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. 2019 Mar 14;10(1):1214.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09260-4.

The sharing economy promotes sustainable societies

Zhifu Mi  1 , D'Maris Coffman  2
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The sharing economy promotes sustainable societies

Zhifu Mi et al. Nat Commun. .

Abstract

A simultaneous improvement in both ecological and economic efficiency is necessary to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new sharing economy has potential to promote the needed shifts in collective consumption behaviour, but better governance models are urgently required.

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Framework for sustainable model of sharing economy. The framework involves four participants, including governments, enterprises, owners and users. Governments identify the most pro-social sharing models and support service providers through both economic and noneconomic incentives. Enterprises estimate the environmental impacts of sharing activities from life-cycle perspectives and provide sustainable information and options to consumers. Owners and users of shared products make sustainability a key factor in selecting sharing service providers
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