Circularity is one of the most promising innovative business models for tackling the challenges posed by climate protection, resource conservation and biodiversity conservation. Circularity requires changed business structures; therefore, it is necessary to adapt existing approaches and reconcile economic and ecological interests. By focusing on the importance of horizontal integration and cross-company cooperation, this book offers valuable insights to help companies generate cross-industry synergy and symbiosis effects and secure competitive advantages along sustainable supply chains. The emphasis is on an expanded understanding of the various R principles, and on theoretical and practical application examples that help to prepare corporate business models for the ecological and social challenges of global supply chains.

Given its scope, the book represents an indispensable guide for companies worldwide that want to contribute to sustainable development by adopting circular business models. It analyses the drivers and challenges of implementing these models and presents concepts and insights from pioneering companies in the circular economy, providing a global perspective for managers and researchers alike.

Provides companies with cutting-edge insights into circular economy concepts and cases from a global supply chain perspective Highlights the complexity of building up and maintaining circular value networks by identifying their key success factors Illustrates the necessity for regenerative business models as a next step towards sustainability

Autorentext

Prof. Dr. habil. Elisabeth Fröhlich is the founder of ispira Think Tank for Sustainable Supply Chains. She was president of the CBS International Business School in Germany until 2022. Elisabeth holds a full professorship in Sustainable Procurement and Supply Chains and is an internationally recognised expert in sustainable supply chain management. She is also highly engaged in the field of responsible management education and serves as a board member of PRME where she is the PRME DACH Chapter Chair. Additionally, she leads the AOM Management Education Division Ambassador Program as vice-chair and leads the Board of JARO Institute (Berlin, Germany). Her research focuses on sustainable supply chain management and green procurement, qualification in purchasing, Procurement 4.0 and strategic supplier relationship management. Innovative teaching formats of responsible management education are further main areas of her research.

Prof. Dr. Kristina Steinbiß holds a professorship in Management with a focus on Marketing at the ESB Business School of the Reutlingen University in Germany. Kristina's current research focuses on implementing new business models to accomplish a company's sustainability goals, as well as on influencing and nudging consumers towards sustainable behaviour. Next to her research activities, she is also enthusiastic about the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, the TIPS innovation methodology.

Prof. Dr. Maud Helene Schmiedeknecht is a Professor of Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility at the ESB Business School of the Reutlingen University in Germany and a Business Design Coach. She previously worked as a consultant at the global management consulting firm Kearney in Germany and abroad. She was an associate of the Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, a think tank for digital technologies, politics and society, on the topic of global economic ethic. Maud's current teaching, research and consulting focus is on corporate sustainability management, (social) entrepreneurship and sustainable business model innovation, business transformation and circular economy.

Prof. Dr. Cristian R. Loza Adaui is a professor of Management and Corporate Social Responsibility at the THI Business School of the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt in Germany. He previously worked for the CBS International Business School in Cologne, Germany, where he also served as Deputy Director of the Centre for Advanced Sustainability Management (CASM). He has held teaching and research positions at the Institute of Economics of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany and the Universidad Católica San Pablo in Peru. His research and consulting activities focus on how businesses become more sustainable, responsible, human-centred and purpose-driven through strategic management, corporate social responsibility, sustainability management, non-financial reporting, circular economy and corporate purpose.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Circular Economy in Sustainable Supply Chains: Presenting a Global Perspective on Challenges, Concepts and Cases.- Part I: The R-Principles of Circular Economy.- Chapter 2. The Principle of Respect in Circular Economy: Recognising Worth and Boundaries.- Chapter 3. The Principle of Responsibility in Circular Economy: Between Freedom and Duty.- Chapter 4. The Principle of Regeneration in Circular Economy: Revitalising for Resilience.- Chapter 5. The Principle of Rethink in Circular Economy: Redefining Business Solutions.- Chapter 6. The Principle of Redesign in Circular Economy: At the Heart of Circular Economy.- Chapter 7. The Principle of Reduce in Circular Economy: Simply Using Less?.- Chapter 8. The Principle of Reuse in Circular Economy: Trash Is Treasure.- Chapter 9. The Principle of Repair in Circular Economy: Extending the Lifespan of Products.- Chapter 10. The Principle of Refurbish in Circular Economy: Products Better Than New.- Chapter 11. The Principle of Remanufacture in Circular Economy: Same as New Product.- Chapter 12. The Principle of Recycling in Circular Economy: Transforming Waste.- Chapter 13. The Principle of Recovery in Circular Economy: Generating Energy.- Part II: Theoretical Perspectives on Circular Supply Chains.- Chapter 14. Circular Economy and Sustainable Supply Chain Management.- Chapter 15. Circular Procurement in Global Supply Chains.- Chapter 16. Circular Economy: Contested Definitions and an Evolving Concept.- Chapter 17. The Economic Geography of the Moral Supply Chain in a Circular Economy.- Part III: Practical Implementations of Circular Economy in Global Supply Chains.- Chapter 18. Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment as a Tool for Businesses in a Circular Economy: Business Examples from Egypt.- Chapter 19. Structural Framework Development for Smooth Circular Supply Chain Management Adoption.- Chapter 20. Value-Based Selling of Green Products: A Radical New Approach to Commercial Growth.- Chapter 21. Green and Collaborative Logistics in the U.S-Mexico Border: The Blue5PL Case.- Chapter 22. Creating the First Circular Value Ecosystem in Latin America: The Experience of a Multinational Brewery.- Chapter 23. Supporting Regional Transformation Through an Organisational Educational Network Consulting Approach: An Empirical Example Regarding the Implementation of a Regional Circular Economy.- Chapter 24. Replacing Cardboard-Based Boxes With a Circular Economy Solution in Austria: A Framework for Stakeholder Assessment and Impact Evaluation of Social, Ecological and Economic Factors.