The circular economy is argued to hold great promise for achieving sustainability. Yet, there
is a dearth of research about what a circular future may look like. To address this gap, this …

The transition to a circular economy is often presented as a straightforward, neutral and
apolitical process, characterised by an implicit techno-optimistic and eco-modernist stance …

This paper presents a reasoned account of the critiques addressed to the circular economy
and circular business models. These critiques claim that the circular economy has diffused …

While the conceptual underpinnings of the circular economy (CE) date back to the 1970s,
the concept has recently become a major discourse in contemporary sustainability debates …

We live in a world that champions consumerism, innovation and novelty to drive endless
economic growth. Lifespans of consumer goods lessen (Bakker et al., 2014; Ellen MacArthur …

Abstract In April 2022, the European Commission (EC) published a set of policy proposals to
foster the European Union's (EU) transition to the circular economy (CE). Despite significant …

In this paper, we quantify the macroeconomic and environmental impacts of an innovation-
driven shift towards a circular economy, with specific emphasis on distribution impacts …

Definitions of the circular economy: Circularity matters Page 1 Ecological Economics 208 (2023)
107823 Available online 23 March 2023 0921-8009/© 2023 The Authors. Published by …

A common thread in the circular economy literature is the linear–circular contrast. This study
shows that the economy has always been a mix of circular and linear applications but in …

ABSTRACT The 'Circular Economy'has become a new buzzword in debates about
sustainability. Circularity, however, is usually presented in terms of scientific and …