Waste to Wealth

Waste to Wealth

Author: Peter Lacy

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1137530707

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Waste to Wealth proves that 'green' and 'growth' need not be binary alternatives. The book examines five new business models that provide circular growth from deploying sustainable resources to the sharing economy before setting out what business leaders need to do to implement the models successfully.


Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Development and Opportunities in Circular Economy

Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Development and Opportunities in Circular Economy

Author: Baporikar, Neeta

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-06-26

Total Pages: 696

ISBN-13: 1799851176

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With the need for sustainability, a focus on developing an economic system that aims at minimizing waste, commonly referred to as the circular economy, is emerging. Circular economy and studies related to it have gained worldwide attention, as it seems to be an effective alternative economic system. Naturally, the circular economy will impact enterprises and will shift how entrepreneurship development and entrepreneurial opportunities are perceived, developed, and resourced. The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Development and Opportunities in Circular Economy is a collection of pioneering research that advances the understanding of entrepreneurship development, identifies the opportunities, and manages the entrepreneurship development, policies, and programs in order to further a circular economy. In addition to entrepreneurship development and entrepreneurial opportunities, the book will cover and discuss a number of other factors necessary for a successful transformation, such as entrepreneurship and innovation, entrepreneurship and change, and entrepreneurship education. While highlighting topics including consumer consumption, knowledge management, and linear economics, this book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, small business owners, managers, consultants, organization development specialists, policymakers, researchers, industry experts, academicians, and students.


Research Handbook of Innovation for a Circular Economy

Research Handbook of Innovation for a Circular Economy

Author: Jakobsen, Siri

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-12-09

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1800373090

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The transition to a circular economy requires innovation at all levels of society. This insightful Research Handbook is the first comprehensive edited work examining how innovation can contribute to a more circular economy.


The Circular Economy

The Circular Economy

Author: Ken Webster

Publisher: Ellen MacArthur Foundation Publishing

Published: 2017-01-31

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780992778460

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This book provides an overview of a circular economy. This model has profound consequences for production, employment, education, money & finance but also induces a shift in public policy and taxation. Its economic advantage lies in designing out waste and favouring radical resource productivity with the prospect of rebuilding capital & resilience.


Handbook of Research on Developing Circular, Digital, and Green Economies in Asia

Handbook of Research on Developing Circular, Digital, and Green Economies in Asia

Author: Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9781799886785

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"This book explores new and emerging business and management practices to support companies and economies in the digital transformation in Asia, with special emphasis on success and failure experiences and analyzing the role of digital skills and competences, green issues and technological disruptors in these emerging practices in Asia and how they can contribute to the creation of new business opportunities, more jobs and growth for the recovery of Asian economies after the pandemic"--


Circular Economy

Circular Economy

Author: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-09-27

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 9811636982

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This book highlights the notion of Circular Economy under the umbrella of Sustainability because of the widespread momentum it is gaining. Today the whole world is certainly in emergent need of an alternative system to traditional economy which is linear, i.e. make, use and dispose to get rid-off the waste and very important to ensure continuous use of resources, which is possible by the advent of circular economy. A circular economy aims to utilize the resources in use for as long as possible, extract the maximum value from them during use, then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of each service life vis-à-vis traditional linear model. This book discusses circular economy in terms of assessment with various case studies.


The Circular Economy

The Circular Economy

Author: Mika Sillanpää

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2019-08-02

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 0128152680

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The Circular Economy: Case Studies about the Transition from the Linear Economy explores examples of the circular economy in action. Unlike other books that provide narrow perceptions of wide-ranging and highly interconnected paradigms, such as supply chains, recycling, businesses models and waste management, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the circular economy from various perspectives. Its unique insights into the approaches, methods and tools that enable people to make the transformation to a circular economy show how recent research, trends and attitudes have moved beyond the "call to arms" approach to a level of maturity that requires sound scientific thinking. Compiles evidence through case studies that illustrate how individuals, organizations, communities and countries are transitioning to a circular economy Provides a theoretical and empirical summary of the circular economy that emphasizes what others are actually doing and planning Highlights achievements from industry, agriculture, forestry, energy, water and other sectors that show how circular principles are applicable, eco-friendly, profitable, and thus sustainable