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Martin Geissdoerfer
Other affiliations: University of California, Berkeley, Delft University of Technology
Bio: Martin Geissdoerfer is an academic researcher from University of Cambridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Business model & Circular economy. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 19 publications receiving 3373 citations. Previous affiliations of Martin Geissdoerfer include University of California, Berkeley & Delft University of Technology.
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TL;DR: This article conducted an extensive literature review, employing bibliometric analysis and snowballing techniques to investigate the state of the art in the field and synthesise the similarities, differences and relationships between both terms.
3,508 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a review of the literature, using a systematic database search and cross-reference snowballing, and identify a research gap and deduct research questions to address the gap.
625 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the sustainability performance of the circular business models (CBM) and circular supply chains necessary to implement the concept on an organisational level and propose a framework to integrate circular business model and supply chain management towards sustainable development.
593 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a project was supported by ResCoM, which was co-funded by the European Union under the EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), Grant agreement number: 603843.
316 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of the history of the concepts of circular business models and circular business model innovation, as well as an overview and synthesis of definitions of the business model and business models innovation.
245 citations
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TL;DR: This article conducted an extensive literature review, employing bibliometric analysis and snowballing techniques to investigate the state of the art in the field and synthesise the similarities, differences and relationships between both terms.
3,508 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the circular economy is most frequently depicted as a combination of reduce, reuse and recycle activities, whereas it is oftentimes not highlighted that CE necessitates a systemic shift.
Abstract: The circular economy concept has gained momentum both among scholars and practitioners. However, critics claim that it means many different things to different people. This paper provides further evidence for these critics. The aim of this paper is to create transparency regarding the current understandings of the circular economy concept. For this purpose, we have gathered 114 circular economy definitions which were coded on 17 dimensions. Our findings indicate that the circular economy is most frequently depicted as a combination of reduce, reuse and recycle activities, whereas it is oftentimes not highlighted that CE necessitates a systemic shift. We further find that the definitions show few explicit linkages of the circular economy concept to sustainable development. The main aim of the circular economy is considered to be economic prosperity, followed by environmental quality; its impact on social equity and future generations is barely mentioned. Furthermore, neither business models nor consumers are frequently outlined as enablers of the circular economy. We critically discuss the various circular economy conceptualizations throughout this paper. Overall, we hope to contribute via this study towards the coherence of the circular economy concept; we presume that significantly varying circular economy definitions may eventually result in the collapse of the concept.
3,018 citations
2,707 citations
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2,366 citations
TL;DR: The findings indicate that the circular economy is most frequently depicted as a combination of reduce, reuse and recycle activities, whereas it is oftentimes not highlighted that CE necessitates a systemic shift, which may eventually result in the collapse of the concept.
Abstract: The circular economy concept has gained momentum both among scholars and practitioners. However, critics claim that it means many different things to different people. This paper provides further evidence for these critics. The aim of this paper is to create transparency regarding the current understandings of the circular economy concept. For this purpose, we have gathered 114 circular economy definitions which were coded on 17 dimensions. Our findings indicate that the circular economy is most frequently depicted as a combination of reduce, reuse and recycle activities, whereas it is oftentimes not highlighted that CE necessitates a systemic shift. We further find that the definitions show few explicit linkages of the circular economy concept to sustainable development. The main aim of the circular economy is considered to be economic prosperity, followed by environmental quality; its impact on social equity and future generations is barely mentioned. Furthermore, neither business models nor consumers are frequently outlined as enablers of the circular economy. We critically discuss the various circular economy conceptualizations throughout this paper. Overall, we hope to contribute via this study towards the coherence of the circular economy concept; we presume that significantly varying circular economy definitions may eventually result in the collapse of the concept.
1,381 citations