Going beyond waste reduction: Exploring tools and methods for circular economy adoption in small-medium enterprises
Going beyond waste reduction: Exploring tools and methods for circular economy adoption in small-medium enterprises
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10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106345
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2022-07
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M. Howard;Xiao-Ke Yan;N. Mustafee;Fiona Charnley;S. Böhm;S. Pascucci
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作者：
M. Howard;Xiao-Ke Yan;N. Mustafee;Fiona Charnley;S. Böhm;S. Pascucci
我们探讨了六个跨多个行业的中小型企业（SME）及其采用循环经济（CE）的方法。我们的研究探讨了中小企业采用CE的“方式和原因”，比较了所选工具和方法的机遇和挑战。一种多方法的办法是利用访谈、便利讲习班和工具演示来审查农业食品、服装、地毯、制造和流动部门的中小企业。理解CE的采用意味着中小企业在供应链，客户和政府/非政府组织的更广泛的背景下进行观察。我们发现，通过一些调整，目前的管理工具，如价值映射，生命周期评估，建模和模拟，能力成熟度可以帮助中小企业变得更加循环和可持续。我们的框架提出了CE工具部署的分阶段过渡，鼓励中小企业超越废物减少，并与社会和环境背景相联系，通过新兴服务市场，数字技术和区域合作的循环实践来获取价值。
We explore six small-medium enterprises (SMEs) across multiple sectors and their approach towards circular economy (CE) adoption. Our study explores the ‘how and why’ of CE adoption for SMEs, comparing opportunities and challenges around chosen tools and methods. A multi-methodological approach uses interviews, facilitated workshops and tool demonstrations to examine SMEs across agri-food, clothing, carpet, manufacturing and mobility sectors. Making sense of CE adoption means SMEs are observed in the wider context of supply chains, customers, and government/non-government organizations. We find that with some adaptation, current management tools such as value mapping, life cycle assessment, modelling & simulation, and capability maturity can assist SMEs towards becoming more circular and sustainable. Our framework presents a phased transition of CE tool deployment that encourages SMEs to go beyond waste reduction, and connect with social and environmental contexts, capturing value through circular practice from emerging servicised markets, digital technologies, and regional collaboration.