Towards sustainable growth paths for work integration social enterprises in the circular economy

W Van Opstal, L Borms, J Brusselaers, N Bocken… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
An important presumed social impact of the circular economy (CE) is job-creation for
vulnerable groups. This creates opportunities for Work Integration Social Enterprises …

[HTML][HTML] Cooperating for circularity? Perspectives of citizen energy cooperative members on circular solar business models

W Van Opstal, N Bocken, J Brusselaers - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025 - Elsevier
Solar photovoltaics (PV) play a critical role in advancing the sustainable energy transition,
but growing concerns about PV waste highlight the need for circular economy solutions …

[HTML][HTML] Life Cycle Assessment of Consumption Patterns–Understanding the links between changing social practices and environmental impacts

P Suski, K Augenstein, K Greiff - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
As we are still not on track to achieve environmental sustainability through technological
change, we need to further stress the importance of understanding routinized types of …

[HTML][HTML] Too old for a circular solar economy? Age dynamics in the acceptance of solar and circular value propositions

W Van Opstal - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2025 - Elsevier
Population ageing and the sustainable energy transition are significant transformations of
the twenty-first century. In this paper, we use household survey data to assess the interplay …

[PDF][PDF] Embedding circular economy goals in a smart grid cooperative model

W Van Opstal, N Bocken, J Brusselaers - 2024 - ebiltegia.mondragon.edu
Renewable energy generation has been acknowledged to contribute to the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing energy …

[PDF][PDF] Embedding circular economy goals in a smart grid cooperative model

W Van Opstal, N Bocken, J Brusselaers - researchgate.net
Renewable energy generation has been acknowledged to contribute to the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing energy …