There is no sustainable circular economy without a circular society

Jaeger‐Erben, Melanie; Jensen, Charlotte Louise; Hofmann, Florian; Zwiers, Job

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105476

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“…Collaborative actions in the framework of a CE can also be considered a social impact of a circular model measuring the percentage of residents who participated in a dialogue related to CE systems, the partners involved in industrial symbiosis (Girard & Nocca, 2019), or the involvement of stakeholders in the decision‐making process, and the partnership (Rossi et al, 2020). Some researchers point out that people of all ages and skills are central to the circular model (Stahel, 2016), which gives way to stewardship, and consumers become users and creators (Iacovidou et al, 2017), thus increasing the transparency of production processes to enable citizens to select more circular products and services (Jaeger‐Erben et al, 2021). Finally, the humanistic dimension related to CE is included in some studies that consider the impacts on human well‐being, education, health and living, and living conditions (Girard & Nocca, 2019).…”

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Social impacts of a circular business model: An approach from a sustainability accounting and reporting perspective

Scarpellini

2021

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Although several studies have approached the environmental or economic impacts derived from the adoption of the circular economy's principles by businesses, the social dimension of the circular model at the micro‐level is underexplored in the literature. To fill this gap, this study defines and analyses different categories of social impacts related to a circular business model to assess and report the holistic dimension of the circular economy at the micro‐level. This paper is eminently reflective, and the methodology is mainly based on a desk research method. In addition, the results of 137 brief surveys collected in Spain are summarised to reflect the social metrics of a circular business model proposed in the literature. This study contributes to the existing knowledge on circular economy from a sustainability accounting perspective and invites scholars towards new research topics from the triple bottom line approach of the circular business model.

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Social impacts of a circular business model: An approach from a sustainability accounting and reporting perspective

Scarpellini

2021

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“…This study is based on the stepwise regression method proposed by Baron and Kenny [39], Wen, et al [40], constructs model as follows: In the above formula (Equations ( 7) and ( 8)), 𝜏 i and 𝜑 i are the coefficients to be estimated, respectively. Obviously, combining Equations ( 1), (7), and ( 8), the coefficients to be estimated 𝜑 1 and α 2 , 𝜏 1 and α 1 , respectively, which also represent a, b, c, and "c′" in the mediation effect model. Thus, Equations ( 1), (7), and ( 8) constitute a complete mediation effect test model.…”

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“…The characteristics of the super large market scale, smooth production, distribution, circulation, consumption, Sustainability 2022, 14, 2432 2 of 17 and other aspects of economic operation promote the realization of internal self-circulation, including supply and demand circulation, industrial circulation, regional circulation, urban and rural circulation, and factor circulation [6]. Secondly, it is necessary to form a new pattern of international circulation, get rid of over-reliance on the traditional international circulation model [7], and form more international circulation patterns oriented towards southern countries and countries along the "Belt and Road". On the one hand, China, as a world market, has expanded its opening to the world and continued to share the opportunities of the Chinese market with the world; on the other hand, China, as the world's factory, will continue to provide the world with Made in China and Created in China, forming a new pattern of mutual promotion of domestic and international cycles [8].…”

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Exploring the Impact of “Double Cycle” and Industrial Upgrading on Sustainable High-Quality Economic Development: Application of Spatial and Mediation Models

Wang

2022

Sustainability

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In the context of the integration into the world economy, the domestic and international cycles of the economy constitute the basic pattern of economic operation. This pattern is closely related to the industrial structure, and obviously it can affect quality of the economic development. The Chinese government has put forward an international and domestic dual cycle strategy for reinforcing an environmentally sustainable high-quality economic development. Similarly, it seems critically important to explore what impact the “dual cycle strategy” and industrial upgrading will have on the environmentally sustainable high-quality economic development. To do so, this paper adopted a dataset ranging from the year 2004 to 2019 from a regional perspective in China, and an empirical research is carried out based on the spatial Dubin model-mediation effect model to analyze the impact of “dual cycle strategy” and industrial upgrading on environmentally sustainable high-quality economic development. The results of the study show that the rising industrial structure effect has emerged prominently. Both the “dual cycle” and industrial structure upgrading have a positive spillover effect on environmentally sustainable high-quality economic development. Further, the direct effect of domestic circulation is significant, but the indirect effect is not obvious. In addition, we found that the direct and indirect effects of international circulation are both significantly positive; industrial upgrading has a partial mediating effect in the “double cycle”. The study holds promising implications for a policy development.

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“…Circularity has been put forward as a key factor in the search for long-term sustainability and for supporting it by way of growth in GDP, new jobs, and resource productivity (EC, 2014 ). However, to bring about the all-important changes in the provision of social justice, equity, and inclusion along with consumer lifestyles (Jaeger-Erben et al, 2021 ), all actors in society must work together and be committed. The Ellen McArthur Foundation is playing a major role in the CE’s expansion and has developed several practical initiatives governments around the world have followed.…”

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A bibliometric analysis of circular economy in the fields of business and economics: towards more action-oriented research

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Environ Dev Sustain

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In this paper, we reveal and systemize development trends in the scientific field of the circular economy (CE). Our results imply that academic research on the CE focuses heavily on theoretical conceptualizations and technological solutions. However, these advancements alone are unlikely to help prevent from ecological collapse. With this observation in mind, we explore the potential held by a more relational, action-based approach to support a faster and more efficient transition from the linear economy to the CE. A useful combination of several bibliometric techniques gave us valuable references for re-focusing this area of science to adopt action-oriented research where a group of stakeholders collaborates and co-creates solutions. An analysis of valuable action-oriented CE studies reveals that scholars focus on the techno-economic aspect, where they develop ways to create optimal circular material and energy flows and co-design processes for products/services, as well as the organizational aspect, where they study self-sustainable community networks and participatory governance. We identify three research streams that would benefit from such action-oriented research for a faster practical implementation: sustainable supply chains, waste management, and business model innovation. A practice-based agenda is proposed to stimulate the scientific community to conduct future research on a CE that better supports companies.

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There is no sustainable circular economy without a circular society

Cited by 99 publications

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Social impacts of a circular business model: An approach from a sustainability accounting and reporting perspective

Social impacts of a circular business model: An approach from a sustainability accounting and reporting perspective

Exploring the Impact of “Double Cycle” and Industrial Upgrading on Sustainable High-Quality Economic Development: Application of Spatial and Mediation Models

A bibliometric analysis of circular economy in the fields of business and economics: towards more action-oriented research

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