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The Circular Economy Challenge: Towards a Sustainable Development
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Many recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, have proven the necessity of a transformation of the current economic system based on a linear schema of: “take”, “make”, “use”, and “dispose”. This radical change should involve all of the actors involved in the economic system: institutions, industries, consumers, and scientific research. Only cooperation among these stakeholders can ensure an effective shift toward a circular model. However, which kinds of actions can be performed to implement an effective circular economy? The present Special Issue collects nine papers that prove the possibility of implementing the circular economy from different points of view. The authors analyze all of the spheres of sustainability (environmental, economic, and social) in a variety of contexts, evaluating the effect of the circular choices. The nine papers include several key product value chains, in agreement with the most recent European Circular Economy Action Plan (e.g., electronics and ICT, batteries, plastics, construction and buildings, and food). The present paper collection proves that the circular economy is not only a simple business model, but rather, it involves the integration of many strategies for the protection of the natural ecosystem and the maintenance of worldwide economic stability. The holistic approach is essential for a successful business model, and innovation has an indispensable role in the transition. In this context, the present Special Issue aims to be a multidisciplinary collection of innovations useful for all of the stakeholders involved in the circular economy.


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Higher Education Institutions and Sustainable Development : Implementing a Whole-Institution Approach
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Sustainability is an urgent developmental task for our society and is attracting increasing attention. Therefore, higher education institutions (HEIs) are also called upon to deal theoretically, conceptually, methodically, critically, and reflectively with the associated challenges and the processes and conditions of transformation in order to contribute to sustainable development. How can complex organisations such as HEIs succeed in initiating and maintaining the process of sustainable development within their own institutions and make it a permanent responsibility? How can as many protagonists as possible be persuaded to get involved in sustainable development? This book deals with the promotion of sustainable university development and provides an overview of how universities can be organised sustainably and how sustainable development can be implemented in their various functional areas. In the sense of a “whole-institution approach”, which encompasses entire HEIs, the focus is not only on the core areas of teaching (higher education for sustainable development) and research (sustainability in research) but, also, on the operational management of HEIs. In addition, this book focuses on sustainability governance and transfer for sustainable development at HEIs as cross-disciplinary issues.

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higher education institutions --- implementation --- organisational factors --- sustainable development --- interpretative structural modelling (ISM) --- higher education institutions (HEIs) --- cross-sector collaboration --- multi-professional collaboration --- transdisciplinary research --- narrative analysis --- sensemaking --- whole institution approach --- organizational networks --- constant comparative analysis --- athletic departments --- higher education --- sustainability --- loose coupling --- shared governance --- United States --- intellectual capital --- performance --- quality of life --- sustainability assessment --- environmental management performance --- German-speaking countries --- survey --- whole-institution approach --- competencies --- knowledge --- values --- case study --- discourse analysis --- environment --- Global South --- Sustainable Development Goals --- universities’ transformation --- sustainability assessment tool --- sustainability governance --- systems theory --- governance equalizer --- politics --- profession --- organization --- public --- organizational culture --- Germany --- sustainability in science --- transformative science --- grammar of responsibility --- ethics of knowledge --- universities as echo chambers of society --- catalytic science --- universities --- organizational change --- higher education for sustainable development (HESD) --- sustainability transitions --- SD --- alliances --- university --- transfer --- practitioner–university partnership --- societal impact --- education for sustainable development --- higher education development --- sustainable university development --- systemic development --- inter-organizational networks --- worldviews --- societal transformation --- systemic transformation

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