Uncovering the role of the industrial symbiosis facilitator in literature and practice in Nordic countries: An action-skill framework

Schlüter, Leonie; Mortensen, Lucia; Drustrup, Rikke; Gjerding, Allan Næs; Kørnøv, Lone; Lyhne, Ivar

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134652

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“…The necessary competencies are based on the corporate values of cooperation and building partnerships. Schlüter et al (2022) emphasize the crucial role of industrial symbiosis in shaping a circular economy, highlighting the need for a third-party facilitator in constructing and organizing resource exchange. The authors specifically identify five key skills essential for this facilitator role: social skills, work approach, motivation and interest, ethics and responsibility, as well as knowledge.…”

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The circular economy skills: regional dimension

Nikitaeva,

Bondarev,

Masych

et al. 2024

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Relevance. In the pursuit of sustainable development, the circular economy takes precedence as a fundamental imperative for industrial transformation. The current trend in the development of the circular economy concept is to place the main focus on the technological support of circularization and the corresponding innovations in business models, while the decisive role people play in this model of economy is often overlooked. Individuals with specialized knowledge, skills, and values are essential for developing and implementing circular models, making effective management decisions, and promoting rational consumption patterns. The demand for circular skills and the availability of relevant competencies can significantly differ across regions, necessitating further in-depth study. Research objective. The paper is aimed at developing a new methodological approach to the study of circular economy skills at the regional level. This approach considers these skills in terms of both employer demand and their incorporation into master's degree programs, accounting for regional specifics. Data and methods. The study employed a comprehensive approach, integrating theoretical methods with empirical analysis. Scientometric and content analysis identified taxonomies of circular economy skills, and employers' personnel needs were examined through the analysis of the HeadHunter job site using Python software. Additionally, the study encompassed an analysis of educational programs from official websites of universities in southern Russian regions. Results. A new approach to the study of supply and demand of circular economy skills at the regional level has been proposed and tested. As a result, it was determined that there is a demand for sustainable development specialists in various industries in the Russian labor market, which varies across different regions of the country. The relevant skills are included in the master’s degree programs offered by universities. There is a need for greater involvement of regional authorities in shaping educational demands presented to universities, as this is essential for generating demand in the job market for the corresponding competencies. Conclusions. To better achieve targets in sustainable development and facilitate the transition to a circular economy, it is essential to promote a balanced development of all the relevant skills and behavioral patterns. To ensure this, it is important to involve regional authorities in shaping the demand for these skills.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

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The circular economy skills: regional dimension

Nikitaeva,

Bondarev,

Masych

et al. 2024

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“…It refers to a non-public actor [1] which supports the collaboration among the organizations involved in the IS implementation case. Accordingly, for instance, a facilitator could be represented by a university involved in the emergence of IS in order to assess its feasibility and support the organizations in the actual implementation of IS (Patala et al, 2020;Schl€ uter et al, 2022;Walls and Paquin, 2015).…”

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“…Third, the role of unofficial facilitators was not investigated in this article. In particular, unofficial facilitators refer to stakeholders who, even though not formally recognized and appointed as facilitators, actually perform such role (Schl€ uter et al, 2022). Therefore, a deeper investigation into the "anatomic" variable referring to the facilitator's involvement distinguishing between official and unofficial facilitators could deserve further academic research.…”

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“…Scholars pointed out the benefits stemming from the IS paradigm adoption and performance assessment (Agudo et al, 2023;Fraccascia, 2019;Fraccascia et al, 2021a). Past reviews of the extant literature (Mortensen and Kørnøv, 2019;Neves et al, 2020;Schl€ uter et al, 2022) grounded this research field, also proposing a research agenda for those interested in IS.…”

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Exploring industrial symbiosis for circular economy: investigating and comparing the anatomy and development strategies in Italy

Sgambaro,

Chiaroni,

Lettieri

et al. 2024

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the most recurrent variables characterizing the collaborative relationships of industrial symbiosis (IS) (hereinafter also referred to as “anatomic” variables) established in the attempt to adopt circular economy (CE) by collecting evidence from a rich empirical set of implementation cases in Italy.Design/methodology/approachThe current literature on IS was reviewed, and a content analysis was performed to identify and define the “anatomic” variables affecting its adoption in the circular economy. We followed a multiple-case study methodology investigating 50 cases of IS in Italy and performed a content analysis of the “anatomic” variables characterizing each case.FindingsThis research proposes the “anatomic” variables (i.e. industrial sectors involved, public actors involvement, governmental support, facilitator involvement and geographical proximity) explaining the cases of IS in the circular economy. Each “anatomic” variable is discussed at length based on the empirical evidence collected, with a particular reference to the impact on the different development strategies (i.e. “bottom-up” and “top-down”) in the cases observed.Originality/valueCurrent literature on IS focuses on a sub-set of variables characterizing collaboration in IS. This research builds on extant literature to define a new framework of five purposeful “anatomic” variables defining IS in the circular economy. Moreover, we also collect and discuss a broad variety of empirical evidence in what is a still under-investigated context (i.e. Italy).

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“…Industrial symbiosis, as an effective means to improve resource efficiency, can better alleviate the carbon emission problem and realize regional green development, which transforms the linear economic model into a circular economic model (Schlüter et al 2022 ). In contrast to traditional industries that produce large quantities of pollution and consume a huge amount of energy, the industrial symbiosis system realizes a closed-loop material circulation and multi-level energy utilization through the exchange and circulation of material and energy flows, while also minimizing regional waste discharge (Dong et al 2022 ; Huang et al 2020 ).…”

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The impact of disclosure of risk information on risk propagation in the industrial symbiosis network

Shan

Guo

Wei

2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The interdependent symbiotic relationship between enterprises may bring potential risks to the stability of the industrial symbiosis network (ISN). In order to reduce the damage caused by further risk propagation to the system, this paper establishes the multiplex network to study the impact of disclosure of risk information on risk propagation. In the multiplex network, we use a small-world network to simulate a social network and propose an evolutionary model with scale-free characteristics to simulate the symbiotic relationships between enterprises. Then we establish a risk propagation model by defining transition rules among various states. Through theoretical analysis using the Microscopic Markov Chain Approach (MMCA), we find that the proportion of disclosed enterprises, the network structure of the ISN, the recovery rate of enterprises, and the degree of symbiotic dependence affect the risk propagation threshold of the ISN. Numerical simulation results show that increasing the disclosure probability of risk information can reduce the scope of risk propagation. Moreover, once the disclosure probability of risk information reaches a certain value, the risk propagation threshold can be increased. Finally, relevant suggestions are put forward: (i) strengthening the information communication between symbiotic enterprises may reduce risks caused by information asymmetry. (ii) In addition to the authenticity and integrity of risk information, it is necessary to prevent risk information from being over-interpreted or exaggerated. (iii) Enterprises should strengthen the ability to recover from risks, appropriately reduce the degree of symbiotic dependence, and enhance risk awareness to reduce the possibility of risk occurrence.

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Uncovering the role of the industrial symbiosis facilitator in literature and practice in Nordic countries: An action-skill framework

Cited by 12 publications

References 73 publications

The circular economy skills: regional dimension

The circular economy skills: regional dimension

Exploring industrial symbiosis for circular economy: investigating and comparing the anatomy and development strategies in Italy

The impact of disclosure of risk information on risk propagation in the industrial symbiosis network

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