The necessary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions requires a comprehensive shift from
fossil to renewable raw materials. This is accompanied by a fundamental reorganization of …

Successful transitions to a sustainable bioeconomy require novel technologies, processes,
and practices as well as a general agreement about the overarching normative direction of …

The case for solving the environmental crisis through a bioeconomic transition is gaining
momentum. However, aims and content of such a transition remain unclear, as this could …

Purpose Currently, social, environmental, and economic risks and chances of bioeconomy
are becoming increasingly a subject of applied sustainability assessments. Based on life …

Purpose We have to transform our societies and economic systems towards social,
ecological, and economic (holistic) sustainability. Bioeconomy (BE) can contribute to …

Abstract The European Commission has endorsed the transition to a circular bioeconomy as
a crucial initiative to achieve a sustainable and climate-neutral European Union. However …

Decoupling the fulfillment of societal needs from an ever-increasing production of goods
together with decoupling this sufficient production from negative environmental, social and …

In this article, we discuss relocating the topic of waste management in the wider issue of
circular bioeconomy, with a special focus on the emerging concept of value webs. We do so …

Over the last 10 to 15 years, bioeconomy (BE) has evolved to a widely accepted alternative
to the dominant use of finite raw materials around the globe. One of the essential …

Scholars and funding bodies alike are increasingly calling for transformative research that
delivers socially robust and impact-oriented outcomes. This paper argues that the Human …