Circular economy maturity framework for SMEs

IF 6.4 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Gabriel Lucas Bandeira , Marcos Ferasso , Ubiratã Tortato
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Abstract

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are making strenuous efforts to implement Circular Economy (CE) practices. However, some challenges keep these businesses from switching from a 'take-make-dispose' linear economy to a closed loop with zero waste. In this strand, one such issue is related to the companies’ requirements to understand the level of circularity in their operations. Thus, this paper aims to develop a CE maturity framework for SMEs. The framework draws upon three main phases, encompassing a set of qualitative and quantitative methods. Phase I involves the planning efforts to determine the framework’s audience and scope; Phase II is the development stage concerned with identifying the current state of the art related to CE and developing the theoretical framework for SMEs; Phase III is associated with the framework’s evaluation process, in which an expert panel review was applied to guarantee its robustness and consistency. The work proposes the Circular Economy Maturity Framework (CEMAF), composed of five dimensions: take, make, distribute, use and recover. These dimensions are deployed in sub-dimensions measured with several maturity items and supported by objective evidence. The weighted average of results supported the development of a CE maturity index, enabling companies to benchmark with others. The overall contribution of the research is to introduce a framework for the literature that considers SMEs’ ofter-limited resources, helping practitioners to evaluate and manage CE, and allowing companies to reach higher levels of circularity.
中小企业循环经济成熟度框架
中小企业正努力推行循环经济。然而,一些挑战使这些企业无法从“获取-制造-处理”的线性经济转变为零浪费的闭环经济。在这条链中,一个这样的问题与公司要求了解其运营中的循环水平有关。因此,本文旨在为中小企业开发一个CE成熟度框架。该框架利用了三个主要阶段,包括一套定性和定量方法。第一阶段涉及规划工作,以确定框架的受众和范围;第二阶段是发展阶段,目的是了解与行政管理有关的最新情况,并为中小企业制订理论框架;第三阶段与框架评估过程有关,其中采用专家小组审查以确保其稳健性和一致性。这项工作提出了循环经济成熟度框架(CEMAF),由五个维度组成:获取、制造、分配、使用和回收。这些维度部署在子维度中,这些子维度由几个成熟度项目度量,并得到客观证据的支持。结果的加权平均值支持CE成熟度指数的开发,使公司能够与其他公司进行基准测试。该研究的总体贡献是为文献引入了一个框架,该框架考虑了中小企业提供的有限资源,帮助从业者评估和管理环境绩效,并允许公司达到更高的循环水平。
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Resources, conservation & recycling advances
Resources, conservation & recycling advances Environmental Science (General)
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