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Circular Economy – How can you benefit from thinking circular?

7.12.2021 14:53

The article is originally published in the magazine of European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management (ESTIEM) on November 19, 2021.‘Circular economy’ – an increasingly popular......

Rationality, experiences or identity work? Sensemaking of emotionally tense experiences of organizational sustainability

10.11.2021 10:13

We studied the employees' emotions towards the sustainability work of their employer. We interviewed 25 employees in a company that has a strong history of sustainability work but receives often......

The circular economy in manufacturing and service solutions: An air compressor company’s ‘air as a service’

1.11.2021 15:40

The case study highlights the integral elements of the circular economy concept and details the issues within the field of manufacturing and specifically air compressors. This case study focuses on a......

Finnish circular economy competence in the international network

26.10.2021 12:40

Finland has strong competence in circular economy. Currently five Finnish universities have been accepted as members of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation network, that promotes circular economy. The......

Webinar: Ecological equals economical – a deep dive into circular business models

1.9.2021 10:06

We are in the middle of a green transition, which brings with it multiple new business opportunities and innovative business models. Existing businesses are urged to change from linear, take – make......

The Role of the CJEU in Shaping the Future of the Circular Economy

21.7.2021 9:12

The case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) can have a crucial impact on the circular economy transition. Waste management and in particular the regulation governing the......

How to Reach a Safe Circular Economy?—Perspectives on Reconciling the Waste, Product and Chemicals Regulation

21.7.2021 8:53

The article examines the legal interface between waste and chemicals regulation and how this interface hinders the achievement of circular economy. The interface causes many problems for material......

Defined Is Half Solved? The Regulatory Barriers for Circular Economy Business

20.7.2021 13:37

This article identifies and examines regulatory barriers that hinder the development of the circular economy transition and argues that such barriers must be defined before they can be solved.The......

A systematic literature review of the transition to the circular economy in business organizations: Obstacles, catalysts and ambivalences

7.7.2021 14:18

We conducted a systematic literature review of barriers and catalysts to circular economy implementation in companies. With 69 articles covering the topic, in this review, we identified clear......

Circular-Oriented Innovation for Solving Grand Environmental Challenges: A Multiple-case Study

7.7.2021 12:58

Innovator firms play a key role in fighting grand environmental challenges (GECs) via circular-oriented innovation. The prior literature has acknowledged two innovator firm types, “born circulars”......