Mittelstaedt, Sophie Viktoria (2021) Implementation of Circular Economy in various departments within a company. Master thesis, Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE).
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Abstract
This paper aims at examining the challenges a company faces when implementing circular economy within their company. Circular economy is viewed as a possible solution to combat environmental degradation caused by the current economic model. In order to apply circular economy as a macro level concept it needs to be examined at company level first as a prerequisite. It is important to ensure its feasibility on company level so that it can be upscaled to macro level. During the transition to circular economy at company level challenges emerge from market restrictions and governmental policies. For the examination of these factors semi-structured interviews were held. Company members were interviewed to obtain their perception of the challenges faced when implementing circular economy into their companies. The results show that various challenges are perceived and that the companies have specific ideas on how to combat them. Challenges perceived were insufficient infrastructure, governmental regulations and communication with customers. Interestingly, a gap between theory and reality concerning the most influential actors for change was identified by the interviewees. The information in the paper is useful for policy makers and entrepreneurs wanting to implement circular economy into their businesses.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Name supervisor: | Polen, J. van and Dawo, H.L.A. |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2021 08:30 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2021 08:30 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/62 |
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