Circular Economy as a New Stage of Economic Development

Chobanova, Rossitsa

doi:10.5772/intechopen.94403

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“…The state's institutional rationality gives it a cognitive ability to decide on proper actions necessary for a true institutional change and its bureaucratic competence gives it the power to implement this decision. Thus, state regulations might be needed to decrease the dependence of the SMEs on the existing LE system and to encourage them to perform proper CE actions (see : Chobanova, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Circular Economy, the SMEs, and the State: How to Govern a Circular Institutional Change Process?

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2023

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The linear economic (LE) system is increasingly becoming unsustainable as its use and dispose logic mercilessly exploits the environment. As an alternative to this, the circular economy has recently gained popularity. The CE promises a more sustainable system through decreasing resource leakage from the economic system via circulating economic activities from production to consumption. However, there is not a clear blueprint on the institutionalization of the CE. To provide an answer to this problem, this research focused on the Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (the SMEs). After qualitatively analysing the secondary data derived from the literature within an institutionalist theoretical framework, the research found that the structural dependence of the SMEs on the existing LE system prevents them from performing proper CE actions. As a solution, the state emerges as a macro-level rule-breaker, which could play a catalyst role in the SMEs’ transition to the CE. Particularly, it could provide necessary regulative frameworks, financial sources, technological infrastructures, and a circular change in consumers’ attitudes, which are strategically important to drive the SMEs towards the CE system. Therefore, this paper argues that the re-conceptualization of state-market relationship is an initial need to successfully govern an institutional change towards the CE.

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The Circular Economy, the SMEs, and the State: How to Govern a Circular Institutional Change Process?

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2023

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“…The application of this approach has enabled monitoring, assessment, strategy development, policy implementation and policymaking. Among the areas where circularity is manifested are sustainable resource management, social behaviour and business operations (Chobanova, 2020). Even though numerous indicators have been proposed over the last few years (Moraga et al, 2019; Saidani et al, 2017), there is considerable uncertainty regarding whether or not these indicators are suitable for policymakers and whether they are appropriate for the olive oil industry.…”

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Measuring circular economy in olive oil mills: A review of circularity indicators and tools

Kounani,

Pavloudi,

Kontogeorgos

et al. 2024

Waste Manag Res

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Circularity assessment and monitoring have become a core research topic in academic societies, as well as a basis for developing economic development measures. Despite the circular economy (CE) being a game-changer for the agro-food sector, little effort has been made to identify its level of circularity. In order to achieve the transition to a CE, stakeholders and industry professionals must be provided with appropriate indicators, tools and methods. Due to the complexity of CE measurement, it is necessary to devise indicators, methods and tools that are tailored to each industry. The objective of this review article is to identify the indicators and tools required for assessing the level of circularity in olive oil mills. This research collected data regarding available CE indicators at the company and product levels, as well as those applicable to the agro-food industry. As a result, a list of indicators appropriate to the needs of olive mills has been developed that could be used to measure the level of implementation of circular practices in this industry. The main conclusion reached is that once indicators are defined, they should be compared or combined with life cycle assessment methodologies to determine their applicability and effectiveness. There is no doubt that olive oil plays a significant economic, environmental and social role throughout the Mediterranean region. Hence, evaluating the CE is essential to demonstrate the effectiveness of current policies.

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“…Assessing and monitoring circularity has become a crucial part of economic development policy, as circularity gains attention (Chobanova 2020). While circular metrics are appeared to be essential for business and public stakeholders, several circularity indicators have been developed to address the lack of an integrated method for measuring CE effectiveness (Rigamonti and Mancini 2021).…”

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Circular Economy: Assessment of Circularity in Olive Oil Mills

Kounani,

Pavloudi,

Aggelopoulos

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Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science &Amp; Technology

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A central issue for academics and politicians regarding the circular economy in the last few years has been the evaluation and monitoring of the circularity level, so that conclusions can be drawn about how the implemented policies have been transitioning toward sustainability. Even though the research community has been working extensively on this subject, there has not been a consensus on what indicators to use to measure circularity in the agri-food industry so far. The aim of this paper is to highlight the circular economy (CE) indicators used in the agri-food sector, based on scientific literature and practice, so as to identify those that could assess circularity in olive oil mills. Furthermore, the project aims to develop a tool that will be able to assess the success of CE strategies and remove some of the ambiguity surrounding CE in practice. Due to the uncontrolled disposal of waste from olive mills, the Mediterranean countries that produce the majority of olive oil have to cope with major environmental issues, so the transition to a CE in olive oil industry is essential.

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Circular Economy as a New Stage of Economic Development

Cited by 6 publications

References 3 publications

The Circular Economy, the SMEs, and the State: How to Govern a Circular Institutional Change Process?

The Circular Economy, the SMEs, and the State: How to Govern a Circular Institutional Change Process?

Measuring circular economy in olive oil mills: A review of circularity indicators and tools

Circular Economy: Assessment of Circularity in Olive Oil Mills

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