Implementation of Circular Economy Technologies: An Empirical Study of Slovak and Slovenian Manufacturing Companies

Circular Economy (CE) practices and technologies are essential for increasing sustainability performance in manufacturing. Due to the increasing number of environmental regulations and growing public awareness of environmental issues, especially in the EU, CE is increasingly seen as a valuable facto...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Juraj Šebo, Miriam Šebová, Iztok Palčič
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	circular economy technology manufacturing company survey Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/7e62e056c8234ca5a8ce3e4dc881f007
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:7e62e056c8234ca5a8ce3e4dc881f007
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7e62e056c8234ca5a8ce3e4dc881f0072021-11-25T19:01:50ZImplementation of Circular Economy Technologies: An Empirical Study of Slovak and Slovenian Manufacturing Companies10.3390/su1322125182071-1050https://doaj.org/article/7e62e056c8234ca5a8ce3e4dc881f0072021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12518https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Circular Economy (CE) practices and technologies are essential for increasing sustainability performance in manufacturing. Due to the increasing number of environmental regulations and growing public awareness of environmental issues, especially in the EU, CE is increasingly seen as a valuable factor in improving competitiveness. Therefore, there is a need for a fuller understanding of the ways in which CE technologies can be implemented into the manufacturing industries. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the identification of the characteristics of manufacturing companies and their perceptions of the barriers to the adoption of CE technologies. This survey-based study of 241 manufacturing companies (comprising a sub-sample of Slovak and Slovenian companies from the more extensive European Manufacturing Survey) uses a series of statistical tests to examine the implementation of three CE technologies. The results show that there is significant relationship between the adoption of CE technologies in manufacturing companies and their size, location, R&D activities, company age and product batch size. Finally, the research reveals the surprising finding that there is no apparent link between the perception of CE barriers and the plans of companies to implement selected CE technologies.Juraj ŠeboMiriam ŠebováIztok PalčičMDPI AGarticlecircular economytechnologymanufacturing companysurveyEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12518, p 12518 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	circular economy technology manufacturing company survey Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	circular economy technology manufacturing company survey Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Juraj Šebo Miriam Šebová Iztok Palčič Implementation of Circular Economy Technologies: An Empirical Study of Slovak and Slovenian Manufacturing Companies
description	Circular Economy (CE) practices and technologies are essential for increasing sustainability performance in manufacturing. Due to the increasing number of environmental regulations and growing public awareness of environmental issues, especially in the EU, CE is increasingly seen as a valuable factor in improving competitiveness. Therefore, there is a need for a fuller understanding of the ways in which CE technologies can be implemented into the manufacturing industries. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the identification of the characteristics of manufacturing companies and their perceptions of the barriers to the adoption of CE technologies. This survey-based study of 241 manufacturing companies (comprising a sub-sample of Slovak and Slovenian companies from the more extensive European Manufacturing Survey) uses a series of statistical tests to examine the implementation of three CE technologies. The results show that there is significant relationship between the adoption of CE technologies in manufacturing companies and their size, location, R&D activities, company age and product batch size. Finally, the research reveals the surprising finding that there is no apparent link between the perception of CE barriers and the plans of companies to implement selected CE technologies.
format	article
author	Juraj Šebo Miriam Šebová Iztok Palčič
author_facet	Juraj Šebo Miriam Šebová Iztok Palčič
author_sort	Juraj Šebo
title	Implementation of Circular Economy Technologies: An Empirical Study of Slovak and Slovenian Manufacturing Companies
title_short	Implementation of Circular Economy Technologies: An Empirical Study of Slovak and Slovenian Manufacturing Companies
title_full	Implementation of Circular Economy Technologies: An Empirical Study of Slovak and Slovenian Manufacturing Companies
title_fullStr	Implementation of Circular Economy Technologies: An Empirical Study of Slovak and Slovenian Manufacturing Companies
title_full_unstemmed	Implementation of Circular Economy Technologies: An Empirical Study of Slovak and Slovenian Manufacturing Companies
title_sort	implementation of circular economy technologies: an empirical study of slovak and slovenian manufacturing companies
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/7e62e056c8234ca5a8ce3e4dc881f007
work_keys_str_mv	AT jurajsebo implementationofcirculareconomytechnologiesanempiricalstudyofslovakandslovenianmanufacturingcompanies AT miriamsebova implementationofcirculareconomytechnologiesanempiricalstudyofslovakandslovenianmanufacturingcompanies AT iztokpalcic implementationofcirculareconomytechnologiesanempiricalstudyofslovakandslovenianmanufacturingcompanies
_version_	1718410411780341760

Implementation of Circular Economy Technologies: An Empirical Study of Slovak and Slovenian Manufacturing Companies

Ejemplares similares