[HTML][HTML] Circular economy strategies as enablers for solar PV adoption in organizational market segments

W Van Opstal, A Smeets - Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2023 - Elsevier
While the uptake of solar energy has been a success in recent years, PV panels will cause
an increasing waste problem in the coming decades. At the same time, it is important to …

[HTML][HTML] Startups and circular economy strategies: Profile differences, barriers and enablers

W Van Opstal, L Borms - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Circular economy practices contribute to achieving sustainability and alleviating the
consequences of value chain disruptions and surging prices of energy and raw materials …

Does applying a circular business model lead to organizational resilience? Mediating effects of industry 4.0 and customers integration

ABL de Sousa Jabbour, H Latan, CJC Jabbour… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents groundbreaking research that analyses the direct relationship between
the adoption of circular economy business models and organizational resilience. In addition …

[HTML][HTML] The working future: An analysis of skills needed by circular startups

L Borms, W Van Opstal, J Brusselaers… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aside from potential environmental benefits, the implementation of circular economy
principles in businesses can have merits for the labour market. The current unemployment in …

Business model innovation in circular start-ups: Overcoming barriers in the circular plastics economy

FC Lit, JCCM Huijben, MMAH Cloodt… - International Small …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Circular start-ups (CSUs) are crucial for implementing a circular economy; yet, little research
has been undertaken on the specific barriers they face. Through a case study of CSUs in the …

[HTML][HTML] An application of the UNI/TS 11820: 2022 on the measurement of circularity in an electrical equipment manufacturing organization in Italy

V Amicarelli, M Primiceri, E Misino, C Bux - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Data acquisition to measure circularity in processes and organizations represents a
challenge, due to non-homogeneous quantification methods and different definitions related …

[HTML][HTML] Exploiting circular economy enablers for SMEs to advance towards a more sustainable development: An empirical study in the post COVID-19 era

RB Santolin, HB Hameed, A Urbinati… - … Conservation & Recycling …, 2023 - Elsevier
The transition towards a more circular development requires the activation of several key
Circular Economy (CE) enablers. Their combination generates a complex system that aims …

Which labour for the CE? An exploration of narratives on labour and circularity in Flanders

M Multani, K Bachus - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2024 - Elsevier
The circular economy (CE) and its impact on the labour market has received increasing
attention in both academic and practitioner circles over the past decade. The CE aims to …

Guest editorial: Circular economy in the agri-food, tourism and hospitality industries in the post-pandemic era

V Amicarelli, C Bux, M Fiore - British Food Journal, 2024 - emerald.com
The agri-food, hospitality and tourism sectors are under pressure due to trade tensions,
increased weather risks and high production costs (Amicarelli et al., 2023). On the …

[HTML][HTML] Using Natural Language Processing to monitor circular activities and employment

L Borms, M Multani, K Bachus, Y Dams… - Sustainable Production …, 2024 - Elsevier
In Europe, NACE codes are used for the official classification of sectors, however, the
circular economy is not sufficiently captured in this classification. Therefore, this paper …