Gaining the Circular Advantage

Lacy, Peter; Rutqvist, Jakob

doi:10.1057/9781137530707_3

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“…UKCG (2014) identified a key challenge of an unproven business case underpinned by viable business models such as requiring manufacturers to be responsible for their products once they reach their end of life. While this is evident in such sectors as medium-lived consumer products, it is largely absent in the built environment (EMF and MCK, 2014;Lacy et al, 2014;Pollard et al, 2016;Schulte, 2013). Other barriers include the lack of a holistic approach across the supply chain, short-term thinking and the low value of many construction products at the end of life (IC, 2015;Schult et al, 2015).…”

Section: Circular Economy In the Built Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is also predicted to bring economic benefits, including increases in gross domestic product, net material savings, employment growth, and reduced risk of material price volatility and supply (EEA, 2016;EMF, 2013a;Morgan and Mitchell, 2015). Business benefits may include higher competitiveness, resource security, flexibility and different business models to enable value creation (Lacy et al, 2014;Nasr, 2013;Stahel, 2016). The European Commission, national and regional administrations are developing circular economy policies to bring benefits to the environment and the economy (EC, 2015;LWARB, 2015;SG, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Circular economy in construction: current awareness, challenges and enablers

Adams

Osmani

Thorpe

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and R

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The application of the concept of circular economy thinking in construction, which is in its infancy, has been largely limited to construction waste minimisation and recycling. Little research on circular economy from a systems perspective including how new business models might enable materials to retain high residual values has been undertaken. Utilising the results from a survey and a follow-up workshop, this paper provides an analysis of an industrywide perspective of circular economy awareness, challenges and enablers. The survey results indicate that while there is industrywide awareness of the concept, clients, designers and subcontractors are the least informed and this is a key challenge for greater adoption. The absence of incentives to design products and buildings for disassembly and reuse at their end of life is a significant challenge. To encourage greater implementation of circular economy principles throughout the supply chain, a clear economic case is paramount, supported by metrics, tools and guidance.

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Section: Circular Economy In the Built Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Circular economy in construction: current awareness, challenges and enablers

Adams

Osmani

Thorpe

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and R

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265

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“…We contend that companies that succeed in developing such products and convincing consumers regarding their benefits will have a competitive advantage over others, as consumers become sustainability conscious. Thus, embedding the thinking about product life-cycle usage and management in the circular economy has to be consciously undertaken (Andersen 2007: Lacy and Rutqvist 2015; Remmen 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

Sustainable Marketing: Market-Driving, Not Market-Driven

Sheth

Parvatiyar

2020

Journal of Macromarketing

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Sustainability has emerged as a critical macromarketing perspective over the last five decades. Starting with the early concerns in the 1960s about the world’s finite resources that would limit economic growth, sustainability thinking has expanded to encompass societal issues and ecological and environmental considerations in economic and governance activities. Governments and businesses need to act in tandem to address myriad world problems associated with climate change, pollution, environmental degradation, depleting resources, and the socio-economic disparities that characterize persistent world hunger and poverty. A vital aspect of this challenge is to stop or reverse unsustainable production and consumption that have hitherto been pursued as part of market-driven business activity. Marketing, through its market-driven consumption-oriented practices, may have knowingly or unknowingly promoted these unsustainable production-consumption practices. Therefore, it needs to change its orientation from merely being responsive to consumer and market needs into a more responsible approach that drives markets for sustainable products and services and builds sustainable societies. In this paper, we review how sustainable marketing considerations have grown but not to the extent of becoming the driver of markets and business practices that meet sustainability goals. To this end, we present a framework for driving sustainable consumption through corporate marketing strategy and relevant government interventions. We highlight four strategies of corporate marketing and four types of government intervention for sustainable marketing.

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“…These aerogel-based materials for environmental applications should contribute to the reduction of water and air pollution, energy savings, responsible use of resources, fast detection of pollutants and the recovery of the compounds (aerogels; pollutants with economic value). They should also contribute to the reinvention of the global economy towards process innovations following the circular model of efficient and responsible management of resources and low carbon emissions estimated at 2.7 trillion € [91,92].…”

Section: Current Status On Aerogels For Biomedical and Environmentmentioning

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An Opinion Paper on Aerogels for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

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Aerogels are a special class of nanostructured materials with very high porosity and tunable physicochemical properties. Although a few types of aerogels have already reached the market in construction materials, textiles and aerospace engineering, the full potential of aerogels is still to be assessed for other technology sectors. Based on current efforts to address the material supply chain by a circular economy approach and longevity as well as quality of life with biotechnological methods, environmental and life science applications are two emerging market opportunities where the use of aerogels needs to be further explored and evaluated in a multidisciplinary approach. In this opinion paper, the relevance of the topic is put into context and the corresponding current research efforts on aerogel technology are outlined. Furthermore, key challenges to be solved in order to create materials by design, reproducible process technology and society-centered solutions specifically for the two abovementioned technology sectors are analyzed. Overall, advances in aerogel technology can yield innovative and integrated solutions for environmental and life sciences which in turn can help improve both the welfare of population and to move towards cleaner and smarter supply chain solutions.

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Gaining the Circular Advantage

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Circular economy in construction: current awareness, challenges and enablers

Circular economy in construction: current awareness, challenges and enablers

Sustainable Marketing: Market-Driving, Not Market-Driven

An Opinion Paper on Aerogels for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

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