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The Implementation of the Circular Economy R-Principles and Strategies: The Por...
Costa, Berta; Rodrigues, Susana; Santos, NatáliaCircular Economy (CE) is a concept that has been gaining increasing importance in business circles and advocated by European Union, and by several governments worldwide. It is acknowledged that it has the potential to optimise resource efficiency, minimise production and consumption of greenhouse gas emissions, while simultaneously granting competitive advantage business prospects. Although it has been gaining ...
Circular Economy and Sustainability: What Are They Saying About It? – A Literat...
Costa, Berta; Rodrigues, SusanaCircular economy (CE) and sustainability are two interrelated con- cepts that are increasingly gaining attention in the fields of business, economics, and environmental studies. Although both concepts share similarities as they both aim to reduce the negative impact of human activities on the environment and promote sustainable development, they have predominantly been addressed sep- arately as two independent ...
Circular economy in the Portuguese hotel industry: an empirical overview
Costa, Berta; Ridrigues, Susana; Silva, Carina; Pacheco, Maria PilarThe implementation of Circular Economy (CE) in the tourism industry, and more specifically in the hotel industry, is still in its early stages, as the debate on it has focused on the manufacturing sector, undervaluing the service area, namely the travel and tourism one, and their input to the transition to a CE paradigm. Although the hotel industry is one of the essential branches of the travel and tourism sect...
Sustainable tourism and the circular economy: A theoretical overview
Costa, Berta; Rodrigues, Susana; Moreno, PilarThe concept of sustainable tourism has become one of the most noteworthy topics among academics and practitioners and a hallmark in tourism discourse. During the last decades, tourism has developed into one of the largest socio-economic activities, and thus driving economic growth that most supports to the countries’ GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The world economic paradigm, and consequently the tourism industr...
Circular Economy Principles and Their Influence on Attitudes to Consume Green P...
Carvalho, Luisa Cagica; Moreira, Sandrina B.; Dias, Rui; Rodrigues, Susana; Costa, BertaDesigning circular economy (CE) implies the adoption of a set of circular principles that support a society for the future. Understanding how CE principles influence attitudes to consume green products is a key factor aligned with consumer trends. This chapter aims to study how CE principles influence attitudes to consume green products in a particular case of fashion industry. Very few empirical studies on the...