Circular Business Models in the Manufacturing Industry: Insights from Small Open Economies

The book explores circular business models in European small open economies, combining theoretical foundations with best practices across textile, furniture, and plastics industries. It offers a qualitative and transformative approach towards a circular transition, focusing on barriers, drivers, challenges, and opportunities for manufacturing companies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 174 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

The book delves into a comprehensive exploration of circular business models within the context of European small open economies, taking a multi-level approach. It conceptualizes circular business models and seamlessly integrates theoretical foundations with practical insights derived from their emergence in the textile, furniture, and plastics industries. Furthermore, it uncovers the barriers, drivers, challenges, and opportunities that lie ahead for leading manufacturing companies as they embark on implementing circular activities across their value chains. This groundbreaking work adopts a qualitative and transformative perspective, spanning across three distinct manufacturing sectors, aimed at fostering a seamless transition towards a circular economy. The findings of this study will undoubtedly captivate practitioners, managers, policymakers, and enthusiasts of the circular economy and environmental sustainability, offering valuable insights and actionable strategies for a greener and more sustainable future.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031288081
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023