Policies for supporting the regional circular economy and sustainability

Abstract

The Circular Economy and Sustainability are among the greatest challenges faced by policymakers, producers, and consumers. Circular Economy processes demand less from the environment since they can minimize waste generation and, hence, can be powerful tools to combat the negative effects of climate change. Additionally, following subsidiarity principles, public policies supporting the Circular Economy should be designed at the lowest levels of public administrations-this provides huge opportunities for regional governments to design, implement and monitor these policies. This editorial of the special issue explores and discusses implications for those policies before introducing the five papers published in the special issue dedicated to policies for regional economy and sustainability. While some of the papers attempt to conceptualize sustainable development through a microeconomic perspective, others have a clear macroeconomic empirical focus. In consequence, this special issue provides a rich body of work for further Circularity and Sustainability nexus studies.

Circular economy practices as a tool for sustainable development in the context of renewable energy: What are the opportunities for the EU?

“…The mentioned index was selected as an output, as scholars state that there is a relationship between the circular economy and sustainable development. For instance, Arauzo-Carod et al (2022) claim that a circular economy could decrease the negative effects of climate change and, hence, contribute to sustainable development. Ünal and Sinha (2023) state that circular economy paradigms enable companies to rethink their resource management behaviour, which, in turn, could lead to more sustainable behaviour, which is part of a country's sustainable development.…”

Bio-based agricultural products: a sustainable alternative to agrochemicals for promoting a circular economy

“…To advance circular economy ethics and policy, citizen involvement, collaborative strategies, and the participation of numerous rms are essential. 96,104…”

The impact of dynamic capabilities on circular economy: the mediating effect of the industrial Internet of things

“…Manufacturing firms' use of CE practices and strategies will help improve the use of resources by creating an integrated ecosystem that allows reusing all usable resources more than once and recycling products (Arauzo-Carod et al ., 2022) to enhance the performance of the sustainable supply chain (Walker et al ., 2022).…”