Performance Benefits of Circular Economy: Between Convergent and Conflicting Interests
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 15585
Special Issue Editors
Interests: circular economy; performance indicators; firm performance, family business
Interests: circular economy; sustainability, public policy; public investment and public private partnerships
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental changes and resource shortages have become serious problems for the planet. In recent years, the topic of Circular Economy “CE” has become high on the European political agenda, and the attention of companies to sustainable practices has become relevant for a rapid development of CE. However, what are the incentives that are useful to boost it, what are the dimensions of performance (economic, environmental, social, …) that are possible to improve, and how do we measure them?
This call for papers asks authors to investigate the transition of governments and companies toward a circular approach identifying the incentives and benefits (social, economic, environmental, …) of CE and analysing the convergent and conflicting interests of the different public and private stakeholders. The main goal of this Special Issue is to fill the knowledge gap regarding benefits and incentives in light of performance goals.
Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Theoretical and empirical analysis of entrepreneurship in the Circular Economy;
- Recovery processes for industrial wastes and their economic impacts;
- Companies’ environmental impact minimization policies (e.g., GHG emissions from wastes transportation) and environmental benefits;
- Benefits of cyclical re-introduction of wastes into the production systems;
- Benefits of innovation in production and processes;
- Investigation into the links between the Circular Economy and the SDGs;
- Contribution of digitisation and new technologies to the Circular Economy, etc.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Riccardo Tiscini
Prof. Dr. Laura Martiniello
Prof. Dr. Alberto Dello Strologo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- circular economy
- sustainability, reporting
- performance
- public policy
- KPI indicators
- digital technologies
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