Authors: Emanuele Bompan, with the collaboration of Ilaria Nicoletta Brambilla
Scientific Partners:
- Suor Orsola Benincasa University
- MedEatResearch – Center for Social Research on the Mediterranean Diet.
- Buttitta Foundation CISADEM – AES
- Eastern Piedmont University
Published: 2021
Publishing House: Environmental Editions
ISBN: 9788866273165
Language: Italian and English
It underpins the strategies of the most innovative companies, and is an essential element of the recovery plans of a variety of international institutions. It influences the choices and behaviors of citizens and consumers, and steers the development of territories in a sustainable direction.
It is the circular economy, which in the space of a very few years has gone from theoretical formulations to practical application in a multitude of sectors, becoming the foundation of development in many countries. For obvious reasons: to date, it is an essential part of the best pathways for reducing material consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, and can make a crucial contribution to achieving decarbonization goals.
The updated and expanded new edition of “What is the Circular Economy?” reconstructs the genesis of the concepts and practices of the transition to circularity, and describes characteristics and peculiarities of the new economic model, clarifying its centrality to the ecological transition and the European Green Deal. To do so, it draws on the experiences described in Renewable Matter / Renewable Matter, the first international magazine devoted to the circular economy, and adopts a truly global gaze, intersecting the United States, China and Europe. In the book, the protagonists’ stories alternate with those of innovations in production processes and business models, with a constant focus on justice and social equity. Finally, a credible path is shown to make businesses and entrepreneurial activities circular, and earn money by reducing impacts on the planet.
