Circular Economy Engagement in the Agri-Food Industry During the Covid-19: Evidence from the Twitter Debate

Esposito, Benedetta; Sica, Daniela; Sessa, Maria Rosaria; Malandrino, Ornella

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-19560-0_47

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“…Despite this, the authors highlighted that companies only communicated information on recycling and general CE issues. In addition, Esposito et al (2022) confirmed the importance of social media as communication channels for CE information and investigated the stakeholders' reactions to Twitter posts after the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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“…However, from an academic point of view, although the first studies on the CED are spreading, the communication channels examined are mainly represented by traditional corporate documents such as integrated reports (e.g., Barnabè & Nazir, 2021, 2022 and sustainability reports (e.g., Dagiliene et al, 2020;García-Sánchez et al, 2022;Opferkuch et al, 2021;Tiscini et al, 2022;Vitolla et al, 2023), while little attention was paid to the CED through social media. Currently, in fact, the academic literature includes only a very limited number of contributions on the dissemination of CE information through social media (Esposito et al, 2022;Esposito, Sica, et al, 2023). Therefore, a greater need for contributions aimed at understanding the dynamics relating to the CED through these platforms is evident.…”

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Social media to disseminate circular economy information. An empirical analysis on Twitter

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Albergo

Vitolla

2023

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In recent years, to solve the problems related to sustainability, there is an increasing need for a transition from linear production and consumption systems to new models oriented toward reusing, reducing and recycling. In the academic field, several scholars have turned their attention to the adoption by companies of the new circular economy (CE) models. Due to the interest of a large number of stakeholders in issues related to the CE, several scholars have begun to explore the CE disclosure (CED) practices of companies. Despite this, studies on the topic are still limited. This study, under the lens of communication and stakeholder theories, aims, first, to examine the level of CE information disseminated by companies via Twitter and, second, to explore the impact of some firm characteristics on the level of CED. The econometric analysis, conducted on a sample of 141 companies belonging to the S&P 500 index, shows that the most profitable and most indebted companies disclose a greater amount of CE information through their official Twitter accounts. Furthermore, it demonstrates a lower propensity by energy companies to disclose CE information via Twitter compared to firms operating in other highly polluting sectors.

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Social media to disseminate circular economy information. An empirical analysis on Twitter

L'Abate

Albergo

Vitolla

2023

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Flying toward transparency: revealing circular economy disclosure drivers in the airline industry

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Raimo

et al. 2024

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PurposeAlthough there is a growing body of literature on circular economy disclosure (CED), certain sectors, including the airline industry, remain underexplored despite the particular relevance of circular models in this field. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the dissemination of circular economy (CE) information by airlines through their website and investigating the factors influencing the level of CED. Specifically, this study focuses on the characteristics of the board of directors, given its central role in shaping disclosure practices.Design/methodology/approachThis study employs manual content analysis to measure the extent of CE information disclosed by 105 international airlines through their website. It then conducts a regression analysis to examine the influence of board characteristics on the level of online CED.FindingsThe results suggest that airlines with larger, more active and more independent boards of directors tend to be more inclined to disseminate CE information through their website. Furthermore, they demonstrate that board gender diversity does not significantly affect the extent of CE information disseminated.Originality/valueThe study offers valuable contributions by extending CED research to the airline industry and exploring new channels for CE information dissemination. Additionally, it highlights the role of the board of directors in shaping CED practices and confirms the effectiveness of the stakeholder-agency theory in explaining this relationship.

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Circular Economy Engagement in the Agri-Food Industry During the Covid-19: Evidence from the Twitter Debate

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Social media to disseminate circular economy information. An empirical analysis on Twitter

Social media to disseminate circular economy information. An empirical analysis on Twitter

Flying toward transparency: revealing circular economy disclosure drivers in the airline industry

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