Approaching circular economy in an emerging economy: a solid-waste reutilization initiative in a small fresh market in Thailand

IF 3.6 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-09-02 DOI:10.1080/15487733.2022.2110677

Natapol Thongplew, Jariyaporn Onwong, Ratchawut Kotlakome, N. Suttipanta

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Abstract

Abstract Fresh markets play crucial roles in everyday life in emerging economies such as Thailand. Operated by local governments or small companies, these facilities are regarded as less equipped actors for utilizing resources and handling environmental problems, including solid waste. Therefore, the operations of fresh markets are considered as a linear business model where materials and wastes are not efficiently utilized in the economic system. Taking the case of the Don Klang Market, Thailand, this research investigated how a strategic environmentally motivated corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative on solid waste can transform a linear flow of solid waste for realizing circular economy (CE). Through a society-wide social return on investment analysis, the results reveal that the strategic environmental CSR on solid waste creates impacts toward CE benefiting the company and stakeholders. Moreover, the study reveals that assistance is essential for small companies to take up a role in promoting CE. This research contributes to the improvement of solid-waste management and sheds some light on CE realization through CSR in the context of emerging economies.

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在新兴经济体中实现循环经济:泰国一个小型新鲜市场的固体废物再利用倡议

新鲜市场在泰国等新兴经济体的日常生活中扮演着至关重要的角色。这些设施由地方政府或小公司运营，被认为在利用资源和处理包括固体废物在内的环境问题方面能力较差。因此，生鲜市场的运作被认为是一种线性的商业模式，在经济系统中材料和废物没有得到有效利用。本研究以泰国的敦巴生市场为例，探讨了策略性的环境激励型企业社会责任(CSR)倡议如何改变固体废物的线性流动，以实现循环经济(CE)。通过全社会的社会投资回报分析，结果表明，固体废物战略环境企业社会责任产生了有利于公司和利益相关者的环境绩效影响。此外，研究亦显示，协助小型公司在推广环保方面发挥重要作用。本研究有助于改善固体废物管理，并为新兴经济体背景下通过企业社会责任实现环境责任提供一些启示。

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Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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12.00

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审稿时长

27 weeks

期刊介绍： Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy is a refereed, open-access journal which recognizes that climate change and other socio-environmental challenges require significant transformation of existing systems of consumption and production. Complex and diverse arrays of societal factors and institutions will in coming decades need to reconfigure agro-food systems, implement renewable energy sources, and reinvent housing, modes of mobility, and lifestyles for the current century and beyond. These innovations will need to be formulated in ways that enhance global equity, reduce unequal access to resources, and enable all people on the planet to lead flourishing lives within biophysical constraints. The journal seeks to advance scientific and political perspectives and to cultivate transdisciplinary discussions involving researchers, policy makers, civic entrepreneurs, and others. The ultimate objective is to encourage the design and deployment of both local experiments and system innovations that contribute to a more sustainable future by empowering individuals and organizations and facilitating processes of social learning.