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

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 409, С. 137261 - 137261

Опубликована: Апрель 21, 2023

Aside from potential environmental benefits, the implementation of circular economy principles in businesses can have merits for labour market. The current unemployment several regions Europe and qualitative mismatch between supply demand could be countered by reskilling force to adjust one another increased reuse, repair, or recycling, among others. This study uses interviews increase focus research question survey data perform an ordered probit regression analysis sketch future landscape startups' skills Flanders (Belgium), analyse relationship strategies different types skills. results show that design lower material use increases need transport logistics skills, digitalisation R&D IT recuperation waste requires technical knowledge. Furthermore, gender, age, experience entrepreneur influence needed paper probed policy recommendations uptake research. most asked measures respondents are innovation collaboration support (subsidies), fiscal goods services, public procurement services. is relevance stakeholders, such as startup ecosystems, sector organisations, makers market policy, educational institutions.

Язык: Английский

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Advancing a slum–circular economy model for sustainability transition in cities of the Global South

Nature Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 6(11), С. 1304 - 1311

Опубликована: Июль 27, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Circular economy startups and digital entrepreneurial ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 33(5), С. 4843 - 4860

Опубликована: Март 5, 2024

Abstract Circular economy (CE) is the way forward to protect an endangered environment, promote social justice, and advance sustainable balanced regional economic development. The proliferation of CE concept circular startup (CSU) boom coincides with digital transformation, a socioeconomic change propelled by widespread adoption technologies. This paper uses systems theory perspective study entrepreneurial ecosystem's (DEE) role in CSU formation. Fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) used empirically explore configurational recipes for presence absence high formation rate. results reveal that formation, DEE elements, such as protection access, act critical drivers, while other elements take on supportive role. findings also show complementarity effects, substitution neutral permutations among configurations.

Язык: Английский

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Challenges of circular new ventures: An empirical analysis of 70 cases

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 442, С. 141103 - 141103

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024

The challenges encountered by established firms transforming their linear business models into circular (CBMs) have received extensive research attention. Such experience and market foothold but tend to adopt an incremental approach CBMs due risks of model cannibalization. However, there is relatively limited on the experienced new ventures developing from scratch – ventures. New are often agile, experimental deploy disruptive even though they lack resources. knowledge specific this field constraining for entities such as incubators accelerators that seek facilitate emergence scale-up Furthermore, researchers cannot presume same when CBMs. Thus, aim article explore while scratch, synthesize sources these provide practitioner implications overcome them. In doing so, we studied 70 across Europe. Our makes four original contributions literature. First, our study seminal in using a large cross-country dataset qualitatively analyse empirical models. Second, identify which generic CBMs, certain CBM types particular. Third, show determined their: (i) type model, (ii) industrial sector, (iii) institutional context, (iv) liabilities. Altogether, highlight several similar challenges, particularly struggle liabilities newness smallness limits resources legitimacy enter strategic partnerships crucial venture survival.

Язык: Английский

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Barriers to adopting circular procurement in the construction industry: The way forward

Sustainable Futures, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8, С. 100244 - 100244

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2024

Circular Economy (CE) is a necessary intervention for enabling resource efficiency, energy conservation, waste minimization, and sustainability within the construction industry (CI). Among its many facets, circular procurement (CP) nascent concept that enables CE in CI. Despite extensive literature review studies conducted on intricacies, critical documenting barriers to adoption of CP CI remain scarce. This study systematically reviews existing retrieved from Scopus database. A systematic was 46 shortlisted articles published between 2010-2023 using Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol, key were identified. The results reveal both hard (HB), such as lack design production, reverse logistics, standardization, reliable information management, profitable business models, soft (SB), stakeholder engagement, trust routes, resistance change, perceived performance issues collaboration impediments Further, measures strategies mitigate identified also are presented current study. Finally, conceptual framework facilitate way forward enable transition traditional practices.

Язык: Английский

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Scaling up the transition: The role of corporate governance mechanisms in promoting circular economy strategies

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 349, С. 119544 - 119544

Опубликована: Ноя. 20, 2023

This study examines the role of corporate governance (CG) mechanisms in promoting Circular Economy (CE) strategies among non-financial listed companies manufacturing industries, which is still a relatively unexplored topic CE literature. Our findings indicate that presence stakeholder engagement practices, sustainability reporting, and environment management teams have direct impact on adoption strategies, while CSR committee, adherence to United Nations' Global Compact, executives' compensation linked environmental, social, performance do not effect but support through other mechanisms. Overall, this provides valuable insights for policymakers managers as it shows CG can be used promote business models, thus contributing climate risk mitigation objectives.

Язык: Английский

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

International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 42(4), С. 506 - 550

Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2024

Circular start-ups (CSUs) are crucial for implementing a circular economy; yet, little research has been undertaken on the specific barriers they face. Through case study of CSUs in Dutch plastics industry, we identify several key encompassing technology dependence, poor credibility, constrained resources, collaboration challenges, lack knowledge and inadequate institutional support. Additionally, highlight four success factors (SFs) that enable to compete plastics: value proposition design, market sensitivity, networking prowess ambidexterity. Our shows can enact these SFs as strategies-in-use overcome barriers. Yet still, continue focusing recycling-centric business models, limiting their potential drive transition more radically along waste hierarchy. This calls support from various entities such entrepreneurial ecosystems well multi-stakeholder perspective considers models interdependent with other actors chain.

Язык: Английский

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Cradle-to-cradle business model tool: Innovating circular business models for startups

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 467, С. 142949 - 142949

Опубликована: Июнь 19, 2024

Born circular startups play a pivotal role in implementing high-level circularity to fight resource depletion and address climate change. In developing business model innovation, face the challenge of lacking legitimacy, which can be approached by certifications provided concepts like Cradle-to-Cradle. As there is currently no supporting tool develop such models, this paper employs design science research approach proposes Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) Business Model Tool. The developed based on literature review, feedback from 42 users six demonstration workshops finally tested with eight startups. It succeeds aiding born navigating venturing process focus circularity. paper, C2C principles for product level are theoretically linked level. addresses elements as partnerships, communication, action-taking, thereby contributing innovation serving practical

Язык: Английский

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Too old for a circular solar economy? Age dynamics in the acceptance of solar and circular value propositions

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 212, С. 124001 - 124001

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Perception and awareness of circular economy within water-intensive and bio-based sectors: Understanding, benefits and barriers

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 464, С. 142725 - 142725

Опубликована: Май 28, 2024

Perception and awareness can affect behaviour decision-making, for example, how companies implement Circular Economy (CE) practices. However, there is limited empirical research about this topic. Thus, we investigated the perception of representatives from water-intensive bio-based sectors regarding CE concept based on interviews a survey with 10 in Sweden. Our results indicate that understood mainly as zero waste its key principles are resource efficiency ecodesign. Missing (or partially addressed) important elements consumption, social aspects, regenerative role CE, collaboration, Industrial Symbiosis. The main benefit implementing circular strategies economic, barrier lack financial resources. have broader understanding benefits than companies, more clarification standardisation necessary to avoid misunderstanding other concepts such sustainability.

Язык: Английский

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