The concept of the Circular Economy (CE) is an increasingly attractive approach to tackling
current sustainability challenges and facilitating a shift away from the linear “take-make-use …

In recent years, because of global challenges resulting from increased resource shortages
and the climate crisis, interest in and the commitment to transition to a more sustainable …

Public procurement is the acquisition of products and services needed for public
organizations to fulfill their functional objectives. Public procurement can also be a tool to …

The circular economy (CE) is seen as a model of production and consumption where
resource use is reduced and extended in closed‐loop life cycles. Organisations have been …

Despite the widely recognized potential of product‐as‐a‐service (PaaS) business models to
contribute to the circular economy, many industrial case studies have reported that several …

Purpose Circular procurement is assumed to foster innovation and influence demand for
and supply of goods through criteria setting and dialogue with suppliers. However, even in …

The sustainable development of the furniture industry is experiencing the challenges of
energy consumption and waste disposal. Product–service systems (PSSs) have the …

Circular public procurement (CPP) is one way to increase sustainability and circularity in
public spending. As previous research focuses primarily on procurement, more insight is …

This theoretical paper adopts a procedural perspective to identify the challenges associated
with the implementation of the full scope of approaches to circular public procurement …

The home furnishings sector faces substantial sustainability challenges resulting from
increasing consumption and premature disposal. Innovative business models that provide …