Coming together for transition? Entrepreneurial ecosystems for a circular economy

Ebel Berghuis, Derk Loorbach, Anne van Vulpen, Martijn Verkuijl, Claudia van Orden and Rachel Greer

International Review of Applied Economics, 2023, vol. 37, issue 3, 372-388

Abstract: Circular ecosystems can be a role model in the transition to a circular economy, can inspire and motivate other entrepreneurs, and may possibly have a transformative effect in the transition. For example, by deploying knowledge and experience for a targeted lobby for policy change – such as changes in the law and regulations. Four circular ecosystems were studied to discover how they function, and what they may contribute to the transition to a circular economy. The research shows that cooperation in ecosystems can provide circular start-ups with much added value. At the same time, the research also shows that the influence of the four circular ecosystems investigated is limited regarding the local transition to a circular economy. The ecosystems are not examples of a circular economy yet. But ecosystems are not static entities. They are on the move, as this research demonstrates.

Date: 2023
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