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The Circular Economy (CE) paradigm is gaining increasing attention from both researchers and practitioners in the manufacturing industry, as a way to realize a more sustainable use of natural resources. Academics are still trying to build theoretical foundation, working on a shared CE definition and investigating drivers, barriers and challenges. However, a specific analysis about how Supply Chains (SCs) are adopting CE strategies is still missing. This work is an attempt to fill this gap through an empirical analysis of a sample of 98 companies that declare to have started CE initiatives. The aim is to analyze the relationship between the level of SC integration and the adopted CE strategies (e.g. the number of objectives pursued, the life cycle phases impacted by CE). A sample of companies, which have declared to adopt CE strategies in their organizations, has been analyzed in order to extract knowledge from the …