The need for better measurement and employee engagement to advance a circular economy: Lessons from Biogen's “zero waste” journey

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 154, Issue , 2017, Pages 517-529

  Veleva, Vesela ^a   Bodkin, Gavin ^a   Todorova, Svetlana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular economy; Employee engagement; Sustainability; Waste reduction indicators; Zero waste; Zero waste to landfill

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; LAND FILL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUSINESS PRACTICES; CIRCULAR ECONOMY; EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT; GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; WASTE REDUCTION; ZERO WASTE;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85018565865     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.177     Document Type: Article

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