[HTML][HTML] Startups and circular economy strategies: Profile differences, barriers and enablers

W Van Opstal, L Borms - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Circular economy practices contribute to achieving sustainability and alleviating the
consequences of value chain disruptions and surging prices of energy and raw materials …

[HTML][HTML] Education for the circular economy in higher education: an overview of the current state

SM Renfors - International Journal of Sustainability in Higher …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Higher education institutions and their lecturers are strategic agents and main
drivers that contribute to circular economy transition. This requires them to understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Business Simulation Games for the Development of Intrinsic Motivation-Boosting Sustainability: Systematic Review

A Vélez, RK Alonso, M Rico-González - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The 4th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of the 2030 Agenda is
supported by new educational trends that consider game-based learning as a pedagogical …

[HTML][HTML] The working future: An analysis of skills needed by circular startups

L Borms, W Van Opstal, J Brusselaers… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aside from potential environmental benefits, the implementation of circular economy
principles in businesses can have merits for the labour market. The current unemployment in …

[HTML][HTML] Youth awareness and attitudes towards a circular economy to achieve the Green Deal goals

D Krajnc, D Kovačič, E Žunec, K Brglez… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In order to approach a system change towards a circular economy model (CE) in Europe,
the entrepreneurial activities of young people need to be encouraged to achieve the Green …

The effect of mobile business simulation games in entrepreneurship education: a quasi-experiment

JC Chen, L Tang, H Tian, R Ou, J Wang, Q Chen - Library Hi Tech, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose During the current global epidemic, e-learning and mobile learning have been
rapidly developed in the field of entrepreneurship education. The effect of these learning …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the material and financial circularity of the plastic packaging value chain in The Netherlands: Challenges, opportunities, and implications

S Çevikarslan, C Gelhard, J Henseler - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article outlines a bespoke process for uncovering crucial economic and social
considerations in the quest to convert the Dutch plastic packaging system from a linear to a …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to Efficient Knowledge Transfer for a Holistic Circular Economy: Insights towards Green Job Developments and Training for Young Professionals

A Guerreschi, L Piras, F Heck - Youth, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is a growing interest in adopting a holistic circular economy (CE) to reach a
sustainable and economically viable future, thus there is an increasing need for …

[HTML][HTML] Using Natural Language Processing to monitor circular activities and employment

L Borms, M Multani, K Bachus, Y Dams… - Sustainable Production …, 2024 - Elsevier
In Europe, NACE codes are used for the official classification of sectors, however, the
circular economy is not sufficiently captured in this classification. Therefore, this paper …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a circular solar power sector: Experience with a support framework for business model innovation

L Strupeit, N Bocken, W Van Opstal - Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2024 - Springer
The rapid expansion of the global solar photovoltaic (PV) market as part of the transition to a
low-carbon energy future will increase both demand for raw materials used in PV product …