Espiral da economia circular: integrando dimensões sociais para a sustentabilidade
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economia circular, desenvolvimento sustentável, sociedade, meio ambiente, mudanças climáticas.Resumo
Há um reconhecimento crescente de que, embora os atuais modelos de Economia Circular frequentemente priorizem o crescimento econômico e incorporem algumas preocupações ambientais, eles tendem a negligenciar dimensões sociais críticas, como equidade, inclusão e bem-estar. Para dar conta dessa lacuna, este artigo apresenta a Espiral da Economia Circular — um modelo conceitual que destaca a natureza interconectada dos processos circulares, ao mesmo tempo em que integra explicitamente considerações sociais essenciais na Economia Circular. O Espiral funciona como uma ferramenta heurística para realinhar o discurso da Economia Circular com os princípios fundamentais do desenvolvimento sustentável. Ao colocar a responsabilidade corporativa, a proteção ambiental e o desenvolvimento social em primeiro plano, o modelo promove transições circulares que não são apenas eficientes e regenerativas, mas também inclusivas e socialmente justas. Essa abordagem chama a atenção para o desequilíbrio presente em muitas estratégias circulares atuais e reforça a necessidade de fortalecer tanto os pilares ambientais quanto os sociais, rumo a um futuro verdadeiramente sustentável.
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