Purvis, B. orcid.org/0000-0001-8883-5472, Celebi, D. orcid.org/0000-0002-7103-3868 and Pansera, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-3806-1381 (2023) A framework for a responsible circular economy. Journal of Cleaner Production, 400. 136679. ISSN 0959-6526
Abstract
The move towards a Circular Economy (CE) from the perspective of a ‘just transition’ necessitates an approach which deems stakeholder knowledge and agency as central. Under this paradigm the transition to a CE is conceived not as a technocratic challenge, but as a process of socioeconomic transformation grounded in principles of social and environmental justice. We suggest that Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), as an approach for considering the relation of science to wider society, in particular the constituent concepts of anticipation, inclusion, reflection, and responsiveness (Owen et al., 2013), presents itself as a lens through which we can embed considerations of justice within CE practices. In exploring these dimensions with a critical view to how the CE discourse has often failed to consider who will benefit from the transition to a CE, we present a framework for supporting the design of responsible CE practices. We argue that such a framework can provide a starting point for future refinement and enrichment of the decision context faced by the relevant groups in the course of the transition to a just CE.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Circular economy; Responsible research and innovation; Governance |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EUROPEAN COMMISSION - HORIZON 2020 101003491 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Oct 2023 14:01 |
Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2023 14:01 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136679 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:204507 |