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Consumer behaviour in the context of circular economy: a systematic literature review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

Nicole Sofia Rohsig Lopez  and
Jérémy Legardeur
Nicole Sofia Rohsig Lopez*
Affiliation:
University of Bordeaux, ESTIA Institute of Technology, France
Jérémy Legardeur
Affiliation:
University of Bordeaux, ESTIA Institute of Technology, France
*
nicole.rohsig@estia.fr

Abstract

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Circular business models (CBMs) focus on cycling, extending, intensifying, and/or dematerialising material and energy loops to reduce resource inputs and waste and emission leakage. We aim to explore consumer behaviour in circular economy through a systematic literature review to determine barriers and motivators to implementing CBMs, analysing twenty-eight articles. We identified internal motivations, such as economic and environmental concerns; and external factors facilitating engagement with circularity, such as better awareness, and products with design for circularity.

Keywords

circular economyhuman behaviourbusiness modelssustainability

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Design for Sustainability
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 4: DESIGN 2024 , May 2024 , pp. 1417 - 1426
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