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A transição para uma Economia Circular (EC) tornou-se uma tendência incontornável, na medida em que as limitações e as exigências impostas pela Natureza ditam a alteração urgente do modus operandi atual, que se tem demonstrado predominantemente linear e sobre o qual os modelos de negócio adotados pelas empresas desempenham um papel preponderante. Tendo em consideração a escassez da abordagem do tema ao nível empresarial português, esta investigação terá como principal objetivo responder à seguinte questão: as ações implementadas pelas empresas portuguesas, no sentido de uma EC, estão alinhadas com aquilo que se acredita serem as melhores práticas? Neste sentido, foram analisados diversos documentos e informação pública de 20 empresas portuguesas, de setores e dimensões distintos, seguindo-se a comparação das ações implementadas por estas com aquelas que a ferramenta ReSOLVE considera como fundamentais para uma transição bem-sucedida para uma EC. Os principais resultados da análise realizada demonstram a forte adesão a práticas relacionadas com as ações-chave “ciclagem” e “regeneração”, sendo que a “partilha”, a “virtualização” e a “substituição” são as que apresentam uma maior margem de evolução. Adicionalmente, e salvaguardando-se as limitações da amostra utilizada na investigação, surge a perceção de que o enraizamento da circularidade varia negativamente com a dimensão da empresa e de que a sensibilização da comunidade envolvente para esta temática é uma variável implícita na concretização das ações-chave da ferramenta ReSOLVE.
A transition to the circular economy became an unavoidable tendency since nature’s constraints and requirements impose an urgent need to change the current modus operandi, which has been predominantly linear focused. In this context, business models play an important role since companies are one of the main agents of change. Given the lack of the exploration of this subject in the Portuguese business environment, this study aims to answer the following question: are the circular economy actions implemented by Portuguese companies aligned with those believed to be the most effective for a successful transition? In this regard, public information of 20 Portuguese companies of different sizes and from distinct sectors was analysed, and then their circular initiatives were compared with those defended by the ReSOLVE framework as being essential to a transition towards a circular economy. The main results of this study demonstrated a strong involvement of the Portuguese companies with Loop and Regenerate key-actions and a great progress margin in terms of Share, Virtualize, and Exchange. Notwithstanding the constraints of the sample, this research suggested that the highest presence of circular economy was found in smaller companies and the implicit character of community awareness in achieving the five key-action of the ReSOLVE framework.
A transition to the circular economy became an unavoidable tendency since nature’s constraints and requirements impose an urgent need to change the current modus operandi, which has been predominantly linear focused. In this context, business models play an important role since companies are one of the main agents of change. Given the lack of the exploration of this subject in the Portuguese business environment, this study aims to answer the following question: are the circular economy actions implemented by Portuguese companies aligned with those believed to be the most effective for a successful transition? In this regard, public information of 20 Portuguese companies of different sizes and from distinct sectors was analysed, and then their circular initiatives were compared with those defended by the ReSOLVE framework as being essential to a transition towards a circular economy. The main results of this study demonstrated a strong involvement of the Portuguese companies with Loop and Regenerate key-actions and a great progress margin in terms of Share, Virtualize, and Exchange. Notwithstanding the constraints of the sample, this research suggested that the highest presence of circular economy was found in smaller companies and the implicit character of community awareness in achieving the five key-action of the ReSOLVE framework.
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Economia circular Economia verde Ferramenta ReSOLVE Modelos de negócio Portugal Circular economy Green economy ReSOLVE framework Business models