scholarly journals Circular economy in the context of implementing the concept of sustainable development

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-27
Author(s):  
Lyudmila Mochalova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Economic Management ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Best Available Technologies ◽  
Development Goals

During the last three decades the entire progressive world has been trying to put into practice the concept of sustainable development, which implies balancing environmental, economic and social aspects of development. The main focus of this paper is to generalise and systematise modern theoretical and practical approaches to achieving the sustainable development goals. The author devotes particular attention to the concept of circular economy. The conceptual frameworks of sustainable development, green economy, and circular economy (closedloop economy) constitute the methodological basis of the research. The methods include analysis, synthesis, classification, observation. The author proves the possibility and importance of taking into account the sustainable development goals while managing general modernisation processes in society and the economy. The paper reveals that the development of the ‘umbrella’ concept of green economy as a tool for attaining the sustainable development goals, relies on the concepts of environmentally friendly production, the best available technologies, and the circular economy. The author considers theoretical and practical foundations of the circular as a new trend in the development of the concept of sustainable development and studies regulatory, market, financial, investment, economic, technological, and organisational factors that affect the application of the circular economy principles in Russia. The results of the research can help to reach the sustainable development goals at various levels and spheres of economic management using the closed-loop economy tools: circular business models, secondary raw materials markets, methods for managing the cyclical nature of production and consumption

scholarly journals Waste Management in the Circular Economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (519) ◽  
pp. 148-153
Author(s):  
R. Y. Zvarych ◽  
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Z. Z. Kril ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Economic Management ◽  
Observation Study ◽  
Financial Investment

The article defines the essence and features of waste management in the circular economy. Over the past three decades, the entire progressive world has been striving to put into practice the concept of sustainable development, which involves the formation of a balance of ecological, economic and social aspects. The article is concerned with generalizing and systematizing modern theoretical and practical approaches to achieving the goals of sustainable development. A research of directions of improvement of waste management in the circular economy is carried out. Particular attention is paid to the concept of circular economy. The methodological basis of the research was the conceptual principles of sustainable development, the «green» economy, the circular economy (closed-loop economy). Analysis, synthesis, classification, observation, study of various sources of information were used as the main methods of scholar work. The possibility and significance of taking into account the goals of sustainable development in the management of general modernization processes in both society and the economy is proved. It is identified that development of the umbrella concept of the «green» economy, which acts as an instrument for achieving these goals, is based on the concepts of environmentally friendly production, the best available technologies and the circular economy. The theoretical and practical bases of circular economy as a new trend of implementation of the concept of sustainable development are considered. The normative-legal, market, financial, investment, economic, technological and organizational factors influencing the application of the principles of circular economy in Ukraine are examined. The results of the study can serve as the basis for achieving the goals of sustainable development at different levels and in the spheres of economic management with the help of circular economy instruments: circular business models, secondary markets, methods for managing the cyclicality of production and consumption.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRINCIPLES TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

2020 ◽  
pp. 22-42
Author(s):  
Tetiana Kovtun ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Economics ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Development Goals

he concept of a circular economy, which is a practical basis for the implementation of an environmental economy and offers effective business models to ensure more efficient use of resources, contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals, is studied in the article.The main processes of the eco-destructive influence of mankind on the environment are characterized. To determine the degree of eco-destructive influence allows a special indicator −the ecological footprintshowing the demand of the human population for natural capital.It is possible to reduce the effects of eco-destructive impact on nature through the introduction of new life concepts. The connection between the concepts of sustainable development, environmental economics and circular economy is traced. An environmental economy is one way to achieve sustainable development, and a circular economy is a specific tool for the transition to an environmental economy.Circular economy is one of the directions of the green economy. The systems approach presents a circular economy as a model of an economic system, which is an element of a technogenic systemand is based on the reuse of materials, thereby conserving natural resources, and considers the issue of creating value for the elements of the system.It is shown that the principles of the circular economy are implemented through five business models, the introduction of which is possible due to the combination of the circular economy processes in frameworks of varying complexity from «4R» to «9R» based on industrial metabolism and symbiosis, when the interaction between the elements of the technogenic system can be carried out at the micro-, meso- and macrolevels in resourced according to the cascade principle, when the wastes of one production are raw materials for another, thereby ensuring a decrease in the eco-destructive impact on the environment.The circular economy takes into account the biological and technical cycles of the circulation of resources and the potential benefits that can be obtained at different levels of these cycles, it involves a transition from a linear economy to a closed-loop economy. The introduction of a circular economy requires changes in existing logistics systems. Closed supply chains are created that combine the usual processes of a direct supply chain with reverse logistics processes, which can significantly reduce the eco-destructive impact on the environment.

Sustainable Development Through the Circular Economy

2022 ◽  
pp. 75-93
Author(s):  
Quazi Tafsirul Islam ◽  
Md. Shamim Talukder ◽  
Kazi Lamia Haque
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Resource Value ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Past ◽  
Development Goals

Linear economic models have led us to a point where our planet can no longer sustain itself and heal its natural resources. Thus, circular economy has provided us the opportunity to hope for increasing resource value, extending its life as a means to put waste back into the consumption chain. In emerging economies, circular economy-based business models are not as pertinent. However, in the past decade, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have provided a guideline for businesses, legislators, and academics. It has been witnessed that a few notable initiatives in the field of the circular economy have taken place in emerging economies which has led to achieving different SDGs to a certain extent. This chapter discusses the potential circular economy-based business models held in the attainment of different sustainable development goals.

scholarly journals Relationship between tourism and Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: Circular Economy as a future bet

