Frontiers in Sustainability (Jan 2022)

Circular Business Model Innovation and Its Relationship With Business Performance in Brazilian Industrial Chemical Companies

  • Francies Diego Motke,
  • Clandia Maffini Gomes,
  • Jordana Marques Kneipp,
  • Ana Paula Perlin,
  • Luana Inês Damke,
  • Tatiane Balbinot Lamberti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2021.766696
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2

Abstract

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This study aimed to analyze the relationship between circular business model innovation and business performance in Brazilian industrial chemical companies. This is a quantitative study carried out through a survey with Brazilian industrial companies. Based on a homogeneity analysis (Homals), the results showed that the high degree of innovation in business models from the adoption of circular economy (CE) strategies in the analyzed companies confirms that a significant change leads to superior performance, especially in market, production, economic and financial, and social.

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