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Title Which region and which sector leads the circular economy? CEBIX, a multivariant index based on business actions
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Authors García-Sánchez, IM; Somohano-Rodríguez, FM; Amor-Esteban, V; Frías-Aceituno, JV
Title Which region and which sector leads the circular economy? CEBIX, a multivariant index based on business actions
Year 2021
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113299
Abstract The circular economy encompasses a sustainable economic model based on a production, consumption, distribution and maintenance process that reuses as much as possible. In this research, the two-step composite Circular Economy Business Index was created, based on 17 environmental practices that companies have implemented to reduce the generation of waste and emissions and to increase the reuse and efficiency of materials and energy, among other actions. The use of a sample of 26,783 companies from 49 countries and 10 sectors for the period 2014-2019 allowed the aggregation of these initiatives at the country and industry levels. In this sense, our results show less progress in the circular transformation worldwide and can be used in the design of policies aimed at promoting changes in production and consumption systems in specific geographic or industrial contexts.
Author Keywords Circular economy; Composite index; Institutional environment; Environmental proactivity; Life cycle approach; Technological cycles; Eco-design; CUR
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000691258200009
WoS Category Environmental Sciences
Research Area Environmental Sciences & Ecology
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113299
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