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Circular economy in the agri-food sector: Insights into Portuguese companies’ p...
Scandurra, Federica; Salomone, Roberta; Caeiro, Sandra; Moura, Ana Pinto deRelevant cultural and financial factors hamper circularity in Portuguese agri-food sector companies. To capture so, an empirical analysis of circular practices in agri-food companies was carried out. Being the agri-food sector central to the Portuguese economy and the numerous circular economy initiatives in the Country, the study aims to comprehend how circularity is achieved from an environmental, social, and...
Assessing circularity in the agri-food sector: a case study
Scandurra, Federica; Salomone, Roberta; Caeiro, Sandra; Gulotta, Teresa MariaThe agri-food sector (AFS) faces challenges in providing affordable and healthy food for an increasing population. In this context, Circular Economy (CE) has gained interest as an approach to drive the food system to sustainability. However, circularity does not always lead to sustainability. The lack of a defined set of metrics to monitor CE in the sector makes it relevant to select assessment approaches that ...
The maturity level of the agri-food sector in the circular economy domain: a sy...
Scandurra, Federica; Salomone, Roberta; Caeiro, Sandra; Gulotta, Teresa MariaThe agri-food sector (AFS) is crucial in the transition towards sustainability. The Circular Economy (CE) has gained global attention as a tool to achieve it systemically. Nevertheless, it is necessary to understand the maturity level of circularity in the AFS. For that reason, this study aims to analyse, through a systematic and bibliometric literature review, examples of circularity in the sector at inter- an...
Circular economy practices in the agri-food sector: awareness and maturity leve...
Scandurra, Federica; Salomone, Roberta; Caeiro, Sandra; Moura, Ana Pinto deThe circular economy model has drawn global interest, especially in the agri-food sector (. The food system is indeed facing the “food paradox”: it is wasteful but also unable to meet globally the food demand. Thus, it needs to explore ways to fulfil food needs without compromising future food availability. The present article is linked to a previous study that showed the maturity of the circular economy practi...