The Roles of Civil Society Associations in Organising the Informal Circular Economy A circular economy (CE) transition requires more than technological innovation and market-based solutions. It demands a circular society that values informal repair, reuse and sharing practices. This....

How and when can civil society associations foster the informal circular economy? In our newest article we discuss its roles and limitations in informal reuse, repair, and sharing in an industrialised setting. #circulareconomy @vito-research.bsky.social

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Unlocking the Social Circular Economy: Value Propositions and Organizational Design of Social Circular Hubs A circular economy can only succeed through a circular society, ensuring equitable access to circular innovations for all social groups. Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs) foster inclusive l...

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Enabling and embedding circularity goals in housing cooperatives Shifting towards a circular economy in the built environment is considered an important step toward fostering environmentally sustainable and socially…

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We outline comparative advantages of housing cooperatives in a circular transition, offering policy and governance recommendations for a more inclusive and circular built environment.

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Subsidizing repair: implications for the formal and informal circular economy As the linear economy faces increasing pressure due to high material footprints and waste generation, repair emerges as a promising circular strategy …

Glad to share our newest publication, on the impacts of subsidizing repair on the formal and informal circular economy.

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When do circular business models resolve barriers to residential solar PV adoption? Evidence from survey data in flanders Solar energy is an important renewable energy source to support a decarbonization of our energy mix. Although the uptake of solar PV surged in the las…

What a sunny day! Unfortunately, not all households have equal access to solar photovoltaics. We investigated to what extent circular business models could alleviate barriers for solar PV update in www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Smart, circular and renewable: the role of cooperative governance in accelerating a sustainable energy transition
In Energy Research & Social Science
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We explore how #cooperatives can overcome barriers to a just and #circular #energy #transition

Mapping the prevalence and size of the informal circular economy in an industrialised region As the circular economy (CE) gained significant attention over the past decade, most research focuses on activities in the formal economy, overlooking…

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We mapped the informal circular economy in Flanders - a substantial part of the circular transition, often overlooked in research and policy.

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"The substantial autonomy that university endowments permit, may help keep the maintenance of culture and the pursuit of knowledge from being blown about unduly by the shifting winds of ideology and interest"

Henry Hansmann, in 1990, explaining the importance of financial reserves of universities

De Belgische 10j rente is deze week met 0,5%-punt gestegen (vnl. door EU aankondigingen extra defensie-uitgaven).

Structureel (op termijn) kost dat ons quasi evenveel als het opschalen van de defensie-uitgaven zelf…

NB: in de begrotingstabel stond er 365mln “besparing” op rente-uitgaven

Too old for a circular solar economy? Age dynamics in the acceptance of solar and circular value propositions Population ageing and the sustainable energy transition are significant transformations of the twenty-first century. In this paper, we use household s…

I am happy to share our newest publication: 'Too old for a circular solar economy? Age dynamics in the acceptance of solar and circular value propositions'

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Cooperating for circularity? Perspectives of citizen energy cooperative members on circular solar business models 🌞🔄

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