Exploratory Study on Circular Economy Approaches A Comparative Analysis of Theory and Practice

Wirtschaftsethik in der globalisierten Welt Laura Frodermann Exploratory Study on Circular Economy Approaches A Comparative Anal ...

Reihe herausgegeben von C. Lütge, München, Deutschland Wirtschaftsethik in der globalisierten Welt ...

Die Ordnungsethik analysiert die normativen Grundlagen moderner Gesellschaften ein- schließlich ihrer ökonomischen Aspekte und m ...

Laura Frodermann Exploratory Study on Circular Economy Approaches A Comparative Analysis of Theory and Practice ...

Laura Frodermann München, Germany ISSN 2524-3802 ISSN 2524-3810 (electronic) Wirtschaftsethik in der globalisierten Welt ISBN 97 ...

V Acknowledgements I started working on this thesis at the end of 2012, which means I have been on this journey for over four ye ...

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XI List of Figures Fig. 1 Illustration of circular economy in the context of other new economy models (own illustration) ....... ...

XIII 3 Research Method 3.1 Research Design 3.1.1 Reasons for choosing a Qualitative Research Approach 3.1.2 Quality Criteria in ...

XV List of Abbreviations CCS Carbon Capture and Storage CEO Chief Executive Officer CSR Corporate Social Responsibility EREP Eur ...

1 1 Introduction 1 Introduction “The future availability of natural resources – defined here as food, water, energy, and mineral ...

2 1 Introduction and Yan 2007). In changing the way of organizational resource consumption the circular economy offers a framewo ...

1.2 Research Questions, Scope and Contribution 3 3 for themselves and the environment. One framework that supports organizations ...

4 1 Introduction been selected as the focus industry accompanied by other industries selected to explore which modes of the circ ...

1.3 Structure of this Thesis 5 5 Nine selected case studies represent the different aspects of the circular economy in the form ...

7 2 Theoretical Foundations 2 Theoretical Foundations Before analyzing the circular economy and its economic benefits for corpor ...

8 2 Theoretical Foundations 2.1 Roots of Sustainable Development 2.1 Roots of Sustainable Development The 1987 Brundtland Report ...