Abstract
The concept of circular economy (CE) significantly lessen the waste and environment pollution. A growing number of articles support the need to consider implementing CE within supply chains. Unfortunately, most corporations have not been successful in pursuing this goal, greatly due to existence of several challenges. Up to now, limited articles have analyzed the challenges to CE practices in the leather sector context. To address this issue, this paper introduces a decision support framework for investigating the interdependencies among challenges to CE practices in the leather industry context using Rough-based Decision-Making Trail and Evaluation Laboratory (Rough DEMATEL) technique. According to the results of the study “lack of financial support from authorities” is the most pressing challenge that impede CE implementation. Findings can assist industrial decision-makers to focus on the challenges to CE practices and employ effective strategies and solutions for moving the leather industry towards sustainable development.
Highlights
Rapid industrialization has caused extreme resources utilization, which leads to degradation in resources and pollution in environment [1]
Our study identifies the internal strength of the potential challenges to circular economy (CE) practices implementation and the external relationship among them using a combined Rough-DEMATEL methodology, with input of six experts in the Bangladesh leather industry
This study is the first research paper that investigates the interdependencies and interactions among the challenges to CE practices in an emerging economy nation leather sector context (Bangladesh) using rough-DEMATEL methodology, which highlights the novelty of this research
Summary
Rapid industrialization has caused extreme resources utilization, which leads to degradation in resources and pollution in environment [1]. To preserve the environment and create a sustainable production system, an efficient production framework is required [2]. Social and economic issues including water and air pollution, weak working condition, unemployment and supply risk lead to serious financial and economic instability and imbalance for corporations. According to Kirchherr et al [4], an economic network which replaces the ‘end-oflif’ concept with reducing, reusing and recycling substances in manufacturing process, with the target of improving the quality of environmental, social and economic dimensions is called CE. When transitioning from linear economy to CE, sustainability and closed-loop cycles should be taken into consideration by companies [5]
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