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 …

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 …

Closing the loop through eco‐innovation by European firms: Circular economy for sustainable development

Á Triguero, MC Cuerva… - Business Strategy and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors influencing the adoption of environmental
innovations towards a circular economy (CE) by the EU firms, with special focus on …

Toward circular economy: The impact of policy instruments on circular economy innovation for European small medium enterprises

Q Ren, J Albrecht - Ecological Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
The transition from current linear economy toward a circular economy (CE) needs the
adoption and diffusion of circular economy innovation (CEI). However, the rate and direction …

A review of entrepreneurship and circular economy research: State of the art and future directions

N Suchek, JJ Ferreira… - Business Strategy and the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The circular economy (CE) emerged as an alternative model to the linear system to foster
sustainable development. Entrepreneurship represents a key factor in capturing new circular …

A typology of circular start-ups: An Analysis of 128 circular business models

M Henry, T Bauwens, M Hekkert, J Kirchherr - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
The circular economy (CE) concept is much-heralded among policy-makers, scholars and
industry professionals as an accelerated pathway towards sustainability. This move away …

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 …

Circular economy innovations, growth and employment at the firm level: Empirical evidence from Germany

J Horbach, C Rammer - Journal of industrial ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Circular economy (CE) describes a concept that aims at saving resources by minimizing the
use of material and energy over the entire life‐cycle of products, including production and …

[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 …

Resource efficient eco-innovations for a circular economy: Evidence from EU firms

G Cainelli, A D'Amato, M Mazzanti - Research Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Innovation adoption and diffusion by firms are key pillars for the EU strategy on resource
efficiency and the development of a circular economy. This paper presents new EU …