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The Brussels and California Effects? Circular Economy Policy Influence Across Borders. 布鲁塞尔和加州效应？循环经济政策的跨国界影响。

Circular economy and sustainability Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1007/s43615-025-00516-4

Nancy Bocken, Matthew Coffay, Carl Dalhammar

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Understanding the Level of Integration in Existing Chemical Clusters: Case Study in the Port of Rotterdam. 了解现有化工集群的整合水平：以鹿特丹港为例。

Circular economy and sustainability Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-09 DOI: 10.1007/s43615-024-00410-5

Michael Tan, Paola Ibarra-González, Igor Nikolic, Andrea Ramírez Ramírez

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Analysis of the Aquaponic System Sustainability via System Dynamics Modelling – FEW Nexus Approach 通过系统动力学建模分析水产养殖系统的可持续性 - FEW Nexus 方法

Circular economy and sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-24 DOI: 10.1007/s43615-024-00408-z

Érika Cristina Francisco, T. A. Freato, Alessandro Luís Piolli, Mariano Dal Poz

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Striving for Business Sustainability: Understanding the Interplay and Impact of Sustainable Finance, Environmental Social Governance Strategy, and Information Technology Integration on Sustainable Enterprise Performance 努力实现商业可持续性：了解可持续金融、环境社会治理战略和信息技术整合对可持续企业绩效的相互作用和影响

Circular economy and sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1007/s43615-024-00405-2

Samridhi Kapoor, M. G. Kharat, S. Parhi, Mukesh Govind Kharat, Shatrudhan Pandey

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Exploring the Landscape of Contemporary Sustainability Philosophies: Origins, Synergies and Corporate Applications 探索当代可持续发展理念：起源、协同作用和企业应用

Circular economy and sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-22 DOI: 10.1007/s43615-024-00399-x

Laura I. Acevedo, D. Pigosso, T. McAloone

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Product Quality in the Circular Economy: A Systematic Review of its Definition and Contexts in Scientific Literature 循环经济中的产品质量：系统回顾科学文献中的定义和内涵

Circular economy and sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-22 DOI: 10.1007/s43615-024-00396-0

Berfin Bayram, Linda Deserno, Kathrin Greiff

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Economic Policy for Sustainable Development: Role of Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy and Regulatory Policy 促进可持续发展的经济政策：货币政策、财政政策和监管政策的作用

Circular economy and sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-10 DOI: 10.1007/s43615-024-00406-1

Peterson K. Ozili

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Sharing and Repairing at University: On Student Practices, and the Future of the Circular Campus 大学里的共享与修复：论学生实践与循环校园的未来

Circular economy and sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1007/s43615-024-00403-4

K. Hobson, Megan O’Byrne

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Integrated supply chain plan under multiple distribution networks: an implementation of mixed integer linear programming 多分销网络下的集成供应链计划：混合整数线性规划的实施

Circular economy and sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1007/s43615-024-00404-3

Rizwan Shoukat

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Sustainable Living: Young Adults Prolonging the Material Life Cycle of Objects Through the Appreciation of Used Furniture, Interiors, and Building Design 可持续生活：年轻人通过欣赏二手家具、室内装饰和建筑设计，延长物品的物质生命周期

Circular economy and sustainability Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1007/s43615-024-00378-2

J. Varpa, Minna Autio, J. Autio

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