Circular Economy Public Policies: A Systematic Literature Review

MELO, THIAGO AZEVEDO CONTE DE; Oliveira, M. A.; Souza, Sara R.G. de; Vieira, Raimundo Kennedy; Amaral, Thayane S.

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2022.08.079

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“…The consideration of knowledge spillovers by policy designers is critical for achieving a CE, which suggests a simultaneous approach that operates from the top down through public institutions and upwards from industry. This simultaneous top‐down and bottom‐up approach requires that the measures of government bodies and policymakers attempt to make firms collectively aware of both environmental issues and the social benefit of industrial activities (de Melo et al, 2022).…”

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Circular economy and public policies: A dynamic analysis for European SMEs

Segarra‐Blasco,

Teruel,

Tomàs‐Porres

2024

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Previous empirical studies have highlighted the importance of the institutional framework in fostering a transition towards the circular economy (CE). Adopting a dynamic approach, which merges three Flash Eurobarometer surveys conducted in 2015, 2017 and 2021 into a single dataset, we observe the evolution in the factors determining the adoption of CE practices. Firstly, using factor analysis, our results indicate two groups of institutional drivers: knowledge and environmental spillovers. Secondly, applying a multivariate probit model, we observe that both spillovers have a positive effect on the adoption of the CE. Finally, we find that the effect of knowledge spillovers remains relatively constant, while that of environmental spillovers tends to increase. This suggests that firms are increasingly benefiting from the adoption of circular practices by their peers. Policymakers should take into account that a more intense knowledge spillovers and a stronger institutional framework will increase the likelihood of European small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) adopting CE practices.

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Section: Conclusion and Policy Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Circular economy and public policies: A dynamic analysis for European SMEs

Segarra‐Blasco,

Teruel,

Tomàs‐Porres

2024

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“…In this context, the circular economy (CE) model has emerged as the newest approach towards addressing sustainability goals, among which reducing GHG emissions is of utmost importance. Tracing back to the work of Kenneth Boulding [19] and later to that of Pearce and Turner [20], CE has been extensively studied in business [21][22][23][24][25], academic [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] and policy context [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42].…”

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Developing a Tool for Calculating the Carbon Footprint in SMEs

Eleftheriadis¹,

Anagnostopoulou²

2023

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The need to rapidly reduce GHG has accelerated the adoption of circular models of production. However, this has proved to be a challenging task for SMEs, who lack the financial, organizational and informational capabilities to implement circular business models. In this context, calculating the carbon footprint (CF) of their products could provide the basis for assessing the different circular economy (CE) practices. The aim of this study is to present a CF calculation tool that can be used to calculate the CF of SMEs. The design of the tool was based on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, taking into account the various barriers that SMEs face in adopting CE practices. The tool was tested in a small cheese factory in northern Greece. The pro-duction process was mapped, a GHG inventory was created and the total emissions related to the production of a specific product was estimated. The final aim is to test this tool at a large scale.

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“…In this context, the circular economy (CE) model has emerged as the newest approach towards addressing sustainability goals, among which improving environmental quality is of utmost importance [13]. Tracing back to the work of Kenneth Boulding [14] and later to that of Pearce and Turner [15], CE has been extensively studied in business [16][17][18][19][20], academic [13,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27], and policy contexts [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36].…”

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Developing a Tool for Calculating the Carbon Footprint in SMEs

Eleftheriadis,

Anagnostopoulou

2024

Sustainability

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The need to rapidly reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) has accelerated the adoption of circular economy (CE) practices. However, this has proved challenging for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), who lack the financial, organizational, and informational capabilities to adopt circular business models. This paper highlights some of the SMEs’ challenges in adopting CE practices. It focuses on the need to calculate their carbon footprint (CF) by drawing on the literature examining the effect of information technologies (IT) on adopting CE strategies. This study aims to present a CF calculation tool used to calculate the CF of SMEs. The tool’s design is based on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, which assesses the environmental impact of a particular service or product over the different stages of its life cycle. The tool was tested in a small cheese factory in northern Greece, an SME representative of the country’s average SME. The production process was mapped, a GHG inventory was created, and the total emissions related to the production of a specific product were estimated. Our results show that adopting such CF calculation tools can have various implications regarding the organizational structure of SMEs, leading to cost reductions and reducing potential environmental impacts. The final aim is to test this tool at a large scale.

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Circular Economy Public Policies: A Systematic Literature Review

Cited by 13 publications

References 46 publications

Circular economy and public policies: A dynamic analysis for European SMEs

Circular economy and public policies: A dynamic analysis for European SMEs

Developing a Tool for Calculating the Carbon Footprint in SMEs

Developing a Tool for Calculating the Carbon Footprint in SMEs

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