Considering aspects of the circular economy right from the product design stage is the most effective approach a company can take to improve the sustainability and circularity performance of its products. A recent study...
Author - Rupert Baumgartner
Digital technologies for sustainable product management in a circular economy
The increased use of digital technologies is considered as a key enabler for a more sustainable and circular economy. A recent study by the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable Product Management enabling a...
Digital battery passports to enable circular battery ecosystems in Europe
The industry driven debate on digital battery passports as enablers of a circular economy has gained increased momentum. To bring a sustainability research guided perspective to the table, the Christian-Doppler...
Sustainable Product Development in a Circular Economy
The concept of circular economy is of great interest to companies since it provides a framework to align with the Sustainable Development Goals. So far, little attention has been paid to how circularity principles...
Circular Economy Implementation in Businesses – Cross-sectoral findings
by Lukas Stumpf, Josef-Peter Schöggl, Rupert J. Baumgartner The logics of Circular Economy implementation in businesses, as well as barriers towards Circular Economy, were analyzed in a recent study by the Christian...
How sustainable is the Circular Economy?
Josef-Peter Schöggl, Lukas Stumpf, Rupert J. Baumgartner Interest in the concept of the Circular Economy has increased significantly in the past few years due to related policies introduced in China and the EU. But how...