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 …

[HTML][HTML] Circular economy as a driver to sustainable businesses

MV Barros, R Salvador, GF do Prado… - Cleaner Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Circular economy can play an important role towards sustainable business management
and it can be seen all throughout an organization. Although the current literature regards the …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to a circular economy in small-and medium-sized enterprises and their integration in a sustainable strategic management framework

F Takacs, D Brunner, K Frankenberger - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
A circular economy limits the consumption of virgin resources, fosters cleaner production,
and promotes the efficient utilization of resources. However, many companies still struggle …

Circular economy metrics: Literature review and company-level classification framework

C Vinante, P Sacco, G Orzes, Y Borgianni - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
With reference to assessing Circular Economy (CE) at the firm level, available literature
reviews do not clarify what and how has to be actually assessed, while many assessment …

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 …

Dynamic capabilities and environmental accounting for the circular economy in businesses

S Scarpellini, LM Marín-Vinuesa… - … and Policy Journal, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to define and measure the environmental capabilities that are
applied when the circular economy (CE) is introduced in businesses. Founded on the …

A systematic literature review of the transition to the circular economy in business organizations: Obstacles, catalysts and ambivalences

M Sarja, T Onkila, M Mäkelä - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a need for a transition from unsustainable linear business models to a more
sustainable circular approach, called the circular economy. To promote this need, a deeper …

The role of digital technologies in supporting the implementation of circular economy practices by industrial small and medium enterprises

A Neri, M Negri, E Cagno, S Franzò… - … Strategy and the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The adoption of Industry 4.0's digital technologies can enable the implementation of
circular economy practices. Nonetheless, current indications for industrial practitioners on …

Digitalization as driver to achieve circularity in the agroindustry: A SWOT-ANP-ADAM approach

L Agnusdei, M Krstić, P Palmi, PP Miglietta - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the last decades, the agroindustry is facing environmental issues due particularly to food
loss and waste, requiring a strong orientation towards sustainability and the circular …

Waste-to-energy supply chain management on circular economy capability: An empirical study

Y Fernando, ML Tseng, N Aziz, RB Ikhsan… - Sustainable Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
The circular economy initiative has driven the agriculture and agro-based industry to
compost production waste into clean energy. However, the company ability to turn waste into …