articleApplied SciencesJan 30, 2022GOLD OA

Sustainability in the Circular Economy: Insights and Dynamics of Designing Circular Business Models

Duquesne University · Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology

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Abstract

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 the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Developing scalable and sustainable impacts in circular economy business models (CEBMs) has many challenges. While many advanced technology manufacturing firms start as small enterprises, remarkably little is known about how material reuse firms in sociotechnical systems transition towards circular business models. Research into CEBMs integrating sustainability and environmental conservation is still in its early stages. There has been increased interest in sustainability and…

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Keywords
  • Circular economy
  • Sustainability
  • Business
  • Reuse
  • Business model
  • Sustainable development
  • Industrial organization
  • Sociotechnical system
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