Circular Economy (eBook, ePUB)

From Waste Reduction to Value Creation
Redaktion: Delchet-Cochet, Karen

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is aimed at companies, researchers, consultants, consumers, students and any interested public interested in the subject, the reflections and practices of the circular economy. As part of the draft law on the circular economy in France, the authors (researchers and experts) analyze the data and the reflections and base their arguments on real examples in order to propose solutions and recommendations for a green economy. It gives an updated overview of the reflections and practices around the circular economy. The book is divided into three parts: - The company and its functions, innovative business models - The institutional, legislative and normative framework - Some sectors of activity with the prism of the circular economy

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119777052
• Artikelnr.: 60406302

Autorenporträt

Karen Delchet-Cochet is an environmentalist specializing in sustainable development, environmental issues and the circular economy, within business. She has a PhD in Environmental Sciences and has written many articles on the circular economy, responsible purchasing, and the integration of corporate social responsibility in business strategies. She has worked as a consultant and a project head, and is a teacher-researcher at ISC Paris Business School, France. Since 2015, she has been the head of their Lab of Pedagogical Innovation.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword xiii
François-Michel LAMBERT
Introduction xvii
Karen DELCHET-COCHET
Part 1. The Circular Economy, Between Framework and Stakes 1
Chapter 1. The Circular Economy: Historical Perspective and Contemporary
Issues 3
Franck AGGERI
1.1. Introduction 3
1.2. From the origins of the reflections on the circular economy to its
inclusion on the public agenda 4
1.2.1. The reasons for the enthusiasm 5
1.2.2. Circular economy as a new rational utopia 7
1.3. Is the circular economy really a new practice? 8
1.3.1. Circular economy, mode 1 8
1.3.2. Circular economy, mode 2 9
1.4. Obstacles to the circular transition to mode 2 10
1.4.1. Local value creation 11
1.4.2. The need for a new industrial policy 11
1.5. References 12
Chapter 2. The Circular Economy and Lifecycle 13
Christian BRODHAG
2.1. Resources 14
2.2. Environmental context 16
2.2.1. The global question 18
2.3. Methods to address the circular economy 20
2.3.1. Historical background: from industrial ecology to circular economy
20
2.3.2. The lifecycle approach 20
2.3.3. Eco-design 22
2.4. Political and normative processes 22
2.4.1. The European and French approaches. 22
2.4.2. ISO standardization 24
2.5. Conclusion 25
2.6. References 26
Chapter 3. Circular Economy: Transformation of the Labor Market and Change
in Human Resources Management Practices 29
David MORIEZ
3.1. Introduction 29
3.2. The circular economy, labor market and jobs 31
3.2.1. The circular economy: a response to the regionalization of
unemployment 32
3.2.2. The circular economy: a response to structural unemployment 35
3.2.3. The circular economy: "green jobs" and "greening jobs" 36
3.3. The circular economy and human resources management practices 38
3.3.1. Green human resources management (green HRM) 38
3.3.2. Green human resources management practices39
3.4. Conclusion 41
3.5. Appendix 1 42
3.6. Appendix 2 43
3.7. Appendix 3 47
3.8. References 48
Chapter 4. The Role of Education in the Ecological and Circular Transition:
Current Situation and Prospects 53
Dominique BONET FERNANDEZ
4.1. Introduction 53
4.2. Findings and challenges for universities and companies 54
4.2.1. Multidisciplinary challenges, requiring a review of training courses
55
4.2.2. The companies and universities concerned 55
4.3. How to meet the skills and training needs of the circular economy? 56
4.3.1. From Green Plan to education for sustainable development 56
4.3.2. A wide range of skills 57
4.3.3. Towards new practices 57
4.4. An initiative provided by the French Virtual University for
Environment and Sustainable Development 60
4.5. The proposed 2019 law on the generalization of education on issues
related to the preservation of the environment and biological diversity and
climate change within the framework of global boundaries 61
4.6. Legislative proposals to be closely monitored 62
4.7. Conclusion 64
4.8. References 65
Chapter 5. Boosting the Circular Economy through Proximity: The New
Competences of Local Authorities 67
Karine FABRE and Alexis POKROVSKY
5.1. What scale for proximity? 68
5.2. Understanding the territorial levels: sharing of competences in the
context of waste management 70
5.2.1. Historical expertise in waste management acquired by municipalities
70
5.2.2. Territorial tiering of competences 71
5.3. The levers for steering the circular economy 74
5.3.1. An increasingly environmentally oriented public procurement 75
5.3.2. Some examples of public practices or policies: between responsible
purchasing and waste reduction at source 76
5.4. Conclusion 77
5.5. References 77
Part 2. Circular Economy: A Few Tools and Approaches 79
Chapter 6. Example of a Pioneering Approach to the Circular Economy: Cradle
to Cradle 81
Anne DE BÉTHENCOURT
6.1. The origins of Cradle to Cradle 82
6.1.1. Thus, Cradle to Cradle was born82
6.1.2. The founding principle: design differently and "upcycle" to create
"positive loops" 83
6.1.3. Counter false good ideas 85
6.2. Creating resilient models 85
6.2.1. High-performance business models 85
6.2.2. The material passport, a key factor in traceability 86
6.2.3. Promoting the abundance of renewable energies 86
6.2.4. A recognized approach 86
6.2.5. A demanding approach 87
