Mapping circular economy activities in the European Union: Patterns of implementation and their correlates in small and medium‐sized enterprises

T Katz‐Gerro, J López Sintas - Business Strategy and the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract With the European Commission looking for ways to incentivize the adoption of
circular economy (CE) activities by small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in the …

Sustainable development of small‐and medium‐sized enterprises in the European Union: A taxonomy of circular economy practices

F Bassi, JG Dias - Business strategy and the environment, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper focuses on the implementation of circular economy (CE) practices in small‐and
medium‐sized firms in all 28 European Union (EU) countries. The analyses take into …

Barriers to the circular economy in European small and medium‐sized firms

J García‐Quevedo, E Jové‐Llopis… - … Strategy and the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of the circular economy (CE) is currently gaining impetus as a way to move
towards sustainable, low‐carbon, resource‐efficient, and competitive economies. However …

[HTML][HTML] Adoption of circular economy practices in small and medium-sized enterprises: Evidence from Europe

PK Dey, C Malesios, S Chowdhury, K Saha… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Circular Economy (CE) practices have the potential to enhance sustainability performance of
organisations and therefore can help respond to United Nations Sustainability Development …

Understanding the effect of market orientation on circular economy practices: The mediating role of closed‐loop orientation in German SMEs

CVH Schmidt, B Kindermann… - Business strategy and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The implementation of circular economy (CE) practices is considered a key driver towards
sustainable development of firms. Earlier studies point to the general strategic approach of …

What is the relation between circular economy and sustainability? Answers from frontrunner companies engaged with circular economy practices

AM Walker, K Opferkuch, E Roos Lindgreen… - Circular Economy and …, 2022 - Springer
The circular economy (CE) concept has become a major interest for companies, promising
new business opportunities and a decrease in environmental impacts. Though research on …

[HTML][HTML] Mind the gap: Towards a systematic circular economy encouragement of small and medium-sized companies

D Holzer, R Rauter, E Fleiß, T Stern - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite a growing number of circular economy (CE) strategies, reports, methods and tools,
researchers have provided little empirical evidence on the corporate practices in small and …

Eco‐innovation and firm growth in the circular economy: Evidence from European small‐and medium‐sized enterprises

P Demirel, GO Danisman - Business Strategy and the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
As the circular economy (CE) concept gains growing popularity among consumers and
producers, small‐and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly look for ways to …

Perceptions of firms participating in a circular economy

N Cristoni, M Tonelli - European Journal of Sustainable Development, 2018 - ojs.ecsdev.org
Circular Economy (CE) is today a major concept within the sustainability debate
(Geissdoerfer, Savageta, Bocken & Hultinkb, 2017). Its theoretical arguments are widely …

The effect of phases of the adoption of the circular economy on firm performance: Evidence from 28 EU countries

I Moric, JŠ Jovanović, R Đoković, S Peković, Đ Perović - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although a substantial body of literature has analysed the potential benefits of the circular
economy, empirical evidence on the relationship between circular economy-related …