Full Description
This volume presents a transdisciplinary approach to implementing a circular economy in international business. Written by global experts, this book provides a detailed and professional focus on issues that must be improved in order to successfully implement a circular economy in a variety of industries.
The book begins with a discussion of the theoretical aspects of circular economy and the challenges of going from theory to practice. The following chapters present case studies on the circular economy in different sectors of international business such as food systems, mineral processing, water management, energy process, waste management, the cement industry, and 3D printing. Issues such as the role of SMEs in the circular economy, and the progress towards circular economy 3.0, and strategies for teaching the circular economy are also discussed. The volume ends with a critique of the concept of circular economy and suggestions for future research avenues.
Written with multiple stakeholders in mind, this volume will be of interest to researchers and students of economics, sustainability, international business, and management as well as industry professionals and governments working towards establishing a circular economy in their fields and jurisdictions.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Circular Economy research: From theory to practice.- Chapter 3: Conceptualization of Circular Economy 3.0: synthesizing the 10Rs hierarchy of value retention options.- Chapter 4: Working with new conceptualization of Circular Economy 3.0.- Chapter 5: The circular economy: a critique of the concept.- Chapter 6: Waste management and circular economy.- Chapter 7: The Circular Economy and Energy.- Chapter 8: Supply chain and circular economy.- Chapter 9: Public Policy for Circular Economy: The case of the National Strategy of Circular Economy in Colombia.- Chapter 10: Circular economy as mechanism of resilience against COVID-19.- Chapter 11: Limits to Sustainable Development Goals: Discussing lessons from case studies in (un)sustainable production.- Chapter 12: University contributions to the Circular economy.- Chapter 13: Dissemination of Circular Water Practices in Colombia.- Chapter 14: The Circular Economy - United Kingdom.- Chapter 15: Implementation and scalability of circular practices in the leather tanning industry: evaluation of a Colombian tannery.- Chapter 16: Recycling and Circular Economy in Peru.- Chapter 17: X Economies: Towards Policy Intelligence among Economy Visions and Practices in Europe and Latin America.- Chapter 18: Globalization of Circular economy.- Chapter 19: Closing Remarks.- Index.
