The Usefulness of Cleaner Production Projects as an Element of the Initial Assessment of the Circularity of SMEs in the Context of Obtaining Funds Supporting the Implementation of the Circular Economy

The authors of the article decided to verify the requirements for companies looking for sources of financing for projects that will enable them to transform the circular economy. Clarifying the requirements will allow companies to initially verify their ideas. For this purpose, an analysis was carri...

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Published in:Sustainability 2024-06, Vol.16 (12), p.4951
Main Authors: Stasiuk-Piekarska, Anna, Hordyńska, Małgorzata, Michalska, Monika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative energy sources
Anti inflation
Assembly lines
Business models
Circular economy
Corporations
Cost reduction
Energy efficiency
Energy prices
Energy resources
Energy shortages
Finance
Innovations
Modernization
Natural resources
Planning
Poland
R&D
Renewable resources
Research & development
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Small and medium sized companies
Sustainable development
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Summary:The authors of the article decided to verify the requirements for companies looking for sources of financing for projects that will enable them to transform the circular economy. Clarifying the requirements will allow companies to initially verify their ideas. For this purpose, an analysis was carried out of the requirements set for enterprises by committees assessing circular economy projects and allocating funds for their implementation. The analysis allowed us to identify several features that indicate whether a given project fits into the circular economy model. The article proposes a system model that can be used to prepare the company for changes towards the Green Deal (GD) by implementing the Cleaner Production (CP) strategy in the company. The implementation of a Cleaner Production strategy initiates further changes, gradually developing the company’s potential towards implementing the circular economy assumptions. This solution is much cheaper than the expensive services of consulting companies and much simpler than trying to prepare a competition application on your own, the authors asked themselves a research question: can the implementation of a Cleaner Production project be an initial action supporting SMEs in obtaining external funds (domestic and foreign) intended for the implementation of circular economy solutions?
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su16124951