TY - JOUR
T1 - Circular economy as crisis response
T2 - A primer
AU - Hartley, Kris
AU - Baldassarre, Brian
AU - Kirchherr, Julian
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The early 2020s have been characterized by multiple convergent crises, including the Covid-19 pandemic and economic fallout of mitigation measures, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the ongoing sustainability and climate change crisis. This article discusses how the concept of the circular economy can inform responses to such crises by addressing four elements of a socio-economic system: technological innovation, supply chains and markets, public policy, and consumer behaviour. Synthesizing emerging insights from the scholarly and policymaking arenas, the article identifies the following ways that the circular economy concept can be effectively framed as crisis response: focusing on circularity in a more holistic way, adopting global value chains as the primary unit of analysis, pinpointing specific circularity aspects like drivers and barriers in value chains and business models, and extending the prevailing focus on technical aspects and material flows to often overlooked trade and geopolitical considerations. This discussion aims to articulate lessons for industry, policymakers, and scholars in leveraging a circularity approach to address the world's most pressing issues.
AB - The early 2020s have been characterized by multiple convergent crises, including the Covid-19 pandemic and economic fallout of mitigation measures, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the ongoing sustainability and climate change crisis. This article discusses how the concept of the circular economy can inform responses to such crises by addressing four elements of a socio-economic system: technological innovation, supply chains and markets, public policy, and consumer behaviour. Synthesizing emerging insights from the scholarly and policymaking arenas, the article identifies the following ways that the circular economy concept can be effectively framed as crisis response: focusing on circularity in a more holistic way, adopting global value chains as the primary unit of analysis, pinpointing specific circularity aspects like drivers and barriers in value chains and business models, and extending the prevailing focus on technical aspects and material flows to often overlooked trade and geopolitical considerations. This discussion aims to articulate lessons for industry, policymakers, and scholars in leveraging a circularity approach to address the world's most pressing issues.
KW - Circular economy
KW - Climate change
KW - Covid-19
KW - Crisis management
KW - Sustainability
KW - Ukraine invasion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85184235822&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140140
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140140
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85184235822
SN - 0959-6526
VL - 434
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
M1 - 140140
ER -