Cited by 314Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessSustainable Industrial Ecology

Introducing a Circular Economy: New Thinking with New Managerial and Policy Implications

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Esposito, Mark, Tse, Terence, Soufani, Khaled·2018·California Management Review

Abstract

Since the industrial revolution, we have been living in a linear economy. Our consumer and “single use” lifestyles have made the planet a “take, make, dispose” world. This refers to a unidirectional model of production: natural resources provide our factory inputs, which are then used to create mass-produced goods to be purchased and, typically, disposed after a single use. This linear economy model of mass production and mass consumption is testing the physical limits of the globe. It is, therefore, unsustainable and a shift toward a circular economy is becoming inevitable.

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Authors
Esposito, M., Tse, T., & Soufani, K.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
Venue
California Management Review
Published
2018-03-13
Volume
60
Issue
3
Pages
5-19
ISSN
  • 0008-1256 (ISSN-L)
  • 2162-8564
OpenAlex
W2801219242
Cited by
314
References
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Citations by year
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FWCI
42.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • California Management Review (publishedVersion)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion)
  • Apollo
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Sustainable Industrial Ecology
Keywords
circular economy, linear economy, sustainable consumption, mass production, resource depletion, environmental sustainability, environmental policy

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