Implementation of Circular Economy Projects Expectations, Opportunities, and Impediments in Finnish MSMEs

Maailmanlaajuisesti kasvavan huomion saavuttanut kiertotalous voi konseptina tarjota kestävämmän ja resurssitehokkaamman vaihtoehdon vallitsevalle lineaariselle talousmallille. Vaikka kiertotalous tarjoaa mahdollisuuden luoda liikearvoa luonnon ekosysteemien koskemattomuutta vaarantamatta, on globaa...

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Päätekijä: Saarinen, Juho
Muut tekijät: Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2021
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author Saarinen, Juho
author2 Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics Jyväskylän yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu Taloustieteet Business and Economics Jyväskylän yliopisto University of Jyväskylä
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description Maailmanlaajuisesti kasvavan huomion saavuttanut kiertotalous voi konseptina tarjota kestävämmän ja resurssitehokkaamman vaihtoehdon vallitsevalle lineaariselle talousmallille. Vaikka kiertotalous tarjoaa mahdollisuuden luoda liikearvoa luonnon ekosysteemien koskemattomuutta vaarantamatta, on globaali siirtymä kiertotalouteen vasta alussa. Mikro, pienet ja keskisuuret yritykset (PK-yritykset) ovat ratkaisevassa osassa tätä siirtymää, jonka seurauksena kiertotalouden mikrotason toimeenpano on saavuttanut viime vuosina kasvavaa mielenkiintoa tutkimuskohteena. Projektitason toimeenpano näyttää kuitenkin olevan jokseenkin huomiotta jäänyt aihe nykyisessä kirjallisuudessa. Tämän tutkimuksen pääasiallinen tavoite on tutustua odotuksiin, joita suomalaisilla PK-yrityksillä on kiertotalousprojektien toimeenpanoon liittyen. Lisäksi tämä tutkimus pyrkii selvittämään minkälaisia haasteita ja mahdollisuuksia kiertotalousprojektien toimeenpanolle nähdään suomalaisissa PK-yrityksissä. Tämä tutkimus pyrkii tuottamaan tuloksia, jotka edesauttavat saavuttamaan holistisemman ymmärryksen haasteista ja mahdollisuuksista, joita kiertotalousprojektien aikana voi ilmetä, sekä selvittää mitä kiertotalousprojekteilta odotetaan. Tutkimus perehtyy aiheeseen kvalitatiivisen tutkimusmenetelmän kautta, joka pohjautuu kahdeksaan puolistrukturoituun haastatteluun kuudesta eri yrityksestä. Tulokset paljastivat moninaisia odotuksia, haasteita ja mahdollisuuksia liittyen kiertotalousprojektien toimeenpanoon suomalaisissa PK-yrityksissä. Odotukset liittyivät pääsääntöisesti taloudellisen ja aineettoman hyödyn saavuttamiseen projektien kautta. Lisäksi kiertotalousprojektien tavoittelun odotettiin olevan vaarantamatta yritysten päivittäistä toimintaa. Tulokset osoittivat myös että, epävarmuus, ajan ja henkilöstön puute, COVID-19, sekä ulkoinen rahoitus nähtiin haasteina. Täten ne koettiin kiertotalousprojektien onnistunutta toimeenpanoa mahdollisesti hidastaviksi tekijöiksi. Toisaalta tulokset osoittavat myös, että käsitys kiertotaloudesta ja sitoutuminen yhdessä kiertotaloustiedon ja -koulutuksen kanssa nähtiin mahdollisuuksina. Täten ne koettiin kiertotalousprojektien onnistunutta toimeenpanoa mahdollisesti tukeviksi tekijöiksi. Circular Economy (CE) has received worldwide and growing attention as a concept that could provide a sustainable and resource-efficient alternative for the dominant linear economic development model. Despite the attention and potential in creating business value without compromising the integrity of natural ecosystems, the global CE transition is still at its early stages. Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) play a crucial role in this transition. Consequently, the micro-level implementation of CE has gained an increasing research interest in recent years. However, the project nature of implementing CE at the micro-level seems to be somewhat overlooked in the current literature. The primary objective of this thesis is to explore the expectations that Finnish MSMEs have for the implementation of CE projects. Also, the thesis aims to examine the perceived impediments and opportunities of implementing CE projects within Finnish MSMEs. By exploring this topic, the thesis intends to provide results that contribute to achieving a more holistic understanding of impediments and opportunities that may occur during CE projects and what is expected from the CE projects. The thesis explores the topic by conducting a qualitative study based on eight semi-structured interviews within six different companies. The results discovered various expectations, impediments, and opportunities to implementing CE projects within Finnish MSMEs. The expectations were primarily related to gaining financial and non-tangible benefits through the projects. Also, pursuing CE projects was expected not to compromise the day-to-day operations of the companies. The results also indicated that uncertainty, lack of time and human resources, COVID-19, and external financing were seen as impediments. Thus, possibly hindering the successful implementation of CE projects. In contrast, the results also indicated that perception of CE and commitment, along with availability to CE-related information and training, were seen as opportunities. Thus, possibly supporting the successful implementation of CE projects.
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title Implementation of Circular Economy Projects : Expectations, Opportunities, and Impediments in Finnish MSMEs
title_full Implementation of Circular Economy Projects : Expectations, Opportunities, and Impediments in Finnish MSMEs
title_fullStr Implementation of Circular Economy Projects : Expectations, Opportunities, and Impediments in Finnish MSMEs Implementation of Circular Economy Projects : Expectations, Opportunities, and Impediments in Finnish MSMEs
title_full_unstemmed Implementation of Circular Economy Projects : Expectations, Opportunities, and Impediments in Finnish MSMEs Implementation of Circular Economy Projects : Expectations, Opportunities, and Impediments in Finnish MSMEs
title_short Implementation of Circular Economy Projects
title_sort implementation of circular economy projects expectations opportunities and impediments in finnish msmes
title_sub Expectations, Opportunities, and Impediments in Finnish MSMEs
title_txtP Implementation of Circular Economy Projects : Expectations, Opportunities, and Impediments in Finnish MSMEs
topic MSME SME CE projects CE implementation Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen Corporate Environmental Management 20425 kiertotalous projektit pienet ja keskisuuret yritykset circular economy projects small and medium-sized enterprises
topic_facet 20425 CE implementation CE projects Corporate Environmental Management MSME SME Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen circular economy kiertotalous pienet ja keskisuuret yritykset projects projektit small and medium-sized enterprises
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