@ARTICLE{10.21494/ISTE.OP.2019.0340, TITLE={The Conditions for the Emergence and Development of Circular Economy Projects}, AUTHOR={Fabienne Grebert, Caroline Mothe, }, JOURNAL={Technology and Innovation}, VOLUME={4}, NUMBER={L’économie circulaire : innovations avenir
}, YEAR={2019}, URL={https://openscience.fr/The-Conditions-for-the-Emergence-and-Development-of-Circular-Economy-Projects}, DOI={10.21494/ISTE.OP.2019.0340}, ISSN={2399-8571}, ABSTRACT={This article is part of a growing trend of research related to the circular economy. Unlike the majority of studies that focus on the technical and industrial characteristics of the implementation of the circular economy (CE), in terms of design of products, recycled materials, etc., the objective here is to understand the more managerial aspects of circular economy projects, and in particular the conditions for the emergence and development of these projects. The empirical study is based on 20 interviews with public and private companies and has been extended to eight other interviews with institutional partners, who have proven to be key stakeholders in the process. The results show that the criteria for emergence are essentially related to the competitive benefits that organizations can derive from projects. Combined with a maximization of environmental and social benefits (reduction of pollution, preservation of resources, job creation), economic actors identify the conditions for capturing value that are relevant to combat their challenges and those of their stakeholders. These conditions will help them to remove the obstacles to the implementation of these projects. The ability of the company to occupy a central place in the network and the type of management vis-à-vis its value chain will condition the mobilization of stakeholders.}}