Sharing for a circular economy? an analysis of digital sharing platforms’ principles and business models

Schwanholz, Julia; Leipold, Sina

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122327

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“…Practices related to the use and consumption aspects of material resources such as the act of sharing should also be considered. Sharing practices are associated to the CE principle of reuse and 'stewardship over ownership' which tend to be socio-digital in nature, driven by digital technologies with most literature focused on the mobility sector (car sharing and ride sharing platforms) and the housing and building sector with examples of business digital platforms such as Airbnb [49]. Moreover, according to the report conducted by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) [50] presenting their ReSOLVE framework, the highestpriority action areas for the public administration sector are share (sharing the use of, reusing and repairing products) and virtualise (dematerialising resource use by delivering utility virtually) thus highlighting the relevance of sharing as a suitable CE dimension for the public sector.…”

Section: Overview Of Circular Economy Implementation In Public Sector Organisationsmentioning

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“…The World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has defined in their CE Practitioner Guide that dematerialisation includes resource efficiency and optimisation practices, digitising the purchase of products and encouraging selling products as a service [51]. Although dematerialisation has been acknowledged as an enabler of the CE expecting to promote more efficient processes in organisations, waste minimisation, longer life for products and transaction cost minimisation [52], little research and few case studies have been undertaken to explore the impacts of digitalisation for a CE in practice [49]. The literature so far warns about issues related to the material use in the manufacturing of digital hardware and risk of rebound effects related to the consumption of efficient digital technologies [53,54].…”

Section: Overview Of Circular Economy Implementation In Public Sector Organisationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Advancing the Circular Economy in Public Sector Organisations: Employees’ Perspectives on Practices

Klein¹,

Ramos²,

Deutz

2021

Circ.Econ.Sust.

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Circular economy (CE) is a concept that is gaining attention as an approach to help accelerate the transition towards sustainability. Research has focused on the adoption of CE practices in the business sector while the adoption within public sector organisations has been relatively overlooked. Examining CE adoption in the public sector through the perceptive of employees is crucial because of their expertise in the organisation where they work. The main aim of this study is to identify what public employees perceive as suitable CE practices for their organisations and their critical role in implementation. As the adoption of CE practices is influenced by social and material configurations, this research has taken a case study approach, focused on the Portuguese Central Public Administration. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with public employees working on CE and sustainability issues, and a complementary analysis was undertaken of governmental reports and legislative documents. The results show that public employees view the existence and potential of CE practices mainly in the area of public procurement but also in resource efficiency and optimisation, dematerialisation and in practices related to the R-hierarchy including reduce and reuse. Both technical-oriented practices aimed to achieve traditional resource efficiency, and human-centred practices targeted at reducing consumption and sharing resources have been identified. This research provides insights into how a specific group of stakeholders envisions CE activities for their sector. Identification of practices for central public sector has the potential to assist decision-makers in the process of defining priorities for CE planning, implementation and monitoring. This study focusing on CE practices in central public sector organisations contributes to the calls for an inclusion of human/socially-based practices centred around consumption reduction, sharing and dematerialisation activities to enhance the transformative and innovative potential of CE.

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Section: Overview Of Circular Economy Implementation In Public Sector Organisationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Overview Of Circular Economy Implementation In Public Sector Organisationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Advancing the Circular Economy in Public Sector Organisations: Employees’ Perspectives on Practices

Klein¹,

Ramos²,

Deutz

2021

Circ.Econ.Sust.

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“…Pieroni, McAloone, Pigosso, 2019], and the sharing economy [e.g. Schwanholz, Leipold, 2020]. It seems reasonable to undertake further examinations aiming at the explanation of the nature of relations with sta-keholders in the case of specific types of circular business models and industries.…”

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Circular Business Models: A Stakeholder Theory Perspective

Kwiecień

2020

AUNC_ZARZ

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Circular economy business models are a specific type of sustainable business models that are mainly oriented towards the responsible use of resources. The specificity of solutions for the circular economy affects, among others, maintaining relations between enterprises and their stakeholders. The aim of this study is to discuss circular economy business models from the point of view of the stakeholder theory. The paper consists of three parts. The first focuses on the general assumptions of the stakeholder theory. The second one presents the essence of circular economy business models. The third part of the paper includes considerations on the relationships between companies operating on the basis of the circular economy business model and their stakeholders.

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“…Moreover, with the rapid development of information technology and computer science, emerging economic models and digital platforms are becoming an important driving force for the circular economy. Among them, the most notable is the collaborative economy, which has brought revolutionary changes to people's lifestyle and consumption patterns [14][15][16]. The collaborative economy is also referred to as the "sharing economy" or "collaborative consumption", and is commonly connected to the temporary and collaborative use of products and services [17].…”

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How Does the Collaborative Economy Advance Better Product Lifetimes? A Case Study of Free-Floating Bike Sharing

Sun

2021

Sustainability

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The collaborative economy is considered to have great potential in promoting the circular economy. However, there is little empirical research in this field. Taking the Beijing free-floating bike sharing (FFBS) program as an example, this study develops a system dynamics (SD) model based on the product lifetime extension business model (PLEBM) framework, and the business practices of FFBS. Combined with the dynamic evolution process of the FFBS market, the impact of FFBS on bicycle lifetime and the utilization efficiency of the urban bicycle system is explored. The results show that FFBS can reduce the required supply scale of the entire bicycle system by about 21%, and increase the average daily usage of bicycles by about 27%. In addition, FFBS also can increase the average lifecycle trip volume per bike in the entire urban bicycle system from approximately 900 to 1060, an increase of 16%. In particular, this study estimates that the optimal supply scale of the FFBS market in Beijing is about 800,000. It is worth noting that although enhancing the PLE strategy can increase the contribution of FFBS to PLE, it may also deteriorate the profitability of the FFBS platform. The authorities and FFBS operators should work together to continuously improve the profitability of the platform and strengthen its innovation capabilities to promote the healthy and sustainable development of FFBS.

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Sharing for a circular economy? an analysis of digital sharing platforms’ principles and business models

Cited by 87 publications

References 23 publications

Advancing the Circular Economy in Public Sector Organisations: Employees’ Perspectives on Practices

Advancing the Circular Economy in Public Sector Organisations: Employees’ Perspectives on Practices

Circular Business Models: A Stakeholder Theory Perspective

How Does the Collaborative Economy Advance Better Product Lifetimes? A Case Study of Free-Floating Bike Sharing

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