The Internet of Value and the Circular Economy

The debate about circular economy (CE) is increasingly present in the strategic agenda of organisations around the world, being driven by government agencies and general population pressures, or by organisations’ own vision for a sustainable future. This is due in part to the increasing possibility of turning original theoretical CE proposals into real economically viable initiatives, now possible with modern technology applications such as big data and the internet of things (IoT). Information technology (IT) professionals have been called upon to incorporate technology projects into their strategic plans to support their organisations’ transition to CE, but a structured framework with the necessary IT capabilities still lacks. This study focuses on taking the first step towards this path, by extending the technology attributes present on the existing Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) Regenerate, Share, Optimise, Loop, Virtualise and Exchange (ReSOLVE) framework. The research was conducted based on an extensive literature review through 226 articles retrieved from Scopus® and Web of ScienceTM databases, which were triangulated, validated and complemented with content analysis using the ‘R’ statistical tool, grey literature research and inputs from specialists. Part I describes the introduction and methods used in this study.

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The Green Blockchains of Circular Economy

Electronics ◽

10.3390/electronics10162008 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (16) ◽

pp. 2008

Author(s):

George Hatzivasilis ◽

Sotiris Ioannidis ◽

Konstantinos Fysarakis ◽

George Spanoudakis ◽

Nikos Papadakis

Keyword(s):

Circular Economy ◽

Data Driven ◽

The Internet ◽

Learning Approach ◽

Smart Contracts ◽

Business Logic ◽

The Core ◽

Contract Type ◽

Computationally Intensive ◽

The Internet Of Things

Eco-friendly systems are necessitated nowadays, as the global consumption is increasing. A data-driven aspect is prominent, involving the Internet of Things (IoT) as the main enabler of a Circular Economy (CE). Henceforth, IoT equipment records the system’s functionality, with machine learning (ML) optimizing green computing operations. Entities exchange and reuse CE assets. Transparency is vital as the beneficiaries must track the assets’ history. This article proposes a framework where blockchaining administrates the cooperative vision of CE-IoT. For the core operation, the blockchain ledger records the changes in the assets’ states via smart contracts that implement the CE business logic and are lightweight, complying with the IoT requirements. Moreover, a federated learning approach is proposed, where computationally intensive ML tasks are distributed via a second contract type. Thus, “green-miners” devote their resources not only for making money, but also for optimizing operations of real-systems, which results in actual resource savings.

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The Healthcare Sustainable Supply Chain 4.0: The Circular Economy Transition Conceptual Framework with the Corporate Social Responsibility Mirror

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11123259 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 3259 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Gláucya Daú ◽

Annibal Scavarda ◽

Luiz Felipe Scavarda ◽

Vivianne Julianelli Taveira Portugal

Keyword(s):

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

The Internet ◽

Sustainable Supply Chain ◽

Sustainable Practices ◽

Corporate Social

Concern regarding the circular economy and Industry 4.0 is starting to increase in the emerging countries. This research study aims to analyze the healthcare sustainable supply chain 4.0 by proposing the circular economy transition conceptual framework with the corporate social responsibility mirror. The authors developed an observation guideline to collect empirical data from a private healthcare institution located in Rio de Janeiro, which has been promoting investment in new technologies within its operations. The research observation is between January and April 2017. The results show the glass structure can be a channel that provides the lightning resources, the solar energy with the photovoltaic panels, and the water management. The corporate social responsibility links the social role in healthcare institutions with sustainable practices and it improves smart technologies. The applicability of the internet of things and the internet of services adds value to sustainable practices. The circular economy transition conceptual framework integrates the result analyses. The research concludes that the union among the triple bottom line, Industry 4.0, and the corporate social responsibility allows the transition from the linear model to the circular model and can improve the sustainable healthcare supply chain 4.0.

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Port Strategy for Sustainable Development: Circularization and Value Creation—Introduction to a Special Issue

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12239914 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (23) ◽

pp. 9914

Author(s):

Elvira Haezendonck

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Internet Of Things ◽

Value Creation ◽

Circular Economy ◽

The Internet ◽

Special Issue ◽

The Internet Of Things

Today, most large port hubs embrace the circular economy (CE) transformation challenge, and include this together with smart digitalization and the Internet of Things (IoT) in their strategic priorities [...]

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Assessing the Role of Big Data and the Internet of Things on the Transition to Circular Economy: Part II : An extension of the ReSOLVE framework proposal through a literature review

Johnson Matthey Technology Review ◽

10.1595/205651319x15650189172931 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 32-41

Author(s):

Gustavo Cattelan Nobre ◽

Elaine Tavares

Keyword(s):

Public Administration ◽

Circular Economy ◽

The Internet ◽

It Investments ◽

It Capabilities ◽

Technology Attributes ◽

The Internet Of Things ◽

Action Groups ◽

Macarthur Foundation

This paper presents the main findings of a literature-based study of circular economy (CE) extending the technology attributes present on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) Regenerate, Share, Optimise, Loop, Virtualise and Exchange (ReSOLVE) framework. The introduction and methods were presented in Part I (1). Part II concludes that there are 39 capabilities grouped into six elementary CE principles and five action groups, with public administration being the most interested sector, forming the CE information technology (IT) capabilities framework. It is expected the framework can be used as a diagnostic tool to allow organisations to evaluate their technological gaps and plan their IT investments to support the transition to CE.

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A Framework for Pairing Circular Economy and the Internet of Things

2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) ◽

10.1109/icc.2018.8422488 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ioannis Askoxylakis

Keyword(s):

Internet Of Things ◽

Circular Economy ◽

The Internet ◽

The Internet Of Things

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Displacement and Reinforcement Effects of the Internet and Other Media as Sources of Advertising Information

Journal of Advertising Research ◽

10.1017/s0021849904040073 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 126-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

JAMES C. TSAO ◽

STANLEY D. SIBLEY

Keyword(s):

The Internet ◽

Advertising Information

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A hitchhiker’s guide to microscopy and microanalysis using telecommunications, e-mail, and the Internet

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100169687 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 390-391 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nestor J. Zaluzec

Keyword(s):

The Internet ◽

Information Superhighway ◽

The World ◽

Exchange Information ◽

On Line ◽

Computer Based ◽

Software And Hardware ◽

Communication Software ◽

Basic Ideas ◽

E Mail

The Information SuperHighway, Email, The Internet, FTP, BBS, Modems, : all buzz words which are becoming more and more routine in our daily life. Confusing terminology? Hopefully it won't be in a few minutes, all you need is to have a handle on a few basic concepts and terms and you will be on-line with the rest of the "telecommunication experts". These terms all refer to some type or aspect of tools associated with a range of computer-based communication software and hardware. They are in fact far less complex than the instruments we use on a day to day basis as microscopist's and microanalyst's. The key is for each of us to know what each is and how to make use of the wealth of information which they can make available to us for the asking. Basically all of these items relate to mechanisms and protocols by which we as scientists can easily exchange information rapidly and efficiently to colleagues in the office down the hall, or half-way around the world using computers and various communications media. The purpose of this tutorial/paper is to outline and demonstrate the basic ideas of some of the major information systems available to all of us today. For the sake of simplicity we will break this presentation down into two distinct (but as we shall see later connected) areas: telecommunications over conventional phone lines, and telecommunications by computer networks. Live tutorial/demonstrations of both procedures will be presented in the Computer Workshop/Software Exchange during the course of the meeting.

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