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Article

Addressing Sustainable Social Change for All: Upcycled-Based Social Creative Businesses for the Transformation of Socio-Technical Regimes

by
Sara Calvo
1,*,
Andrés Morales
1,
Pedro Núñez-Cacho Utrilla
2 and
José Manuel Guaita Martínez
3
1
Business and Communication Department, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, 26009 La Rioja, Spain
2
Polytechnic School of Linares, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
3
Business Deparment, Valencian International University, 46002 Valencia, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(7), 2527; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072527
Submission received: 29 February 2020 / Revised: 1 April 2020 / Accepted: 2 April 2020 / Published: 7 April 2020
(This article belongs to the Section Industrial Ecology)
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Abstract

The global challenges caused by socio-economic inequalities, climate change and environmental damage caused to ecosystems, require changes in human behavior at all organizational levels, including companies, governments, communities, and individuals. In this context, it is important to analyse how social and creative companies that work in the fashion and industrial design recycling sector can address sustainable social change. In this paper, we propose an analysis in the countries of the global South. To learn how grassroots innovations can contribute to the development of sustainable strategies, we perform the framework of Technical transitions. We analyze the three main areas of activity that constitute an effective niche construction: social networks, expectations and visions, and learning. A qualitative methodology is used, a video case study with six grassroots organizations in South Africa, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Brazil. The results reflect the important role played by these grassroots innovations, contributing to the development of social and creative recycling companies that address socio-economic and environmental problems.
Keywords: upcycling; socio-technical regimes; niches; social and creative enterprises; grassroots organizations; video research upcycling; socio-technical regimes; niches; social and creative enterprises; grassroots organizations; video research

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Calvo, S.; Morales, A.; Núñez-Cacho Utrilla, P.; Guaita Martínez, J.M. Addressing Sustainable Social Change for All: Upcycled-Based Social Creative Businesses for the Transformation of Socio-Technical Regimes. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2527. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072527

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Calvo S, Morales A, Núñez-Cacho Utrilla P, Guaita Martínez JM. Addressing Sustainable Social Change for All: Upcycled-Based Social Creative Businesses for the Transformation of Socio-Technical Regimes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(7):2527. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072527

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Calvo, Sara, Andrés Morales, Pedro Núñez-Cacho Utrilla, and José Manuel Guaita Martínez. 2020. "Addressing Sustainable Social Change for All: Upcycled-Based Social Creative Businesses for the Transformation of Socio-Technical Regimes" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 7: 2527. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072527

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Calvo, S., Morales, A., Núñez-Cacho Utrilla, P., & Guaita Martínez, J. M. (2020). Addressing Sustainable Social Change for All: Upcycled-Based Social Creative Businesses for the Transformation of Socio-Technical Regimes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7), 2527. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072527

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