ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Environ. Econ.

Sec. Resource Economics

Volume 4 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/frevc.2025.1559124

Innovative circular business model as a tool for applying rational consumption of the natural resource landscape

Provisionally accepted
  • 1Public Administration and Economic Policy, Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • 2School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
  • 3Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Masovian, Poland

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Economic growth within the traditional linear production model increases environmental pressure, depleting resources and raising pollution levels. In contrast, the circular economy promotes closed production cycles, ensuring the repeated use of extracted resources. However, transitioning to this model requires active innovation adoption. Despite its rising popularity, circular economy concepts remain underdeveloped scientifically, lacking formulated models that comprehensively address implementation in both public and private sectors. This study aims to theoretically and practically substantiate the development of an innovative circular business model as a tool for rational natural resource consumption. Achieving this requires a multidisciplinary approach, integrating business models, technological innovations, and stakeholder collaboration. The paper formulates theoretical base for the natural resource landscape and proposes a model for implementation the circular economy in private and public sectors The research also highlights barriers of implementation circular economy models.

Keywords: innovative circular business model, Circular economy, natural resource landscape, ecodesign, sustainable development JEL Classification: Q01, Q55, Q56

Received: 11 Jan 2025; Accepted: 07 Apr 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Gavkalova, Martin and Shmygol. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Nataliia Gavkalova, Public Administration and Economic Policy, Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Kharkiv, Ukraine

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