A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations

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Autor(a) principal: Klein, Natacha
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Deutz, Pauline, Ramos, Tomás B.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/145639
Resumo: A previous version of this work was presented at the 20th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) Conference 8?10 September 2021 hosted by Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria. The authors would like to thank the Portuguese Ministry of Environment and Climate Action for their help during this research, the survey respondents for taking the time to answer the questions, as well as the reviewers for their constructive comments. Finally, the authors would like to thank Anne Opferkuch for proofreading and editing the final version of the manuscript. Funding Information: This research was funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 765198 and constitutes part of the outcomes of the research project CRESTING (Circular Economy: Sustainability implications and guiding progress). The authors acknowledge and thank the support given to CENSE by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology ( FCT ) through the strategic project UIDB/04085/2020 . A previous version of this work was presented at the 20th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) Conference 8–10 September 2021 hosted by Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria. The authors would like to thank the Portuguese Ministry of Environment and Climate Action for their help during this research, the survey respondents for taking the time to answer the questions, as well as the reviewers for their constructive comments. Finally, the authors would like to thank Anne Opferkuch for proofreading and editing the final version of the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors
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spelling A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisationsNational outlook for implementationCircular economyImplementationNational surveyOperationsPublic sectorStrategiesEnvironmental EngineeringWaste Management and DisposalManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionA previous version of this work was presented at the 20th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) Conference 8?10 September 2021 hosted by Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria. The authors would like to thank the Portuguese Ministry of Environment and Climate Action for their help during this research, the survey respondents for taking the time to answer the questions, as well as the reviewers for their constructive comments. Finally, the authors would like to thank Anne Opferkuch for proofreading and editing the final version of the manuscript. Funding Information: This research was funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 765198 and constitutes part of the outcomes of the research project CRESTING (Circular Economy: Sustainability implications and guiding progress). The authors acknowledge and thank the support given to CENSE by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology ( FCT ) through the strategic project UIDB/04085/2020 . A previous version of this work was presented at the 20th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) Conference 8–10 September 2021 hosted by Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria. The authors would like to thank the Portuguese Ministry of Environment and Climate Action for their help during this research, the survey respondents for taking the time to answer the questions, as well as the reviewers for their constructive comments. Finally, the authors would like to thank Anne Opferkuch for proofreading and editing the final version of the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The AuthorsThe Circular Economy (CE) is generally understood as an opportunity to transform the current unsustainable linear economic system by redesigning the way organisations provide goods and services rethinking how society consumes and uses those resources. In this context, the public sector is mainly recognised as an actor enabling the implementation of a sustainable CE through governmental interventions and policy initiatives. However, there is a lack of studies considering the public sector at an organisational level. CE in organisations includes a wide range of different practices that are important to examine in order to analyse the CE implementation process. Consequently, this study aims to characterise the current state of implementing circular practices and supporting strategies in central public sector organisations. To fulfil this aim, a questionnaire survey was sent to the organisations pertaining to the Portuguese Central Public Administration, as surveys are valuable tools to systematically collect information on various topics. The results demonstrate a relatively low level of implementation. Circular practices such as purchasing remanufactured or used items, using sharing platforms, increasing the efficiency of buildings, adopting green human resources and collaborative initiatives for circularity, and assessing and communicating about CE activities have presented low levels of adoption. At the same time, waste collection for recycling and dematerialisation practices showed good implementation levels. There is, thus, immense potential for further implementation of circularity in central public sector organisations in Portugal. This research contributes to deepening the understanding of the extent to which circular practices are embedded in public sector organisations and identifying the main implementation strengths and weaknesses. This research has the potential to help practitioners and researchers in the transition towards circularity in identifying circular opportunities in their organisations and in building a vision to further implement circularity in public sector organisations.DCEA - Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do AmbienteCENSE - Centro de Investigação em Ambiente e SustentabilidadeRUNKlein, NatachaDeutz, PaulineRamos, Tomás B.2022-11-18T22:12:13Z2022-07-152022-07-15T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article13application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/145639eng0301-4797PURE: 43647822https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114982info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T05:26:14Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/145639Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:52:11.570856Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations
National outlook for implementation
title A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations
spellingShingle A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations
Klein, Natacha
Circular economy
Implementation
National survey
Operations
Public sector
Strategies
Environmental Engineering
Waste Management and Disposal
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
title_short A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations
title_full A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations
title_fullStr A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations
title_full_unstemmed A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations
title_sort A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations
author Klein, Natacha
author_facet Klein, Natacha
Deutz, Pauline
Ramos, Tomás B.
author_role author
author2 Deutz, Pauline
Ramos, Tomás B.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv DCEA - Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
CENSE - Centro de Investigação em Ambiente e Sustentabilidade
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Klein, Natacha
Deutz, Pauline
Ramos, Tomás B.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Circular economy
Implementation
National survey
Operations
Public sector
Strategies
Environmental Engineering
Waste Management and Disposal
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
topic Circular economy
Implementation
National survey
Operations
Public sector
Strategies
Environmental Engineering
Waste Management and Disposal
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
description A previous version of this work was presented at the 20th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) Conference 8?10 September 2021 hosted by Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria. The authors would like to thank the Portuguese Ministry of Environment and Climate Action for their help during this research, the survey respondents for taking the time to answer the questions, as well as the reviewers for their constructive comments. Finally, the authors would like to thank Anne Opferkuch for proofreading and editing the final version of the manuscript. Funding Information: This research was funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 765198 and constitutes part of the outcomes of the research project CRESTING (Circular Economy: Sustainability implications and guiding progress). The authors acknowledge and thank the support given to CENSE by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology ( FCT ) through the strategic project UIDB/04085/2020 . A previous version of this work was presented at the 20th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) Conference 8–10 September 2021 hosted by Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria. The authors would like to thank the Portuguese Ministry of Environment and Climate Action for their help during this research, the survey respondents for taking the time to answer the questions, as well as the reviewers for their constructive comments. Finally, the authors would like to thank Anne Opferkuch for proofreading and editing the final version of the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors
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