Circular economy and critical barriers: Mapping the pathways and success metrics for sustainable circular success in industrialised South Asian developing nations
The economy of a developing country is often industry centric, and is recognised globally. The circular economy (CE) model involves a manufacturing approach where products are systematically remanufactured and recycled within facilities to minimize waste. The emerging domain of CE in industrialised...
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| author | Kumeel Rasheed Syed Saad Ahmad Zaland Muhammad Waqas Khan Zawar Ali Muhammad Haris Syed Ammad Touseef Sadiq |
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| description | The economy of a developing country is often industry centric, and is recognised globally. The circular economy (CE) model involves a manufacturing approach where products are systematically remanufactured and recycled within facilities to minimize waste. The emerging domain of CE in industrialised South Asian economies offers considerable benefits for developing countries due to its sustainable production, although its adoption is obstructed by various barriers. This research aims to develop a model for adopting CE within the industrial sector of South Asian developing nations by analysing the interrelation between overcoming circular economy adoption barriers (CEABs) and sustainable circular success (SCS). To attain this, questionnaire was completed by 310 industrial experts in Pakistan. Furthermore, a partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach was employed to specify the barriers and inspect the interrelation between overcoming CEABs and SCS. The findings revealed a high correlation, with addressing the CEABs contributing 66.1 % to the SCS of the industrial sector. The results of this study indicate the outer loadings and average variance extracted values for all constructs surpassed the minimum threshold of 0.5, validating their acceptance. Moreover, the constructs in the study were measured reliably, exceeding a value of 0.8, which signify strong internal consistency. Additionally, the average path coefficient value (β) of 0.172 indicates a medium and positive correlation between CEABs and SCS. The study's findings can be used as a reference for policymakers to explore the primary barriers to CE adoption in developing nations and achieve SCS in industrial projects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d31bdafb7a94ce1933d6b53c6d79d832025-08-20T01:58:31ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302024-12-012410299510.1016/j.rineng.2024.102995Circular economy and critical barriers: Mapping the pathways and success metrics for sustainable circular success in industrialised South Asian developing nationsKumeel Rasheed0Syed Saad1Ahmad Zaland2Muhammad Waqas Khan3Zawar Ali4Muhammad Haris5Syed Ammad6Touseef Sadiq7Department of Civil Engineering, CECOS University of IT & Emerging Sciences, 25000, Peshawar, KPK, PakistanDepartment of Civil Engineering, CECOS University of IT & Emerging Sciences, 25000, Peshawar, KPK, PakistanDepartment of Civil Engineering, CECOS University of IT & Emerging Sciences, 25000, Peshawar, KPK, PakistanDepartment of Civil Engineering, CECOS University of IT & Emerging Sciences, 25000, Peshawar, KPK, PakistanDepartment of Civil Engineering, CECOS University of IT & Emerging Sciences, 25000, Peshawar, KPK, PakistanDepartment of Civil Engineering, CECOS University of IT & Emerging Sciences, 25000, Peshawar, KPK, PakistanSchool of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD4215, Southport, AustraliaCentre for AI Research, Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Agder, Jon Lilletuns vei 9, 4879, Grimstad, Norway; Corresponding author.The economy of a developing country is often industry centric, and is recognised globally. The circular economy (CE) model involves a manufacturing approach where products are systematically remanufactured and recycled within facilities to minimize waste. The emerging domain of CE in industrialised South Asian economies offers considerable benefits for developing countries due to its sustainable production, although its adoption is obstructed by various barriers. This research aims to develop a model for adopting CE within the industrial sector of South Asian developing nations by analysing the interrelation between overcoming circular economy adoption barriers (CEABs) and sustainable circular success (SCS). To attain this, questionnaire was completed by 310 industrial experts in Pakistan. Furthermore, a partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach was employed to specify the barriers and inspect the interrelation between overcoming CEABs and SCS. The findings revealed a high correlation, with addressing the CEABs contributing 66.1 % to the SCS of the industrial sector. The results of this study indicate the outer loadings and average variance extracted values for all constructs surpassed the minimum threshold of 0.5, validating their acceptance. Moreover, the constructs in the study were measured reliably, exceeding a value of 0.8, which signify strong internal consistency. Additionally, the average path coefficient value (β) of 0.172 indicates a medium and positive correlation between CEABs and SCS. The study's findings can be used as a reference for policymakers to explore the primary barriers to CE adoption in developing nations and achieve SCS in industrial projects.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024012507Circular economyManufacturing industryProductionPartial least squares (PLS)Structural equation model (SEM)Sustainable development |
| spellingShingle | Kumeel Rasheed Syed Saad Ahmad Zaland Muhammad Waqas Khan Zawar Ali Muhammad Haris Syed Ammad Touseef Sadiq Circular economy and critical barriers: Mapping the pathways and success metrics for sustainable circular success in industrialised South Asian developing nations Results in Engineering Circular economy Manufacturing industry Production Partial least squares (PLS) Structural equation model (SEM) Sustainable development |
| title | Circular economy and critical barriers: Mapping the pathways and success metrics for sustainable circular success in industrialised South Asian developing nations |
| title_full | Circular economy and critical barriers: Mapping the pathways and success metrics for sustainable circular success in industrialised South Asian developing nations |
| title_fullStr | Circular economy and critical barriers: Mapping the pathways and success metrics for sustainable circular success in industrialised South Asian developing nations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Circular economy and critical barriers: Mapping the pathways and success metrics for sustainable circular success in industrialised South Asian developing nations |
| title_short | Circular economy and critical barriers: Mapping the pathways and success metrics for sustainable circular success in industrialised South Asian developing nations |
| title_sort | circular economy and critical barriers mapping the pathways and success metrics for sustainable circular success in industrialised south asian developing nations |
| topic | Circular economy Manufacturing industry Production Partial least squares (PLS) Structural equation model (SEM) Sustainable development |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024012507 |
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