Implementing the Circular Economy by Tracing the Sustainable Impact

Sustainability is one of the most critical issues today. Thus, the unsustainable consumption of resources, such as raw materials, CO2 emissions, and the Linear Economy needs to be changed. One framework for a more sustainable economy is the Circular...

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Autores principales:	Sebastian Lawrenz, Benjamin Leiding, Marit Elke Anke Mathiszig, Andreas Rausch, Mirco Schindler, Priyanka Sharma
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	circular economy domain-driven design sustainability impact service description language digital twin service oriented architecture Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/909e22b8cbbb4870ab3b3cbfa1ca508f
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:909e22b8cbbb4870ab3b3cbfa1ca508f2021-11-11T16:27:44ZImplementing the Circular Economy by Tracing the Sustainable Impact10.3390/ijerph1821113161660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/909e22b8cbbb4870ab3b3cbfa1ca508f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11316https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Sustainability is one of the most critical issues today. Thus, the unsustainable consumption of resources, such as raw materials, CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, and the <i>Linear Economy</i> needs to be changed. One framework for a more sustainable economy is the <i>Circular Economy</i>. Although the concept of the Circular Economy has been around since the 1990s, yet we are still far from enabling a Circular Economy. Therefore, a turnaround to the current linear economy as well as a change in society is necessary. In this paper, we get down to the essence of the status quo in the Circular Economy, identify the main barriers, such as lack of information, unsustainable economic models, ignorance, missing incentives, and propose software-driven solutions to tackle these challenges. Our solution extends the service description language by introducing the <i>sustainability impact factor</i>. The goal is to motivate end-users towards a more sustainable behavior without making massive restrictions on their lives.Sebastian LawrenzBenjamin LeidingMarit Elke Anke MathiszigAndreas RauschMirco SchindlerPriyanka SharmaMDPI AGarticlecircular economydomain-driven designsustainability impactservice description languagedigital twinservice oriented architectureMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11316, p 11316 (2021)
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spellingShingle	circular economy domain-driven design sustainability impact service description language digital twin service oriented architecture Medicine R Sebastian Lawrenz Benjamin Leiding Marit Elke Anke Mathiszig Andreas Rausch Mirco Schindler Priyanka Sharma Implementing the Circular Economy by Tracing the Sustainable Impact
description	Sustainability is one of the most critical issues today. Thus, the unsustainable consumption of resources, such as raw materials, CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, and the <i>Linear Economy</i> needs to be changed. One framework for a more sustainable economy is the <i>Circular Economy</i>. Although the concept of the Circular Economy has been around since the 1990s, yet we are still far from enabling a Circular Economy. Therefore, a turnaround to the current linear economy as well as a change in society is necessary. In this paper, we get down to the essence of the status quo in the Circular Economy, identify the main barriers, such as lack of information, unsustainable economic models, ignorance, missing incentives, and propose software-driven solutions to tackle these challenges. Our solution extends the service description language by introducing the <i>sustainability impact factor</i>. The goal is to motivate end-users towards a more sustainable behavior without making massive restrictions on their lives.
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title	Implementing the Circular Economy by Tracing the Sustainable Impact
title_short	Implementing the Circular Economy by Tracing the Sustainable Impact
title_full	Implementing the Circular Economy by Tracing the Sustainable Impact
title_fullStr	Implementing the Circular Economy by Tracing the Sustainable Impact
title_full_unstemmed	Implementing the Circular Economy by Tracing the Sustainable Impact
title_sort	implementing the circular economy by tracing the sustainable impact
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Implementing the Circular Economy by Tracing the Sustainable Impact

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