The integration of circular economy with sustainable consumption and production tools: Systematic review and future research agenda

Marrucci, Luca; Daddi, Tiberio; Iraldo, Fabio

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118268

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“…In addition to the circular PP practices mentioned, other studies highlighted the importance and potential of implementing CE principles in PP processes as a driving force in accelerating the transition towards CE and sustainability, for instance, to promote CE in cities [74], to boost the plastic waste recycling industry by introducing requirements of recycled plastic in products [75], and to allow innovative product-service system solutions to enter the market by implementing PP for innovation [5]. Moreover, Marrucci et al [62] linked GPP as a Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) tool to CE in the consumption phase by advocating that integrating CE principles into PP processes can help buyers take a more holistic approach to sustainability and help GPP to move beyond the classic process of procuring only, with the goal of reduced environmental impact but also considering closed energy and material loops within entire supply chains. Interestingly, all the publications from the literature sample examining the integration of CE into PP pointed out that, despite the identified efforts to start the incorporation of CE in PP processes as seen through these 50 cases in practice, there is still a slow implementation of such practices generally.…”

Section: Circular Pp Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Circular Economy Practices and Strategies in Public Sector Organizations: An Integrative Review

2020

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The concept of the Circular Economy (CE) is an increasingly attractive approach to tackling current sustainability challenges and facilitating a shift away from the linear “take-make-use-dispose” model of production and consumption. The public sector is a major contributor to the CE transition not only as a policy-maker but also as a significant purchaser, consumer, and user of goods and services. The circularization of the public sector itself, however, has received very little attention in CE research. In order to explore the current state of knowledge on the implementation of CE practices and strategies within Public Sector Organizations (PSOs), this research aims to develop an overview of the existing literature. The literature review was designed combining a systematic search with a complementary purposive sampling. Using organizational sustainability as a theoretical perspective, the main results showed a scattered landscape, indicating that the limited research on CE practices and strategies in PSOs has focused so far on the areas of public procurement, internal operations and processes, and public service delivery. As a result of this literature review, an organizational CE framework of a PSO is proposed providing a holistic view of a PSO as a system with organizational dimensions that are relevant for the examination and analysis of the integration process of CE practices and strategies. This innovative framework aims to help further CE research and practice to move beyond current sustainability efforts, highlighting that public procurement, strategy and management, internal processes and operations, assessment and communication, public service delivery, human resources dimensions, collaboration with other organizations, and various external contexts are important public sector areas where the implementation of CE has the potential to bring sustainability benefits.

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Section: Circular Pp Practicesmentioning

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Circular Economy Practices and Strategies in Public Sector Organizations: An Integrative Review

2020

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“…Circular economy is progressively promoted as a way of separating economic growth and environmental consequences [9]. Low-carbon use and production mechanisms enable circularity and bolster the implementation of sustainable development objectives [10]. Circular economy strives to even out environmental protection, resource sustainability, and economic growth [11].…”

Section: How Gpp Drives the Circular Economymentioning

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Environmentally Responsible Behavior and Sustainability Policy Adoption in Green Public Procurement

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Research has identified that there is a paucity of reviews covering green public procurement (GPP) in terms of environmentally responsible behavior and sustainability policy adoption. Using, comprehensively, the most recent (2017–2020) and relevant (Web of Science- and Scopus-indexed) empirical sources, our paper fills the gap in the literature by focusing on the main developing streams of research, that is: How GPP drives the circular economy; GPP of construction and building materials; environmental and supply chain management measures in GPP; the procurement of sustainable innovation; environmental policy objectives of GPP as regards energy, pollution, carbon footprint, and climate change; GPP as an environmental policy mechanism for production and use of sustainable goods and services; and GPP as an integral component of sustainable development and performance. Further investigations can explore hot topics related to the role of GPP in the automated algorithmic decision-making processes taking place in data-driven smart sustainable cities because the harnessing, among other things, of sensing and computing technologies, network connectivity systems, and the Cognitive Internet of Things will fulfill the incessant exigencies of public administration.

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“…The above postulated EU requirements are reviewed for echoes in scientific literature and by key actors in SPP regarding examined obstacles, needs and trends. Therefore, the works of Sönnichsen and Clement [21], Marrucci, Daddi and Iraldo [20], as well as Cheng, Appolloni, D'Amato and Zhu [5] were examined as well as UN Environment [24], EU Green Public Procurement [10], and ICLEI -Local Governments for Sustainability [7].…”

Section: • Iso 20400:2017 Sustainable Procurement -Guidancementioning

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Sustainability of ICT hardware procurement in Switzerland

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2020

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability

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Sustainable procurement requires organizations to align their purchasing behavior with regard to broader goals linked to resource efficiency, climate change, social responsibility and other sustainability criteria. The level of sustainability in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hardware procurement is analyzed for two reasons: First, ICT hardware belongs to the six key product groups in sustainable procurement. Second, ICT in general is expected to be an important enabler for low-carbon economies, providing solutions to reduce GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions. While the advantages of sustainable procurement are obvious, certain barriers hinder the adoption in day-today procurement. This case study on ICT hardware discusses the three important barriers "lack of clear definitions per product group", "missing market intelligence about sustainable products" and "inflexible procedures and attitudes as barriers for innovative approaches" based on an in-depth analysis of sustainable procurement of ICT hardware by the public sector in Switzerland. To this end, tender data published on the national procurement platform simap.ch is screened for sustainability criteria using the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) nomenclature to identify relevant ICT projects. The results reveal to which extent such criteria as well as their determinants are currently included in public tenders. Using two different approaches, only a small number of tenders were found containing sustainability criteria of a wide range from basic to comprehensive. The overall performance of Swiss public procurement is benchmarked by comparing the identified sustainability criteria with available criteria from international key actors in sustainable procurement. Thus, this analysis provides novel insights on how public agencies today take sustainability into account when procuring ICT hardware. CCS CONCEPTS • Social and professional topics~Professional topics~Computing industry~Sustainability • Hardware~Power and energy~Impact on the environment • Information systems~Data management systems~Data structures~Data access methods~Data scans • Hardware~Power and energy~Power estimation and optimization~Enterprise level and data centers power issues • Social and professional topics~User characteristics~Geographic characteristics • Computing methodologies~Machine learning • Information systems~Data management systems~Database design and models

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The integration of circular economy with sustainable consumption and production tools: Systematic review and future research agenda

Cited by 123 publications

References 78 publications

Circular Economy Practices and Strategies in Public Sector Organizations: An Integrative Review

Circular Economy Practices and Strategies in Public Sector Organizations: An Integrative Review

Environmentally Responsible Behavior and Sustainability Policy Adoption in Green Public Procurement

Sustainability of ICT hardware procurement in Switzerland

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