Driving the Transition to a Circular Economic Model: A Systematic Review on Drivers and Critical Success Factors in Circular Economy

Davide Aloini, Riccardo Dulmin, Valeria Mininno, Alessandro Stefanini and Pierluigi Zerbino
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Davide Aloini: Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Riccardo Dulmin: Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Valeria Mininno: Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Alessandro Stefanini: Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Pierluigi Zerbino: Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 24, 1-14

Abstract: The circular economy (CE) is arising as a novel economic system that is restorative by design. In light of its capability to boost sustainable economic development and to cope with environmental challenges, it has recently attracted increasing attention from academics, practitioners, policymakers, and intergovernmental organizations. Despite the wide speculation on this issue, the scientific literature lacks a wide-ranging, systematic, and updated identification and classification of the main drivers and Critical Success Factors of CE initiatives, which appears increasingly necessary to facilitate future scientific work, practical implementations, and policy guidelines. With this aim, this paper develops a systematic literature review by starting with over 400 manuscripts. A final set of 55 selected papers was selected for singling out and classifying drivers and Critical Success Factors in the CE context. The results may provide clear indications for further research, may help business organizations in evaluating CE initiatives, and may guide policy makers in developing and refining CE normative frameworks.

Keywords: circular economy; drivers; Critical Success Factors (CSFs); literature review; 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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