A circularity indicator tool for measuring the ecological embeddedness of manufacturing

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dc.contributor.authorTrollman, Hana
dc.contributor.authorColwill, James
dc.contributor.authorJagtap, Sandeep
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-17T11:37:52Z
dc.date.available2021-08-17T11:37:52Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-05
dc.description.abstractCircularity in manufacturing is critical to reducing raw material usage and waste. Ecological embeddedness examines circular relationships intended to benefit both economic actors and the natural environment. By understanding circular relationships in the value chain, manufacturers can formulate strategies that are eco-effective. This work develops and validates an original circularity tool to measure the ecological embeddedness of manufacturers using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The tool is tested on process manufacturers selling products in the United Kingdom. The three main results are that the tool is useful and comprehensive (87% of users), enables simple comparisons with competitors, and identifies weaknesses in strategies related to the five dimensions connecting manufacturers, consumers, and the environment: understanding, realising, utilising, negotiating, and reclaiming. Manufacturers may use the tool to improve their ecological embeddedness, and sector-based circularity levels may be established for policy development. The novelty of the tool is in the use of ecological relationships to support achievement of a circular economy.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationTrollman H, Colwill J, Jagtap S. (2021) A circularity indicator tool for measuring the ecological embeddedness of manufacturing. Sustainability, Volume 13, Issue 16, July 2021, Article number 8773en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su13168773
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17004
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectsustainable manufacturingen_UK
dc.subjectstrategy formulationen_UK
dc.subjectfactor analysisen_UK
dc.subjectecological embeddednessen_UK
dc.subjectcircular economyen_UK
dc.titleA circularity indicator tool for measuring the ecological embeddedness of manufacturingen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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