Towards a consensus on the circular economy

Prieto‐Sandoval, Vanessa; Jaca, Carmen; Ormazábal, Marta

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.224

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“…A considerable amount of literature has been published on the circular economy, especially since it began to grow in importance in terms of legislation in countries and regions like China, the UK, and the EU (Boons, Spekkink, & Mouzakitis, ; Prieto‐Sandoval et al, ). This framework aims to highlight the definition of CE, its fields of action, the role of industrial symbiosis, and the related environmental certifications.…”

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“…In this paper, the circular economy is understood as “an economic system that represents a change of paradigm in the way that human society is interrelated with nature and aims to prevent the depletion of resources, close energy and materials loops, and facilitate sustainable development through its implementation at the micro (enterprises and consumers), meso (economic agents integrated in symbiosis) and macro (city, regions and governments) levels. Attaining this circular model requires cyclical and regenerative environmental innovations in the way society legislates, produces and consumes” (Prieto‐Sandoval et al, , p. 610). From this definition, four components of the CE emerge: (i) the recirculation of resources and energy, the minimization of demand for resources, and the recovery of value from waste, (ii) a multi‐level approach, (iii) its importance as a path to achieve sustainable development, and (iv) its close relationship with the way society innovates.…”

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“…For example, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry LLC developed the Cradle to Cradle design framework (McDonough & Braungart, ), and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Grata Design developed the Material Circularity Index (Ellen MacArthur Foundation & Grata Design, ). Such proposals tend to be focused on the macro or meso levels, meaning countries, regions, industrial parks and large‐scale approaches in general (Geng, Mitchell, & Zhu, ; Prieto‐Sandoval, Jaca, & Ormazabal, ).…”

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Key elements in assessing circular economy implementation in small and medium‐sized enterprises

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The circular economy has become an important issue in recent years because it makes sustainable development feasible by creating value in the economy and by closing the energy and materials loops. However, since most companies continue to operate under a linear model, it is particularly important to start providing companies with tools that facilitate their shift to the circular paradigm. The main objective of this research is to establish the key elements that are necessary for assessing the level of circular economy implementation. To that end, the Delphi method is used to validate and define the key elements of three categories: circular economy fields of action, industrial symbiosis, and environmental certifications. As a result, this study identifies the key elements that assess the degree of circular economy implementation and that allows small and medium‐sized enterprises to understand where they are and what they need to do to improve their performance.

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“…Several scholarly contributions (e.g., [5][6][7]) assessed the CE concept and its potential for sustainability, mainly based on systematic literature reviews of the concept. Nonetheless, as far as we are aware, there is no academic work that explores CE literature in its extended format, highlighting its diverse research trajectories and its forecasted development.…”

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A Systematic Literature Network Analysis of Existing Themes and Emerging Research Trends in Circular Economy

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The debate about Circular Economy (CE) has been increasingly enriched by academics through a vast array of contributions, based on several theoretical perspectives and emanating from several research domains. However, current research still falls short of providing a holistic and broader view of CE, one that combines existing themes and emerging research trends. Accordingly, based on a Systematic Literature Network Analysis, this paper tackles this gap. First, a Citation Network Analysis is used to unearth the development of the CE literature based on papers' references, whilst the Main Path is traced to detect the seminal papers in the field through time. Second, to consider the literature in its broader extent, a Keywords Co-Occurrence Network Analysis is conducted based on papers' keywords, whereby all papers in the dataset, including the non-cited papers, are assessed. Additionally, a Global Citation Score analysis is conducted to uncover the recent breakthrough research, in addition to the Burst Analysis used to detect the dynamic development of CE literature over time. By doing so, the paper explores the development of the CE body of knowledge, reveals its dynamic evolution over time, detects its main theoretical perspectives and research domains, and highlights its emerging topics. Our findings unfold the evidence of eight main trends of research about CE, unearth the path through which the CE concept emerged and has been growing, and concludes with promising avenues for future research.Sustainability 2020, 12, 1633 2 of 24 of CE, we explore the process of knowledge conception, dissemination and progress through a dynamic lens, with the aim to unearth its ongoing evolution. Accordingly, our main research question is: What are the existing themes and emerging research trends in Circular Economy?With this aim, we conduct a Systematic Literature Network Analysis (SLNA), which consists of a novel literature review method based on a dynamic approach that allows for uncovering how academics have addressed a specific topic over time since its early appearance. In other words, the SLNA results would complement the already existing systematic literature reviews about CE, in the sense that they supplement the reader with a synthesis of the dynamic development of the field, and a set of CE research development themes based on objective measurements.Scholars designed the SLNA as a quantitative-based method that builds on both systematic literature review and bibliographic network analysis [8]. The SLNA allows for embracing the knowledge of a field in its broader view and inherent value by identifying the main paths and key issues shaping its growth in a more rigorous way compared to conventional literature reviews [9]. Indeed, a conventional literature review usually relies on content analyses, which omit the dynamic evolution of the research. Moreover, the selection and categorization of literature relies on subjective, rather than objective tools. On the contrary, the SLNA relies on objective tools and algorithms (e...

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