Evaluation of Circular and Integration Potentials of Innovation Ecosystems for Industrial Sustainability

Tatyana Tolstykh, Nadezhda Shmeleva and Leyla Gamidullaeva
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Tatyana Tolstykh: Department of Industrial Management, National University of Science & Technology (MISIS), 119049 Moscow, Russia
Nadezhda Shmeleva: Department of Economics, National University of Science & Technology (MISIS), 119049 Moscow, Russia
Leyla Gamidullaeva: Department of Management and Economic Security, Penza State University, 440026 Penza, Russia

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 11, 1-17

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to address the gap in the academic literature towards the development of methodological approaches to the industrial ecosystem potential assessment. This study is focused on the industrial ecosystems formed on the basis of a symbiotic model and implementing the principles of circularity. The article systematizes the problem of using circular and ecosystem approaches in industrial development. A contribution to the literature was achieved by providing a systemic perspective on the sustainable industrial process. In this paper, we develop the methodological foundations to improve the understanding of circular and integration processes’ influence on the industrial ecosystem potential. For a relevant analysis of industrial ecosystem potential, the existing patterns of system functioning were taken into account, including entropy equilibrium and Harrington model. We illustrate our assumptions with an empirical case study of two different industrial ecosystems, Kalundborg Symbiosis and Baltic Industrial Symbiosis, with an assessment of their circular and integration potentials. The results highlight that the potential of Kalundborg Symbiosis in the field of circularity is realized quite productively, but not in full. The holistic knowledge of circularity process provides new information that supports academics, policymakers, government, and individuals with a more appropriate understanding of the conditions that help to eliminate the environmental problems faced in society, helping to achieve the country’s sustainable development goals.

Keywords: industrial ecosystem; innovation ecosystem; innovation; circular economy; integration potential; industrial symbiosis; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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