@misc{10481/71728,
year = {2021},
month = {11},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/71728},
abstract = {The European Union (EU) is trying to accelerate the transition from the current linear
economy to a circular economy (CE). In fact, the CE is considered a tool to attain sustainable
development goals (SDGs). In this sense, this paper aims at analysing the interaction
between the CE and SDGs in the context of the new 2030 Agenda and the European CE
strategy; thus contributing to the scarce empirical literature that links the potential of the
European CE strategy to the achievement of the SDGs set by the 2030 Agenda. Three specific
research questions have been formulated. First, could the objectives defined in the
2030 Agenda be considered homogeneous, and could they uniquely measure the concept
of sustainability? Second, are there significant correlations between the implementation of
a CE in the EU and the SDGs? Finally, is the behaviour of the 28 countries that make up
the EU homogeneous in terms of the results of the initiatives aimed at the implementation
of a CE? From these questions, nine hypotheses are put forward concerning the possible
relationships between a CE implementation and the fulfilment of SDGs in the EU. Using a
correlation analysis, an exploratory factor analysis, and a cluster analysis, it has been demonstrated
that (a) SDGs do not univocally measure the concept of sustainability; (b) there
are significant relationships between CE and SDGs in the EU; (c) the behaviour of these
European countries is not homogeneous.},
organization = {Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain within its National Program for Research Aimed at the Challenges of Society	ECO2016-79659-R},
organization = {CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature},
publisher = {Springer},
keywords = {Circular economy},
keywords = {Sustainable Development Goals},
keywords = {Sustainability},
keywords = {2030 Agenda},
keywords = {European Union},
title = {From the circular economy to the sustainable development goals in the European Union: an empirical comparison},
doi = {10.1007/s10784-021-09553-4},
author = {Rodríguez Antón, José Miguel and Rubio Andrada, Luis and Celemín Pedroche, María Soledad and Ruiz Peñalver, Soraya María},
}