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Conceptual Analysis of Eco-Efficiency and Industrial Symbiosis: Insights from Process Industry

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The interior relationship between Industrial Ecology, Eco-Efficiency and Industrial Symbiosis has been scarcely investigated in literature. We identify three main aspects linking the concepts, which are ‘Actions’, ‘Stakeholders’ and ‘Value’, and use them to drive the conceptual analysis. Considering the application and implementation, authors conduct a conceptual comparison between Eco-Efficiency and Industrial Symbiosis by using Industrial Ecology as the leading concept. A conceptual framework is developed to uncover the relationship of Industrial Ecology, Eco-Efficiency and Industrial Symbiosis, from a firm level perspective.

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This work was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant no. 680570) and the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Industrial Sustainability (grant no. EP/I033351/1).

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Li, Y., Holgado, M., Benedetti, M., Evans, S. (2017). Conceptual Analysis of Eco-Efficiency and Industrial Symbiosis: Insights from Process Industry. In: Campana, G., Howlett, R., Setchi, R., Cimatti, B. (eds) Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017. SDM 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 68. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_57

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