Description
Circular Economy in the European Union: Organisational Practice and Future Directions in Germany, Poland and Spain presents the EU's journey towards a circular economy (CE), identifying significant organisational practices in this gradually adopted field among member countries.
The book also aims to develop and propose innovative initiatives and practices for implementing CE across various economic sectors in selected EU countries, such as Poland, Spain and Germany. Covering topics which include the implementation of CE in the EU and worldwide, green employee behaviors, corporate social responsibility in creating pro-environmental attitudes and models of eco-digital factory transformation in SMEs, the book emphasises the importance of innovative, environmentally friendly, low-waste, and low-emission technologies. Consisting of thirteen interconnected chapters, it discusses the challenges and opportunities of CE, the importance of business engagement in addressing social and environmental problems, and provides practical examples of innovative solutions in various sectors.
This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of circular economy, corporate governance, business ethics and sustainable business, as well as entrepreneurs, managers, government representatives, and non-governmental organisations active in CE.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
Chapter 1. Circular economy in the world and Europe
Chapter 2. Challenges on the road to a recycling society
Chapter 3. Barriers, challenges and opportunities to accelerate the realisation of circular economy
Chapter 4. Sustainable business models
Chapter 5. The eco-digital factory transformation model in small and medium-sized enterprises
Chapter 6. Organisational support for green employee behaviour
Chapter 7. Support for enterprises in circular economy industries
Chapter 8. Brand projects supporting circular economy on the base of clothing sector. A case study of 4F Change and other research results
Chapter 9. Implementing a Circular Economy in the Construction Sector: A Case Study of Porto Office B by Sol e Mar and SAO Investments
Chapter 10. Circular economies in property management
Chapter 11. Circular economies in the plastics, packaging, batteries and electronics
sector. A case study of Kärcher
Chapter 12. E-commerce in the development of green competences of companies, their customers and employees, based on the example of the Strix agency
Chapter 13. The young generation and a circular future
Future Directions
Index
