In the past decade, use of the circular economy (CE) concept by scholars and practitioners
has grown steadily. In a 2017 article, Kirchherr et al. found that the CE concept is interpreted …

The circular economy concept has been promoted as a response to increasing resource
scarcity and as a driver of the transition towards a more sustainable economic system. The …

The UN's sustainable development goals underscore engaging supply-chain stakeholders
with environmentally friendly practices. Small-and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) are key …

The integration of sustainability in the circular economy is an emerging paradigm that can
offer a long term vision to achieve environmental and social sustainability targets in line with …

Abstract The Circular Economy is gaining traction in academia, industry, and policy making
as an alternative model that minimises resource depletion, waste, and emissions. To …

The literature already discussed about how the synergic implementation of Circular
Economy (CE) and Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) paradigms in industrial contexts could enable …

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 transition to a circular economy requires actions and policies. In the praxis of
governance, a common way to steer the transition to a different state proceeds through the …

The circular economy is promoted as a contributor to sustainable development; however, the
process of circular business model innovation remains under‐explored to date, hindering its …

This study investigates how the circular economy and business models are related in the
current business and management literature. Based on bibliometric analytical procedures …