Eco-innovation and Circular Business Models as drivers for a circular economy

  1. Xavier Vence 1
  2. Ángeles Pereira 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

    ROR https://ror.org/030eybx10

Revista:
Contaduría y administración

ISSN: 0186-1042,  2448-8410

Ano de publicación: 2019

Volume: 64

Número: 1

Tipo: Artigo

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Resumo

La eco-innovación se define como cualquier innovación dirigida/orientada a la reducción del impacto medioambiental. La eco-innovación no es sólo un cambio tecnológico, sino que también abarca las innovaciones organizativas, sociales y sistémicas. El pensamiento sistémico y complejo es necesario para entender el papel de la eco-innovación como facilitador de la Economía Circular (EC). La Economía Circular se presenta como un enfoque prometedor hacia una transición sostenible desde el paradigma socioeconómico lineal. El objetivo de la Economía Circular es mantener y compartir valor a lo largo del tiempo. La eco-innovación para la Economía Circular puede ser de carácter tecnológico y no tecnológico. De hecho, se reconoce que la EC necesita abordar retos importantes en relación con los modelos de negocio y los marcos socio-institucionales, mientras que el cambio tecnológico puede no ser necesariamente radical. Con el fin de allanar el camino hacia la Economía Circular a través de la eco-innovación, los modelos de negocio se consideran un motor clave. El modelo de negocio representa un enfoque holístico hacia la forma de hacer negocios de una organización. Desde la perspectiva de la eco-innovación, un modelo de negocio necesita añadir valor ecológico y social a la propuesta de valor y cambiar las prácticas del productor y del consumidor. En particular, las eco-innovaciones que pueden permitir la transición a un modelo de Economía Circular eficiente en el uso de los recursos incluyen esfuerzos para cambiar los modelos de negocio dominantes (desde el diseño de nuevos productos y servicios hasta la reconfiguración de las cadenas de valor, cadenas de suministro nuevas/cortas), transformar la forma en que los ciudadanos interactúan con los productos y servicios (propiedad, arrendamiento, reparto, reparación, reducción, remanufactura, etc.) y desarrollar sistemas mejorados para la creación de valor (movilidad ecológica, sistemas de energía inteligente, cadenas cortas de valor, etc.).

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