The circular economy (CE) has the potential to capitalise upon emerging digital
technologies, such as big data, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and the Internet of …

In recent years, the concept of a circular economy (CE) has gained importance and attracted
significant attention among scholars and practitioners. Research that examines the role of …

Literature on the circular economy business model (CEBM) has witnessed a sharp upsurge
in recent years. Although scholars have investigated CEBM from several perspectives …

Digital technology is regarded as providing a promising means of moving production and
consumption towards the circular economy. However, it is still unclear which functions of …

Abstract Research regarding the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and the circular
economy has gained traction since 2014. Paralleling the growth in the internet of things …

This article reviews the industry 4.0 (I4. 0) and circular economy (CE) literature from a global
value chain (GVC) perspective. More specifically, it (1) summarizes the empirical findings on …

Digital technologies (DTs), such as the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, or
blockchain, are considered as enablers for a more sustainable and circular economy. So far …

There is growing consensus in literature and practice that digital technologies (DTs) can
offer a wide range of potentials for implementing a circular economy in companies …

Digital technologies have been increasingly argued to enable circular economy business
models. However, the extant research is based on conceptual and review studies, leading to …

The growth of emerging digital technologies has led to premature and inconsistent
conclusions about the relationship between circular economy and value chain activities. A …