Barriers and incentives to changing business attitudes for the circular economy

Suzanne Benn, Robert Perey

    Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference PaperConference Paper

    Abstract

    ![CDATA[The ongoing development of sustainability discourse is responding to pressures from the agency of the circular economy. The principles of ecological sustainability that underpin the associated discourses of the circular economy and industrial ecology advocate approaching waste as a resource, a shift that views waste as intrinsically valuable, rather than a burden that imposes a cost on organisations. We present selected cases of business organisations that have each commenced to change their business models to dramatically mitigate waste. We explore how some of these organisations have redesigned their practices to eliminate the concept of waste from their business models. Relationships between the various organisations and their networks highlight the emergence of the interconnected patchwork that is the start of a circular economy in Australia. Although progression towards technical, social and complexity approaches to systems thinking is evident, with the organisations differing in their take up of circular or closed loop logic, we find that government support in the form of appropriate incentive-based regulation is necessary for wider take up of circular economy principles.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationGCET: 16th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation: Green Fiscal Reform: Protecting our Natural Resources for a Sustainable Future, 23-26 September 2015, Sydney, Australia
    PublisherUniversity of Technology, Sydney
    Pages51-51
    Number of pages1
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    EventAnnual Global Conference on Environmental Taxation -
    Duration: 1 Jan 2015 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceAnnual Global Conference on Environmental Taxation
    Period1/01/15 → …

    Keywords

    • sustainability
    • industrial ecology
    • waste minimization
    • Australia

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