An Overview and Categorization of the Drivers and Barriers to the Adoption of the Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

The adoption of the circular economy (CE) can help to solve the dilemmas of food, economic and social crises, environmental pollution, and continuous decreases in non-renewable resources, caused by the continuous increase in the size of the global population. Identifying drivers of and barriers to t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Sustainability 2023-07, Vol.15 (13), p.10532
Main Authors: Pasqualotto, Carina, Callegaro-De-Menezes, Daniela, Schutte, Cornelius Stephanus Lodewyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Circular economy
Clean technology
Climate change
Consumption
Economic aspects
Economic growth
Environmental impact
Literature reviews
Nonrenewable resources
Renewable resources
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Supply chains
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Sustainable yield
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The adoption of the circular economy (CE) can help to solve the dilemmas of food, economic and social crises, environmental pollution, and continuous decreases in non-renewable resources, caused by the continuous increase in the size of the global population. Identifying drivers of and barriers to the CE is important for the implementation of the CE. In this context, this study aims to identify and categorize the drivers of and barriers to the adoption of the CE through a systematic literature review. In doing this, ten categories of drivers and barriers were identified: environmental, supply chain, economic, information, legal, market, organizational, public, social, and technological. The results of this study may contribute to the development of circular processes, the promotion of sustainability, and may encourage the implementation of the CE in many areas. The CE’s implementation can be a way to achieve some of the Sustainable Development Goals from the 2030 Agenda.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su151310532