From barriers to solutions: an ensemble ranking-based framework for circular economy adoption

Abstract

Several governments and organizations have embraced the Circular Economy (CE) model to promote sustainable economic development. While implementing the CE, organizations face various barriers that hamper their adoption. In this regard, this study investigates the various barriers to CE adoption and their overcoming solutions. Therefore, this study proposes a robust framework for assessing CE adoption barriers and their overcoming solutions. The proposed framework is grounded on the half-quadratic (HQ) based ensemble ranking to prioritize the solutions by considering CE barriers. Twenty barriers to CE adoption and their solutions are identified through Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and d..