This book highlights ways to evaluate circular economy using global standard and footprints the way global firms are using to ensure the measurement of the impact. It presents various case studies from different sectors with the efforts made to contribute to circular economy and at the same time its contribution to minimize carbon and water footprints.

Highlights methods to evaluate circular economy using global standard used by major global firms Presents case studies highlighting the contribution to circular economy and minimizing carbon and water footprints Useful read for academics and policymakers to understand and create better regulation proposals

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Dr. Aldo Alvarez-Risco is an associate professor at Universidad de Lima in Peru. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Mexico. Also, he is a Doctor in Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Master in Pharmacology and Pharmacist at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru, and Master in Pharmaceutical Care at Universidad de Granada in Spain. He has six years of regulatory affairs experience in pharmaceutical companies and eight years of experience in the Ministry of Health in Peru. He has published more than 50 research publications, written some book chapters, and authored/edited books in the areas of Pharmaceutical Care, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Circular Economy. He is a lecturer in postgraduate programs since 2004 and a speaker in academic events in 21 countries. Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu currently works for SgT Group as Head of Sustainability, and is based out of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is a renowned expert in the areas of Environmental Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprint Assessment (PCF) in various industrial sectors. He has five years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, research and development and textile testing and over a decade's of experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and ecological footprints assessment of various consumer products. He has published more than 100 research publications, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited over 100 books in the areas of Carbon Footprint, Recycling, Environmental Assessment and Environmental Sustainability.

Prof. Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales is part of the staff in Escuela Nacional de Marina Mercante "Almirante Miguel Grau". She is also Master in Industrial Pharmacy at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru. Also, she is pharmacist at the Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana in Peru. She has 12 years of experience in pharmaceutical companies' processes in manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and control quality. She has published more than 25 research publications, written some book chapters, and authored/edited books in the areas of Pharmaceutical Care, Management, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Circular Economy. Also, she is a lecturer in undergraduate and postgraduate programs since 2010.

Inhalt
Measuring circular economy.- Better students, better companies, better life: circular learning.- Leadership for sustainability in crisis time.- Circular economy for food loss reduction and water foodprint.- 3D Print, circularity and footprints.- Circular economy for packaging and carbon footprint.- Circular economy for waste reduction and carbon footprint.- Food Loss Reduction and Carbon Footprint Practices Worldwide - A Benchmarking Approach of Circular Economy.- Fashion and textile circularity and waste footprint.- Material selection for circularity and footprints.- Water footprint in the textile and food supply chain management: Trends to become circular and sustainable.- Virtual tourism, carbon footprint and circularity.- Virtual education: carbon footprint and circularity.