Handbook of the Circular Economy - Transitions and Transformation

Shortlisted for the CMI Management Publication of the Year 2024

The Handbook of the Circular Economy takes a unique look at this rapidly expanding field of activity from the perspectives of global thought leaders, world-leading researchers and industry. Exploring both transitional activity and considering a transformed Circular Economy the book is presented in three distinct sections: section one includes first-hand ideas and opinions from some of the biggest names in our 21st century Circular Economy landscape. The second section includes empirical work that considers the state-of-the-art in research from a host of perspectives ranging from accounting to innovation, from policy to communities of practice. The final section includes brief examples of leading industrial innovations that are aiming to change the world. Suitable for students, researchers, policy-makers and industrialists this handbook highlights many of the challenges we face in shifting away from our linear economy.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

About the Editors

List of Contributors

Foreword

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

The circular economy: landscape, dimensions and definitions

Stefano Pascucci, Allen Alexander, Fiona Charnley & Jessica Fishburn



Part I-Introducing transformation

Introduced by Allen Alexander



1 Walter Stahel on envisioning circular systems, lifecycles and products

2 Ken Webster on framing potential circular economies

3 Kate Raworth on creating regenerative and distributive economies by design

4 Frances Wall on virgin resources, scarcity and circularity

5 Hugo Spowers on transforming established industrial trajectories with a circular business strategy

6 Andy Rees OBE on waste, re-use, recycling and the power of positive governance

7 Ladeja Godina Kosir on transformation of people and the power of networks



Part II-The state of transition
< br>Introduced by Stefano Pascucci

8 Circular design in practice: eight levers for change - Merryn Haines-Gadd, Fiona Charnley & Conny Bakker





9 Biomimicry and the Circular Economy - Saskia van den Muijsenberg





10 The transformational power of circular Innovation - Daniel Guzzo, Janaina Mascarenhas & Allen Alexander



11 Three lenses on circular business model innovation - Paavo Ritala, Nancy Bocken & Jan Konietzko

12 Finance and accounting in the circular economy - Aglaia Fischer, Diane Zandee & Marleen Janssen Groesbeek

13 Circular economy regulation: An emerging research agenda - David Monciardini, Eléonore Maitre-Ekern, Carl Dalhammar & Rosalind Malcolm

14 Circular society activism: prefigurative communities in everyday circular economy action - Steffen Böhm, Chia-Hao Ho, Helen Holmes, Constantine Manolchev, Malte Rödl, Wouter Spekkink

15 Circular economy jobs: Risks and opportunities in the labour market - Esther Goodwin Brown, Marijana Novak, Constantine Manolchev, Sharon Gil & Esteban Munoz



16 Resources, waste and a systemic approach to circular economy - Fenna Blomsma & Geraldine Brennan



17 Plastic futures: mobilising circular economy contexts to addressing the plastic crisis - Marta Ferri, Alison Stowell & Gail Whiteman



18 Aesthetic engagement: material practices of organising towards regenerative futures - Kim Poldner & Domenico Dentoni



Part III-Industrial Vignettes exploring industry transition

Introduced by Fiona Charnley



19 BAM Bamboo Clothing

20 Winnow Solutions Ltd

21 Riversimple

22 Rype Office

23 Elvis & Kresse

24 Circularity Capital

25 Teemill

26 Forest Green Rovers

27 Grover

28 ReStore Project

29 PackShare

30 Lendwithcare

31 Páramo

32 Circular & Co

33 Terragr'eau

34 LUSH Cosmetics

35 Shark Solutions

36 gDiapers

37 Ricoh

38 Riverford Organics

39 Oxwash

40 Triodos Bank

41 Co Cars

42 Oddbox

43 Fairphone

44 Ooho from Notpla

45 Repair Café

46 Gerrard Street

47 Patagonia

48 Whirli



List of figures

List of tables

Index

Rezension:

"This work effectively and engagingly responds to the increasing interest and demand for real-world circular economy transition applications and insights, presenting consolidated critical perspectives, linkages, and examples in an accessible and intelligent format. This is a resource that circular economy educators and practitioners have been waiting for!"
Dr Jennifer Russell, Virginia Tech, USA