| Title |
The circular economy operating and stakeholder model ?eco-5HM? to avoid circular fallacies that prevent sustainability |
| ID_Doc |
4215 |
| Authors |
van Bueren, BJA; Argus, K; Iyer-Raniga, U; Leenders, MAAM |
| Title |
The circular economy operating and stakeholder model ?eco-5HM? to avoid circular fallacies that prevent sustainability |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136096 |
| Abstract |
A complete operating model for circular economy (CE) would benefit policymakers, firms, academia, society and NGOs for informed decision-making relating to CE operations, tactics and strategic goals. The current prevailing paradigm of a CE operating model encompasses three CE levels: micro-level for firms, meso-level for eco-industry parks and symbiosis, and macro-level for governments and regions. This is arguably an incomplete model, causing circular fallacies, such as problem shifting, poor prioritization, and optimization of the wrong system.In this paper, a CE operating-and also stakeholder-model is explored through theory integration (TI) of CE and the related fields of sustainability, economy, governance and management. TI from these fields has a potential to unlock compounding knowledge for operations and informed decision-making for CE. The result of this TI is the "eco Quintuple Helix Model" (eco-5HM) which integrates the three CE levels with the hierarchical triple bottom line (TBL), nine ecosystem boundaries, three decision-making levels and the 5HM. The eco-5HM comprises five operation and stakeholder levels - firms, governments, academia, society and environment - each with their own systems, operations, interactions, scales and indicators. This CE operating model can better inform decision -makers for CE operations and tactics to achieve the strategic goal of sustainability. |
| Author Keywords |
Circular economy; Sustainability; Operating model; Theory integration; Quintuple helix; Stakeholder model; Circular society |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000965059300001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136096
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