Towards a circular economy: An emerging economies context

Patwa, Nitin; Sivarajah, Uthayasankar; Seetharaman, A.; Sarkar, Sabyasachi; Maiti, Kausik; Hingorani, Kunal

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.05.015

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Section: National Database Is Sine Qua Non To Drive Organisation Towasupporting

confidence: 91%

“…An integrated national database is one of the primordial technologies that will enable organizations to partake in rethinking their business models towards CE whose processes have changed. This is in line with what Patwa et al [7] commented on, in that the core of CE has changed the development mode. This database should be such as big data that houses every type of data that could be accessed by all stakeholders to assist in redesigning their business models, planning, operation, continuous monitoring, performance evaluation, and business disclosures.…”

Section: National Database Is Sine Qua Non To Drive Organisation Towasupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Therefore, the change in the product chain becomes clear to all players as they challenge the archaic development modes that do not seem to be sustainable nowadays. According to Patwa et al [7], the core of CE has changed the development mode of traditional individual economy. A circular economy is like a lake.…”

Section: Background 21 Cornerstone Of Circular Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, in light of the aforementioned points, one is able to envisage the optimization of value circulation. This is connected to the strong influence of circulating the product per se among peers and consumers at large, using products as a service to encourage the adoption of CE practices in emerging economies [7].…”

Section: Background 21 Cornerstone Of Circular Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainable Technologies for the Transition of Auditing towards a Circular Economy

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This study examines the relationships between sustainability technologies, auditor transition, and circular economy models. Circular economy (CE) has been visited in recent studies as a matter of necessity to procure answers to pressing issues that befalls our society, aimed at the survival of the human species. While doing so, there has been little emphasis placed on sustainable technologies that will usher auditors into the new era. Data were constructed from a symposium organized by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), where scholars and practitioners addressed the future of auditing technology, regarding, in particular, the International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labeling (ISEAL) database official website and also interviews with experts dealing day to day with sustainability and circular economy. Discourse analysis assisted in working with these groups of data. Our findings identified 12 different relational types in our analysis, thus signaling upward trends in the preparedness of auditors in boosting sustainable technologies towards a circular economy environment. Additionally, our findings demonstrate the significant uptake of innovative tools implemented for new-generation technologies in order to enhance auditing. The findings of this study have implications for academia and practice which are aimed at technological preparedness for the transition of auditing towards CE. Finally, this paper contributes by summarizing the debate and speculations around the technologies that are driving auditing to CE.

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Section: National Database Is Sine Qua Non To Drive Organisation Towasupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: National Database Is Sine Qua Non To Drive Organisation Towasupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Background 21 Cornerstone Of Circular Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Background 21 Cornerstone Of Circular Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainable Technologies for the Transition of Auditing towards a Circular Economy

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“…It requires the utilization of natural resources on the basis of environmental protection, and the gradual transformation of economic activities towards ecologicalization. Its core idea emerged during the industrial revolution, and it has fundamentally changed the development mode of the traditional industrial economy [1][2][3]. The industrial revolution has accelerated the development of human society and the economy at an unprecedented rate, continuously expanded the scale of production, dramatically promoted the use of new and effective technologies, and greatly improved people's standard of living.…”

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An Integrated Measurement of the Efficiency of China’s Industrial Circular Economy and Associated Influencing Factors

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Since the 1990s, the notion of a circular economy has been developing globally; countries all over the world have been considering the development of a circular economy as an important means of achieving sustainable development. As the development of an industrial circular economy can help promote the efficient recycling of resources, it is an important starting point for industrial transformation and upgrading, and represents a key factor that will lead to the development of a circular economy in China. China’s varying provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) have successively implemented circular economy practices in the industrial field. The research object of the present study is 30 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the control of central government (Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and Tibet were not included owing to lack of data). Through the integration of geographic information systems (GIS) technology and the spatial analysis model, data envelopment analysis (DEA) model, and Tobit regression model, a measure model and index system are constructed, in order to carry out a multi-angle comprehensive study integrating the efficiency evaluation, spatial analysis, and influencing factors analysis of China’s industrial circular economy. It is an important innovation, and an important contribution to the existing research system. The conclusions are as follows: (1) In general, the overall level of China’s industrial circular economy’s efficiency was not high, and there was still a lot of room for improvement. The integrated efficiency of the industrial circular economy in the eastern region was relatively high, followed by that in the western region, and the lowest level in the middle region. (2) The efficiency of China’s industrial circular economy displayed obvious spatial aggregation characteristics at the provincial level, including clear spatial dependence and spatial heterogeneity. High-value aggregation areas were mainly distributed in the eastern coastal areas, and low-value aggregation areas were concentrated and contiguously distributed in the middle and western inland areas. (3) The four elements of economic level, openness to the outside, government regulation, and industrialization aggregation each impose a significant positive impact on the efficiency of China’s industrial circular economy, which can promote its efficiency. The level of industrialization exerts a significant negative impact on the efficiency of the industrial circular economy, which hampers its improvement. The impact of technological innovation on the efficiency of the industrial circular economy is not statistically significant.

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