… the perspectives of companies that … frontrunner companies engaged with CE practices
understand the connection between CE and sustainability. In this research, frontrunner companies …

… companies investigated in this paper all shared some level of strategic intent to become listed
as "circular frontrunners". … Our ambition is to make the circular economy a reality by turning …

… Therefore, we study CE and sustainability assessment practices of frontrunner companies
already engaged with CE, which thus are inclined to assess their CE practices. Firstly, we …

… By interviewing frontrunner companies engaged with CE practices in Italy and the Netherlands,
this paper showed that most practitioners view the social dimension as important to their …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 2 Abstract The circular economy (CE) concept is gaining momentum
in both academic and policy circles. In particular, the vital role of cities in CE transitions has …

… The identification of these five roles is based on expected opportunities in the future, as
well as on the experiences of frontrunner companies today. Policy instruments that can …

… in comparative advantages between companies pursuing varying circular strategies, we …
-to-government markets are frontrunners for some circular strategies, we suggest a further …

… circular economy), public decision makers should reconsider these policies in the light of
the findings of the scholarly literature 1 . They should indeed adjust their expectations taking …

… Despite a growing number of circular economy (CE) … opportunities for further improving a
company’s performance. The … groups of SMEs, namely CE frontrunners, fast followers, a late …

… PROgroup, founded in 1996, is a group of engineering companies active in sustainable
buildings based on circular economy principles. Their office buildings in Windhof, Luxembourg …