Do Not Stop the Loop: Driving Circular Textiles With Technology and Stakeholder Engagement

IF 12.5 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI:10.1002/bse.4250

Chiara Civera, Gabriele Santoro, Valentina Chiaudano

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Abstract

We investigate critical factors enabling the successful implementation of circular ecosystems in the textile industry, with a focus on the interplay between technology and stakeholder engagement. A qualitative approach, involving 35 interviews with managers across 11 Italian SMEs in both B2B and B2C textile segments, was employed. Thematic analysis revealed three key areas where stakeholder collaboration and technology are essential to facilitating the shift from linear to circular: (1) design for circularity; (2) traceability and transparency; and (3) recycling, upcycling and regeneration. We contribute to the literature by providing a stakeholder‐based analysis of technology implementation, leading to conceptualising ‘circularity in relationships’ as a key factor of circular transition. From a practical standpoint, while showing that the transition must be led by entrepreneurial moral engagement, we offer insights into how to leverage technologies for supporting, educating and engaging stakeholders and how engaged stakeholders facilitate technology adoption, lowering the costs of circularity.

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Business Strategy and The Environment Multiple-

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22.50

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19.40%

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336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.