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Background <p>Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is increasingly recognised as a key mechanism for advancing circular economy objectives and low-carbon industrial transformation. While previous research has largely focused on case-based performance assessments, less attention has been paid to integrating governance configurations, digital operational tools, and policy frameworks into a unified analytical perspective capable of explaining IS scalability.</p> Results <p>Drawing on a qualitative comparative analysis of 162 documented IS initiatives across several sectors and regions around the world compiled within the LIAISE COST Action, this study conceptualises IS as a multi-layer socio-technical system. The findings indicate that while material exchanges dominate current practice, long-term stability and scalability depend on regulatory clarity, facilitative governance arrangements, and digitally enabled identification, optimisation, and monitoring mechanisms. The interaction of these enabling conditions determines whether IS remains localised or evolves into resilient industrial ecosystems.</p> Conclusions <p>The study advances the literature by addressing the identified gaps through the proposal of a multi-layer enabling architecture that integrates policy alignment, collaborative governance, and digital operational infrastructures within a unified framework. By empirically grounding this architecture, the research provides theoretical and practical insights into how IS can address structural industrial sustainability challenges and scale beyond isolated initiatives.</p>

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Employing industrial symbiosis to promote sustainable industrial activities as a transformational change tool

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    2026年5月8日

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  • Almudena Muñoz Puche,
  • Pawel Krzeminski,
  • Aleksandar Erceg,
  • Hasan Volkan Oral,
  • Mine Gungormusler,
  • Vasiliki Skoulou,
  • Istemi Berk,
  • Azemina Mashovic,
  • Apostolos Michopoulos,
  • Jiri Strouhal,
  • Gamze Nur Mujdeci,
  • Petre Lameski,
  • Aleksandar Anastasovski,
  • Anđelka Stojanović,
  • Leonardo Piccinetti,
  • Peter Chrabak,
  • Besa Shahini,
  • Dzintra Atstaja,
  • Tanja Berglez Krivec

摘要

Background

Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is increasingly recognised as a key mechanism for advancing circular economy objectives and low-carbon industrial transformation. While previous research has largely focused on case-based performance assessments, less attention has been paid to integrating governance configurations, digital operational tools, and policy frameworks into a unified analytical perspective capable of explaining IS scalability.

Results

Drawing on a qualitative comparative analysis of 162 documented IS initiatives across several sectors and regions around the world compiled within the LIAISE COST Action, this study conceptualises IS as a multi-layer socio-technical system. The findings indicate that while material exchanges dominate current practice, long-term stability and scalability depend on regulatory clarity, facilitative governance arrangements, and digitally enabled identification, optimisation, and monitoring mechanisms. The interaction of these enabling conditions determines whether IS remains localised or evolves into resilient industrial ecosystems.

Conclusions

The study advances the literature by addressing the identified gaps through the proposal of a multi-layer enabling architecture that integrates policy alignment, collaborative governance, and digital operational infrastructures within a unified framework. By empirically grounding this architecture, the research provides theoretical and practical insights into how IS can address structural industrial sustainability challenges and scale beyond isolated initiatives.