Towards a Circular Economy in Sweden - Barriers for new business models and the need for policy intervention

摘要: In order to halt current resource depletion and minimise environmental destruction, we need reduce our dependency on virgin raw materials. There is a growing political consensus in the EU that have move away from linear economic system one based closing material loops, circular economy. therefore great for new business models example sharing, reusing remanufacturing. A small portion of frontrunner companies are leading way Sweden internationally, however societal trajectory impose numerous barriers such businesses scale up. New revised policy intervention needed pave models. Sweden, lack policies which promote development apparent, interrelations between certain highly unexplored. This study identifies overcome them, input representatives currently practicing economy thinking. It further maps relevant understand how landscape addresses elements related make suggestions support via intervention. Findings show first foremost institutional market price signals consumer behaviour. But they also terms ambition long-term thinking, technological product design, organisational funding integration concept into core business. Policy needs be multi-dimensional. mix measures regulations, instruments, information spreading demand stimulations placed within an overall governance framework enabling infrastructure, national targets broad, agreements.