6.3. Some examples of C2C certified products 88
6.3.1. Carpets 88
6.3.2. Buildings 88
6.3.3. Fashion 89
6.3.4. Cleaning products 90
6.4. Conclusion 91
6.5. References 91
Chapter 7. From the Circular Economy to Industrial and Territorial Ecology
Approaches: What Modes of Governance to Ensure their Sustainability? 93
Valérie FERNANDES
7.1. Introduction 93
7.2. Leverages and obstacles to the sustainability of ITE approaches:
findings and analysis 94
7.2.1. Circular economy and ITE approaches: definition and key elements 94
7.2.2. Success factors and obstacles to the sustainability of ITE
approaches 96
7.3. The modes of governance of ITE approaches 99
7.3.1. Key elements 99
7.3.2. The modes of governance of ITE approaches 100
7.4. Articulation of ITE approaches on the same territory: the example of
the La Rochelle territory 102
7.4.1. Presentation of the three approaches 102
7.4.2. Challenges, risks and opportunities 104
7.5. Conclusion 108
7.6. References 108
Chapter 8. Sharing Economy, a Driving Force of the Circular Economy? 111
Catherine LEJEALLE
8.1. Introduction 111
8.2. Web 2.0 disrupts consumption practices 112
8.2.1. Arguments over definitions 112
8.2.2. Mapping the sharing economy 114
8.3. The circular economy in Moore's chasm 115
8.3.1. The pillars of the circular economy and the role of consumption 115
8.3.2. Adoption of the circular economy: consumer behavior 116
8.3.3. Moore's chasm to cross 117
8.4. The uses of the sharing economy 118
8.4.1. Motivations 118
8.4.2. Percolation of uses 120
8.5. Conclusion 121
8.6. References 122
Chapter 9. The Circular Economy from the Perspective of Voluntary
Standardization 125
Anne BENADY, Melodie MERENDA and Mérylle AUBRUN
9.1. Why and how has voluntary standardization appropriated the concept of
the circular economy? 125
9.1.1. A need expressed by economic actors 125
9.1.2. Towards an ISO standard 128
9.2. The main principles of the XP X30-901 standard 129
9.2.1. Structure and content of the reference framework 130
9.3. The circular economy project management standard, a suitable tool for
evaluating, enhancing and improving projects 133
9.3.1. Towards a "Circular Economic Assessment" 133
9.3.2. First feedback from users 134
9.4. References 135
Part 3. Activity Sectors through the Prism of the Circular Economy 137
Chapter 10. Circular Economy and Construction 139
Vincent AUGISEAU
10.1. Introduction 139
10.2. Global environmental issues related to construction 139
10.3. Sixteen elements of definition 141
10.3.1. Three principles of the circular economy according to the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation 143
10.3.2. Definitions from the six levers for a transition to a circular
economy according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation 144
10.3.3. Definitions according to a strategy similar to an R scale 145
10.3.4. Definitions according to the stages of a building's lifecycle 146
10.3.5. Definitions of the circular economy close to that of sustainable
development 147
10.3.6. Cross-referenced analysis of definitions 148
10.4. Policies and projects aiming to apply the concept of the circular
economy to construction 148
10.4.1. Policies 148
10.4.2. Research and development projects 149
10.4.3. Construction and urban development projects 150
10.5. Four main limitations 150
10.5.1. An uncertain delimitation of the scope of the circular economy
between waste management and sustainable development 151
10.5.2. Low consideration of the territorial context 152
10.5.3. A scale for the application of the circular economy concept that is
too narrow 153
10.5.4. Insufficient coordination between the circular economy and spatial
planning 153
10.6. Conclusion 154
10.7. References 154
Chapter 11. Understanding the Concept of Waste to Avoid its Production 159
Yvon PESQUEUX
11.1. Introduction 159
11.2. Waste defined as that which crosses a boundary 161
11.3. The ambiguity of waste 163
11.4. Institutional definitions of waste 164
11.5. Lifecycle analysis 169
11.6. Conclusion: arguing about boundaries 171
11.7. References 173
Chapter 12. When Fashion Brands Try to Adopt a Circular Economy 175
Bénédicte BOURCIER-BÉQUAERT, Karen DELCHET-COCHET and Valérie FERNANDES
12.1. Introduction 175
12.2. State of play 177
12.2.1. The circular economy: main principles and application in companies
177
12.2.2. CE in textile companies in France: a waste-based approach 179
12.3. Methodology 182
12.4. Results 183
12.4.1. There is a collector and... a collector 183
12.4.2. A still partial implementation of the CE 184
12.5. The limits of the actions implemented 187
12.6. Conclusion 189
12.7. References 190
Chapter 13. The Circular Economy and Packaging: Challenges and Avenues for
Reflection 193
François CABARET
13.1. Division function 195
13.1.1. Bulk goods 196
13.1.2. The sale in unit packaging 197
13.1.3. Sales in the so-called family or "giant" promotional packaging 197
13.2. Protection function 197
13.3. Marketing and communication functions 200
13.4. Service functions 201
13.5. Reflection points 202
13.6. Conclusion 202
13.7. References 203
Chapter 14. The Circular Economy and Toy Sector 205
Karen DELCHET-COCHET and Coralie DAMAY
14.1. The toy sector between impact and innovation 206
14.1.1. The main characteristics of the toy sector 206
14.1.2. The circular economy in the toy sector: a lifecycle perspective 208
14.2. A toy is more than "just a product" 213
14.2.1. Toys, the company's flagship products 213
14.2.2. A brief historical return 214
14.2.3. The role of the toy in educating the future consumer? 215
14.2.4. Toys and environmental education 215
14.2.5. The toy, a role to be redefined 216
14.3. To conclude: proposals for rethinking our relationship with toys 218
14.4. References 219
Postface 223
Jean-Louis BERGEY
List of Authors 227
Index 229