For nearly 50 years, our ways of production and consumption have exerted increasing pressure on natural resources, the climate and biodiversity. The great environmental and social challenges that we have been facing for about 50 years are forcing companies to radically rethink the classic model of business economic development, based on linearity, where the resources produced are used and at the end of use are thrown away, creating waste on the planet. Since the disproportionate consumption of oil, natural gas, minerals, wood, water, food resources, etc. has increased a lot in the last fifty years, due to the improvement of our living standards and the growth of the population, it is necessary to change course to save the planet. There is no planet B. At this point, the circular economy represents the turning point, taking on the characteristics of a new paradigm, which is progressively affirming itself at all levels and in all geographical areas. Companies must therefore innovate towards a new paradigm such as that of sustainability, to protect the environment; they can do so only by adopting the circular economy model which involves the recycling phase. The essay we are going to develop demonstrates how by contextualizing the ecological and digital transition path, we can certainly obtain a model validated solution for companies that want to establish themselves in a more competitive way, combining innovation and environmental sustainability

L’économie circulaire, comme nouveau paradigme pour les PME à l’ère de la transition écologique et numérique.

Aura Caterina;Rubino Franco
2024-01-01

Abstract

For nearly 50 years, our ways of production and consumption have exerted increasing pressure on natural resources, the climate and biodiversity. The great environmental and social challenges that we have been facing for about 50 years are forcing companies to radically rethink the classic model of business economic development, based on linearity, where the resources produced are used and at the end of use are thrown away, creating waste on the planet. Since the disproportionate consumption of oil, natural gas, minerals, wood, water, food resources, etc. has increased a lot in the last fifty years, due to the improvement of our living standards and the growth of the population, it is necessary to change course to save the planet. There is no planet B. At this point, the circular economy represents the turning point, taking on the characteristics of a new paradigm, which is progressively affirming itself at all levels and in all geographical areas. Companies must therefore innovate towards a new paradigm such as that of sustainability, to protect the environment; they can do so only by adopting the circular economy model which involves the recycling phase. The essay we are going to develop demonstrates how by contextualizing the ecological and digital transition path, we can certainly obtain a model validated solution for companies that want to establish themselves in a more competitive way, combining innovation and environmental sustainability
2024
Depuis près de 50 ans, nos modes de production et de consommation exercent une pression croissante sur les ressources naturelles, le climat et la biodiversité. Les grands défis environnementaux et sociaux auxquels nous sommes confrontés depuis environ 50 ans obligent les entreprises à repenser radicalement le modèle classique de développement économique des entreprises, basé sur la linéarité, où les ressources produites sont utilisées et, en fin d'utilisation, sont jetées, créant des déchets sur la planète. Étant donné que la consommation disproportionnée de pétrole, de gaz naturel, de minéraux, de bois, d'eau, de ressources alimentaires, etc. a beaucoup augmenté au cours des cinquante dernières années, en raison de l'amélioration de notre niveau de vie et de la croissance de la population, il est nécessaire de changer de cap pour sauver la planète. Il n’y a pas de planète B. L’économie circulaire représente aujourd’hui un tournant, prenant les caractéristiques d’un nouveau paradigme, qui s’affirme progressivement à tous les niveaux et dans toutes les zones géographiques. Les entreprises doivent donc innover vers un nouveau paradigme tel que celui de la durabilité, pour protéger l'environnement ; elles ne peuvent le faire qu’en adoptant le modèle de l’économie circulaire qui implique la phase de recyclage. L'essai que nous allons développer démontre comment en contextualisant le chemin de la transition écologique et numérique, nous pouvons certainement obtenir une solution modèle validée pour les entreprises qui souhaitent s'implanter de manière plus compétitive, alliant innovation et durabilité environnementale
Environment; pollution; climate change; sustainability; environmental strategy; SMEs.
Environnement ; pollution ; changement climatique ; durabilité ; stratégie environnementale ; PME.
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