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The Debate If Agents Matter vs. the System Matters in Sustainability Transitions—A Review of the Literature

5.7.2021 12:43

Agency in sustainability transitions through a literature review. In the discipline of sustainability transitions the knowledge on agency is scattered. Agency is a mean to enable CE.Authors: Katariina......

Coopetition and Alignment in Circular Economy Ecosystems - Beverage Package Recycling System and Circular Economy Service Platform

21.4.2021 9:44

The increasing pressures towards more environmentally friendly operations, drive companies to work together to forward shared objectives. To achieve system-level outcomes in advancing circular......

Sustainability is a Privilege

7.4.2021 11:07

Being sustainable is a privilege. While at first that statement may seem quite harsh and out of place, it is in fact a reminder that sustainable living and actions are often for those whose basic......

The interagency cycle in sustainability transition

9.3.2021 13:34

This chapter develops the concept of interagency as a research approach to better understand nonhuman agency and materiality in sustainability transitions. Interagency is a process that becomes......

Financial Drivers and Inhibitors of Circular Economy Business

5.3.2021 12:44

Despite the finance industry’s growing interest towards and crucial role in pursuing sustainable development, scholars’ interest in the connection of finance and sustainability, the Circular......

Triggering sustainability communication in a B2B context: combining action research and sensemaking

5.3.2021 12:20

This is a action research on initiating sustainability communication in a shipbuilding network. The research data consists of 16 interviews in the network. The key findings are twofold. First, we......

Stakeholder interests in a transition towards sustainable circular economy

25.2.2021 11:59

In this case study, stakeholders´ interests were examined regarding a circular economy (CE) in Finland. The study focused on the key stakeholders identified in the CICAT2025 research project. A......

Applying the circular economy to a business model: an illustrative case study of a pioneering energy company

10.2.2021 10:31

While the circular economy (CE) has awakened discussion in business model literature, understanding of the circular business model (CBM) and value-creation opportunities in practice have been limited.......

How do stakeholders understand sustainable circular economy - consesus or contradictions?

4.2.2021 16:16

This study investigates how CE and its linkage to sustainability are understood among key stakeholders involved in the promotion of circular economy in Finland. This study is a part of CICAT2025......

The role of waste management employees in the eco-innovation process

4.2.2021 15:54

The aim of the study was to get acquainted with eco-innovations from employees in the context of waste transport services. The study investigated the role of waste transport service workers in......