 other partners.…”

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Waste metrics in the framework of circular economy

Voukkali,

Papamichael,

Loizia

et al. 2023

Waste Manag Res

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There are several sustainability issues that the linear economy of today’s society cannot adequately tackle (i.e. resource depletion, waste treatment, etc.). As a result, the scientific community and policymakers give high priority to the implementation of the circular economy concept. The sustainable development goals of the United Nations are in line with the European Union’s (EU) commitment to a smooth transition to a circular economy. Circular business models require a shift in technical elements involving R strategies to replace traditional business models (i.e. reuse, reduce, recycle, etc.). Monitoring circular economy to provide quantifiable, measurable data is necessary for a successful transition. Monitoring tools (i.e. Key Performance Indicators, quality protocols) enable decision-makers to measure circular economy performance and identify circularity’s advantages and disadvantages. To stimulate the adoption of a circularity model addressing critical issues of excessive waste production and resource use, this mini review aims to address the literature gap of waste metrics in the framework of circular economy and offer insights on circular economy indicators to aid for a seamless transition to a more sustainable society. For this purpose, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis method was chosen to assess literature. The authors collected and analysed data from 101 records, 70 articles and 31 reports related to the topic under consideration. Through the literature review, it is obvious that moving away from linear production model frequently leads to the development of new internal capabilities along the value chain and, eventually, high efficiency that reduces costs, increasing productivity, encourages brand names, minimizes threats, creates new products and fulfils regulations and green consumer expectations.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Waste metrics in the framework of circular economy

Voukkali,

Papamichael,

Loizia

et al. 2023

Waste Manag Res

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“…In addition, few previous studies have outlined B2C examples of PSS systems, where the module is included at home. While such examples are available for B2C applications in the home, e.g., printing (McIntyre, 2018), robotic vacuums (Electrolux, 2019), no systems have outlined food production systems.…”

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Growing-Service Systems: New Business Models for Modular Urban-Vertical Farming

Martin

Bustamante

2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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To secure sustainable and resilient food systems, new approaches, innovations, techniques, and processes are needed. In recent years, urban farming firms have been developing and experimenting with innovative approaches to expand their offerings and connect with consumers in new ways. New business models are being developed to provide functions and services instead of traditional products to meet demands from consumers, retailers, and users. As such, modular growing systems are increasing in popularity to provide fresh produce, visual appeal, transparency, and other tailor-made functions and services in so-called “growing-service systems” (GSS). Using GSS approaches, firms are developing and providing modular and small-scale farms in restaurants, residential spaces, supermarkets, and other commercial spaces, often including a large degree of automation and optimization of digital solutions to remotely control their operation. Using qualitative methods, the aim of this study is to explore and analyze the development of these novel GSS systems, highlighting different strategies, business models, motivations, and challenges. The results illustrate the divergence in approaches to GSSs for vertical farming. This includes different scales of modular units and varying business models for capturing value from the combination of products and services. All of the systems include varying degrees of automation and digitalized solutions to ensure the services are monitored, which is done to improve growing conditions and improve the experience for the users. Business-to-business systems are being developed as both market expansion and awareness-building strategies, where modular units are provided as a rental or subscription model that includes a number of services. Business-to-consumer systems are being introduced as an alternative for consumers, particularly in urban areas, to have greater control and access over growing their own fresh produce. The modules are purchased by consumers, which includes a number of ongoing services from the GSS firms. By categorizing and exploring these systems, this article offers novel insights and a first endeavor to distinguish these new GSS systems in the growing segment of urban agriculture, controlled-environment agriculture, and product-service system literature.

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Applied Machine Learning: A Creation of Sustainable Development Progress Index Based on Circular Economy

Chang

Lee

2019

2019 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI)

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Accelerating the Circular Economy @ HP

Cited by 4 publications

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Waste metrics in the framework of circular economy

Waste metrics in the framework of circular economy

Growing-Service Systems: New Business Models for Modular Urban-Vertical Farming

Applied Machine Learning: A Creation of Sustainable Development Progress Index Based on Circular Economy

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