The Sustainable Path to a Circular Bioeconomy

Eleanor Hadley Kershaw; Sarah Hartley; Carmen McLeod; Penelope Polson

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.10.015

The Sustainable Path to a Circular Bioeconomy

Trends Biotechnol. 2021 Jun;39(6):542-545. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.10.015. Epub 2020 Nov 25.

Authors

Eleanor Hadley Kershaw¹, Sarah Hartley², Carmen McLeod³, Penelope Polson⁴

Affiliations

¹ Interdisciplinary Responsible Research and Innovation Group, Synthetic Biology Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. Electronic address: eleanor.hadleykershaw4@nottingham.ac.uk.
² Department of Science, Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, University of Exeter Business School, Exeter, UK.
³ Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
⁴ Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

PMID: 33246659
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.10.015

Abstract

Circular bioeconomy is gaining prominence in academic, policy, and industry contexts, linking circular economy and bioeconomy agendas in service of sustainability. However, it is at risk of developing in narrow, unsustainable ways. A sustainable path to circular bioeconomies must embrace diverse expert and stakeholder input, multiple solutions, and noneconomic value.

Keywords: biotechnology; circular bioeconomy; innovation governance; responsible innovation; science and society; sustainability.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Biotechnology* / economics
Industry / economics
Policy
Sustainable Development* / economics

Grants and funding

BB/M017702/1/BB_/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom