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Paradoxical tensions in exploiting data to implement circular economy in the textile industry
Tekijät: Luoma Päivi, Penttinen Esko, Tapio Petri, Toppinen Anne
Kustantaja: Springer
Julkaisuvuosi: 2023
Journal: AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: AMBIO
Lehden akronyymi: AMBIO
Vuosikerta: 52
Aloitussivu: 1400
Lopetussivu: 1413
Sivujen määrä: 14
ISSN: 0044-7447
eISSN: 1654-7209
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01865-w
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01865-w
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/179724103
Increasing utilization of data, enabled by digitalization, constitutes a major driver toward circular economy but is not without potential paradoxical tensions. A two-round disaggregative Delphi study and analysis of the qualitative material generated in it explored these tensions. They were found to cohere around three themes: consumer concurrence, business transparency, and technology relevance. The first theme is connected with consumers' behavior and their perceptions as to data's value, the transparency one involves alignment of business interests and practices with data-driven developments, and the third pertains to the actual environmental impact of digital technologies used to initiate data-driven circular economy. Business decision-making should address both the positive and the negative effects, in both the short and long term. Insight as to these tensions supports discovering how businesses can successfully utilize data in their efforts promoting circular economy within the complex reality of dynamically changing business environments.
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