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Miguel Rodríguez-Antón
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Peace And Justice ◽  
Development Goals

No one has the slightest doubt about the enormous potential that the African continent has as a tourist destination. The diversity of cultures, the great biodiversity that it possesses, the multiple artistic manifestations that it offers and the beauty of the seas that surround it are key pieces in continuing to promote its capacity as a tourist attraction, which is approximately 60 million tourists per year who generate seven percent of exports and employment. However, in order for Africa to take off, it is necessary that a number of conditions related to security, health, education, eradication of poverty, reduction of inequalities, peace and justice and quality of its waters, among others, are intimately related to the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda. In this context, we maintain that the implementation of the Circular Economy in Africa will be a key tool in this process of improving the sustainability of this continent in its three aspects, economic, social and environmental, and raising its level of tourism competitiveness.

scholarly journals From gross domestic product to wellbeing: How alternative indicators can help connect the new economy with the Sustainable Development Goals

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Fioramonti ◽  
Luca Coscieme ◽  
Lars F Mortensen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Domestic Product ◽  
National Accounts ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

In a 2014 issue of Nature, members of our research group called for abandoning the gross domestic product as the key indicator in economic policymaking. In this new article, we argue that a new post–gross domestic product economy focusing on wellbeing rather than material output is already emerging in the Anthropocene, thanks to the convergence of policy reforms and economic shifts. At the policy level, the Sustainable Development Goals require policymakers to protect ecosystems, promote greater equality, and focus on long-term equitable development. At the economy level, the provision of services has outpaced industrial production as the key driver of prosperity, with innovative business models optimizing the match between supply and demand and giving rise to a burgeoning “sharing economy”, which produces value to people while reducing output and costs. The economic transformation already underway is, however, delayed by an obsolete system of measurement of economic performance still dominated by the gross domestic product–based national accounts, which rewards the incumbent and disincentives the new. We show that a different approach to measuring wellbeing and prosperity is the “missing link” we need to connect recent evolutions in policy and the economy with a view to activating a sustainable development paradigm for a good Anthropocene.

scholarly journals Circular Economy: Tendencies and Development Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Tatjana T. Tambovceva ◽  
Leonid Hr. Melnyk ◽  
Iryna B. Dehtyarova ◽  
Stanislav O. Nikolaev
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Renewable Materials ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
By Products ◽  
New Jobs

The research represents the analysis of the circular economy and its essential characteristics of circular economy in the modern world. The circular economy makes it possible to "detach" the country's GDP growth from the consumption of natural resources and environmental pollution. It explains how the circular economy should stimulate sustainable development and inclusion in the system of Sustainable Development Goals. The research presents how the circular economy can ensure labor productivity, efficient environmental and energy conservation, and the creation of new jobs. It analyzes principles and tools of the circular economy. This research shows how economies should move from the current linear take, make, use, dispose practice to reuse and longer product life. It shows how current business models change and what principles are used to develop a circular economy. It examines the circular approaches based on the 3-R principle: Reduce: reduce resource use and prioritize renewable materials; Reuse: make the most of the products; Recycle: recover by-products and waste for further use in the economy. The research shows how seven key tools of the circular economy may be applied. It reveals the international experience in implementing the circular economy principles. The research describes the benefits that the transition to a circular economy brings. It analyses major circular economy barriers, such as financial, social, and technical. The research distinguishes the benefits of a circular economy. They include a decrease in costs, a cleaner and safer environment, sensitive use of natural resources, new job creation, reducing dependence on imports. This research presents the examples of Norrköping Industrial Symbiosis Network in Sweden, Latvia’s circularity business models.

scholarly journals Sustainable development goals and SMEs decisions: Czech Republic vs. Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarmila Šebestová ◽  
Włodzimierz Sroka
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Selling Point

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a “major engine” of economic growth and socioeconomic development, and reaching many sustainable development goals (SDG). They should make the SDGs a prominent selling point to demonstrate why consumers should buy from them to reduce waste and enhance recycling. If a consumer sees an SME engaged in the SDGs (goal 8,9 and 12), it will be motivated for further support. Given these facts the paper compares Czech and Polish approaches to the circular economy by quantitative evaluation based on primary research (Czechia, 210 respondents) and qualitative context comparison in Poland. Our research has confirmed that there are differences in both countries in relation to the sustainable development goals, with SMEs decisions in the Czech SMEs sector being on level business sustainability 1.0, and that in Poland being below 1. Additionally, Czech entrepreneurs have more knowledge and practice in “green” methods than do Poland’s.

scholarly journals BiOnto: An Ontology for Sustainable Bioeconomy and Bioproducts

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4265
Author(s):  
Chiara Bicchielli ◽  
Noemi Biancone ◽  
Fernando Ferri ◽  
Patrizia Grifoni
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Information Access ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Structured Information ◽  
Development Goals

Sustainable bioeconomy and circular economy are more and more connected to sustainable development goals. This requires engaging all the different stakeholders to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development. Therefore, information access is a key challenge related to all the sustainable development goals. This article considers ideas, approaches and concepts related to sharing knowledge on Bioeconomy and collaborative ecosystems based on an ontology, aiming to facilitate information and services access. This ontology has been defined starting from the experience of the BIOVOICES project and from the need to establish a common terminology shared among scientists, enterprises, policymakers and civil society organisations on the bioeconomy. Indeed, the ontology provides a structured information of the BIOVOICES multi-stakeholders social platform’s content, facilitating accessing and sharing it. The building process and the validation of the ontology have been described.

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