Towards a national circular economy indicator system in China: an evaluation and critical analysis

Geng, Yong; Jia, Fu; Sarkis, Joseph; Xue, Bing

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.07.005

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“…Several sources in the literature point at the importance of the regulatory framework, mainly as a source of potential barriers against the development of such strategies, or as the result of specific policy action to foster environmental sustainability [3,26,[45][46][47][48][49][50][51]. With regard to the regulation and stimuli, the literature stresses the need for coherence among the different measures in use [52,53], to avoid discouraging innovation initiatives.…”

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A Meta-Model of Inter-Organisational Cooperation for the Transition to a Circular Economy

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Abstract:The transition to a circular economy bodes well for a future of environmentally sustainable growth and economic development. The implications and advantages of a shift to a circular economy have been extensively demonstrated by the literature on the subject. What has not been sufficiently investigated is how this paradigm can be enabled through the inter-organisational cooperation among different business enterprises. In order to illustrate this point, in this paper we aim to contribute to the circular economy debate by describing and discussing such a meta-model of inter-organisational cooperation. The present study is therefore based on the analysis of three cases from an equal number of industries, from which we identified factors of potential impact for the stimulation of cooperation in a circular economy perspective. Last, but not least, we discuss the relations between the case studies and try to formulate all possible implications for both managers and research.

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A Meta-Model of Inter-Organisational Cooperation for the Transition to a Circular Economy

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“…Given its estimated population of 1.4 billion people in 2015, around 19% of the global figure (UN, 2014) known as a 'circular economy', the term was defined in legislation in China as a means of reducing, reusing and recycling activities conducted in the process of production, circulation and consumption (see also : Geng, et al, 2012;Xue, et al, 2010). The incorporation of a circular economy into the Outline of the 11th and 12 th Five-Year Plans for National Economic and Social Development was an important step, allowing much greater support and focus on sustainability (Su, et al, 2013;Wu, et al, 2014) This inclusion is significant as the five year plan cycle forms the medium term focus for government policy in China.…”

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The Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Concept and Application in a Global Context

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There have long been calls from industry for guidance in implementing strategies for sustainable development. The Circular Economy represents the most recent attempt to conceptualize the integration of economic activity and environmental wellbeing in a sustainable way. This set of ideas has been adopted by China as the basis of their economic development (included in both the 11 th and the 12 th 'Five Year Plan'), escalating the concept in minds of western policymakers and NGOs. This paper traces the conceptualisations and origins of the Circular Economy, tracing its meanings and exploring its antecedents in economics and ecology, and discusses how the Circular Economy has been operationalised in business and policy. The paper finds that while the Circular Economy places emphasis on the redesign of processes and cycling of materials, which may contribute to more sustainable business models, it also encapsulates tensions and limitations. These include an absence of the social dimension inherent in sustainable development that limits its ethical dimensions, and some unintended consequences. This leads us to propose a revised definition of the Circular Economy as "an economic model wherein planning, resourcing, procurement, production and reprocessing are designed and managed, as both process and output, to maximize ecosystem functioning and human well-being".

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“…Automotive and raw material sectors are often criticized and subjected to intense focus as being overwhelmingly responsible for the environmental degradation in China (Geng et al, 2012;Zhao et al, 2014;Time, 2007). These sectors are amongst those experiencing increased pressure to become greener under China's circular economy policy (Geng, Sarkis and Xue, 2012;Gunasekaran, Jabbour and Jabbour 2014), forcing them to have internally well-developed environmental policies and initiatives to guide their workforce.…”

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Green competence framework: evidence from China

Subramanian

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The International Journal of Human Resource Management

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Recently Human Resources Management (HRM) functions such as recruitment, selection, training and performance evaluation are expected in considering environmental management (EM) issues. Environmental protective acts with adequate ecological knowledge and socioeconomic behavior and skills are referred to in this paper as green competencies. However, a systematic approach for developing and understanding key factors that enhance individuals' green competencies is lacking. This study contributes to green human resource literature by integrating environmental consumer behavior literature with traditional skills and competencies literature to help firms to select the right individuals to achieve their environmental goals. Using Robert's competencies framework and structural equation modeling (SEM), this paper empirically examines the influence of individual green competencies on organizations' green practices and performance objectives. Our model is tested using a sample of 1,230 employees working in key industries in the Chinese coastal city of Ningbo. The results indicate that acquired green competencies are more positively associated with individuals' green competencies and green behavior. The study empirically demonstrates that verifying acquired green competence attributes such as environmental knowledge, green purchase attitude and intention during employee selection would certainly be helpful for firms to identify individual green performance potential.

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Towards a national circular economy indicator system in China: an evaluation and critical analysis

Cited by 719 publications

References 15 publications

A Meta-Model of Inter-Organisational Cooperation for the Transition to a Circular Economy

A Meta-Model of Inter-Organisational Cooperation for the Transition to a Circular Economy

The Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Concept and Application in a Global Context

Green competence framework: evidence from China

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