A CE Indicator Scorecard and Circular Economy Business Model Canvas for the Food and Beverage Industry

A circular economy (CE) is seen as needed in all industry sectors to manage finite resources and to reduce the impact of production and consumption of goods on the planet. While the food and beverage industry has already many measurements in place to ensure cleaner production, a transition towards a CE requires a broader systems perspective....

Industrial Symbiosis: Towards a design process for eco-industrial clusters by integrating Circular Economy and Industrial Ecology perspectives

Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is a collective approach to competitive advantage in which separate industries create a cooperative network to exchange materials, energy, water and/or by-products. By addressing issues related to resource depletion, waste management and pollution, IS plays an important role in the transition towards sustainable...

Creating Synergies: A business process model for the development of Industrial Symbiosis: Combining theory and practice to identify the steps that a private facilitator should take to develop a regional Industrial Symbiosis network in the Netherlands.

Circular economy principles are gaining attention in the Netherlands. Industries, consumers and the Dutch government feel increased responsibility to tackle barriers to sustainable development. The government is increasing its investments to stimulate consumers to live more sustainably and companies that develop circular products are established...

Development Patterns and Factors Influencing the Growth of Industrial Symbiosis: Case Study of Tata Steel IJmuiden and the Surrounding Industrial Region to Achieve Reduction in Water Consumption Using Industrial Symbiosis Approach

In today’s competitive and environmentally conscious industrial society, companies thrive to perform their production activities in the most environmentally friendly way. Companies are moving from individual resource efficiency approaches to broader community approaches. They are now looking for opportunities to broaden the scope and go beyond...

Life cycle assessment and simplified life cycle costing on Industrial Symbiosis

This paper adopts the life cycle thinking as the approach to assess the economic and environmental performances of industrial symbiosis. A detailed guidance of implementing LCA on industrial symbiosis under four research purposes: accounting of symbiosis, existing symbiosis, exploring symbiosis and comparing symbiosis design options is presented...