Critiques of the circular economy

This paper presents a reasoned account of the critiques addressed to the circular economy and circular business models. These critiques claim that the circular economy has diffused limits, unclear theoretical grounds, and that its implementation faces structural obstacles. Circular economy is based...

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Published in:Journal of industrial ecology Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 421 - 432
Main Authors: Corvellec, Hervé, Stowell, Alison F., Johansson, Nils
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New Haven Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2022
Subjects:
Business
Business Administration
Business models
circular business models
Circular economy
critique
Economic development
Economic models
Economics
Economics and Business
Ekonomi och näringsliv
Företagsekonomi
Ideology
industrial ecology
Mathematical models
review
Samhällsvetenskap
Social Sciences
Sustainability
Sustainable development
ISSN:1088-1980, 1530-9290, 1530-9290
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Summary:This paper presents a reasoned account of the critiques addressed to the circular economy and circular business models. These critiques claim that the circular economy has diffused limits, unclear theoretical grounds, and that its implementation faces structural obstacles. Circular economy is based on an ideological agenda dominated by technical and economic accounts, which brings uncertain contributions to sustainability and depoliticizes sustainable growth. Bringing together these critiques demonstrates that the circular economy is far from being as promising as its advocates claim it to be. Circularity emerges instead as a theoretically, practically, and ideologically questionable notion. The paper concludes by proposing critical issues that need to be addressed if the circular economy and its business models are to open routes for more sustainable economic development.
Bibliography:Editor Managing Review: Junming Zhu
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ISSN:1088-1980
1530-9290
1530-9290
DOI:10.1111/jiec.13187