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Governing circular intelligence: How AI-driven policy tools can accelerate the circular economy transition 管理循环智能：人工智能驱动的政策工具如何加速循环经济转型

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-09-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100324

Williams Chibueze Munonye , George Oche Ajonye , Samuel Olusegun Ahonsi , Daniella Ifunanya Munonye , Obey Akinmorin Akinloye , Ikechukwu Oscar Chigozie

The circular economy (CE) is increasingly recognized as a transformative framework for fostering sustainable production and consumption. In this context, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a key enabler for advancing both material systems and policy processes. This article investigates the potential of AI-driven policy tools to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy. Consequently, it explores AI capabilities such as systems modelling, predictive analytics, and adaptive regulation, focusing on their application within environmental governance frameworks. The article examines the integration of AI technologies including natural language processing for policy synthesis, machine learning for waste pattern detection, and digital twins for scenario testing into multi-level governance structures. Furthermore, it critically addresses the ethical, institutional, and technical challenges associated with AI deployment in policymaking, particularly in terms of data bias, transparency, and public accountability. The article concludes with a roadmap for embedding 'circular intelligence' in governance systems, emphasizing the need for a strategic, transparent, and inclusive approach to AI integration in CE policy to ensure sustainable and just transitions.

循环经济日益被认为是促进可持续生产和消费的变革性框架。在这种背景下，人工智能（AI）正在成为推进材料系统和政策流程的关键推动者。本文探讨了人工智能驱动的政策工具在加速向循环经济过渡方面的潜力。因此，它探讨了人工智能功能，如系统建模、预测分析和自适应调节，重点关注它们在环境治理框架中的应用。本文研究了人工智能技术的集成，包括用于政策综合的自然语言处理、用于废物模式检测的机器学习和用于场景测试的数字双胞胎，这些技术都集成到多层次的治理结构中。此外，它还关键地解决了与人工智能在政策制定中部署相关的道德、制度和技术挑战，特别是在数据偏见、透明度和公共问责制方面。文章最后给出了在治理系统中嵌入“循环智能”的路线图，强调需要一种战略性、透明和包容性的方法来将人工智能整合到CE政策中，以确保可持续和公正的过渡。

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Lost in the field: Understanding vegetable losses at farm level 田间损失：了解农场层面的蔬菜损失

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-09-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100328

Jeanine Ammann , Sara Visco , Manika Rödiger

Vast quantities of food are lost along the food value chain. Although much is known about losses at the consumer level, relatively little is known about the producer level. Using a qualitative approach, this study examines farmers' views on vegetable losses in potatoes, carrots, onions, tomatoes and lettuce. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 15 farmers in Switzerland to find out 1) during which operations losses occur, 2) what quantities are lost, 3) drivers and barriers for the reduction of losses, 4) farmers’ strategies to reduce the losses and 5) how losses are disposed of. Only one farmer in our sample indicated that they recorded losses. Consequently, the quantification of losses is mostly based on estimates and subject to great uncertainty. Farmers identified various reasons for losses along the food value chain (e.g. quality deficiencies, standards of retailers or wholesalers, and market demand). Their reduction efforts were largely influenced by regulatory frameworks and market dynamics, both as drivers and barriers. Further, we found that some farmers understand vegetable food losses as intrinsic to farming, positively picturing the use of losses as feed or compost as a circular use of resources. Some farmers identified food losses as an economic issue and described strategies they use to reduce losses, again covering different stages from production to processing and market (e.g. multiple sales channels and good cultivation practices). Our study contributes to both research and practice by offering a foundation for policy development and industry initiatives aimed at reducing vegetable losses.

在食品价值链上损失了大量的食品。虽然对消费者层面的损失了解很多，但对生产者层面的损失了解相对较少。本研究采用定性方法，考察了农民对马铃薯、胡萝卜、洋葱、西红柿和生菜等蔬菜损失的看法。我们对瑞士的15位农民进行了半结构化访谈，以找出1)经营损失发生的过程，2)损失的数量，3)减少损失的驱动因素和障碍，4)农民减少损失的策略以及5)如何处理损失。在我们的样本中，只有一个农民表示他们记录了损失。因此，损失的量化主要是基于估计，并受到很大的不确定性。农民确定了食品价值链上造成损失的各种原因（例如质量缺陷、零售商或批发商的标准以及市场需求）。它们的减排努力在很大程度上受到监管框架和市场动态（既是驱动因素又是障碍）的影响。此外，我们发现一些农民将蔬菜食物损失理解为农业的内在因素，积极地将损失用作饲料或堆肥作为资源的循环利用。一些农民认为粮食损失是一个经济问题，并描述了他们用于减少损失的战略，这些战略涵盖了从生产到加工和销售的不同阶段（例如多种销售渠道和良好的种植做法）。我们的研究对研究和实践都有贡献，为旨在减少蔬菜损失的政策制定和行业举措提供了基础。

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Evaluating the influence of modern construction methods on sustainable construction success 评价现代施工方法对可持续施工成功的影响

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-09-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100327

Ahsan Waqar , Fadia Al Hajj , Muhammad Danish , Muhammad Basit Khan , Moustafa Houda

Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) have emerged as transformative strategies for enhancing sustainability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness in the construction sector. This study investigates the influence of MMC on the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable construction performance. A quantitative research approach was employed, collecting data through structured questionnaires distributed to industry professionals. Statistical analyses, including reliability testing, descriptive statistics, and regression modeling, were conducted to evaluate stakeholder perceptions and the interrelationships among key variables such as cost reduction, stakeholder satisfaction, innovation, and environmental impact. The results indicate that MMC significantly contributes to cost efficiency and social performance, while its influence on environmental outcomes and technology implementation is more nuanced. The findings support the integration of MMC within sustainability-driven construction frameworks and highlight the importance of organizational readiness, innovation capacity, and procurement adaptation. This study contributes empirical evidence to the ongoing discourse on construction modernization and offers strategic insights for enhancing sustainable outcomes through MMC adoption.

现代建筑方法（MMC）已成为提高建筑部门可持续性、效率和成本效益的变革性战略。本研究探讨了MMC对可持续建筑绩效的经济、社会和环境维度的影响。采用定量研究的方法，通过结构化问卷收集数据，并向行业专业人士分发。统计分析，包括可靠性测试、描述性统计和回归模型，被用于评估利益相关者的看法和关键变量（如成本降低、利益相关者满意度、创新和环境影响）之间的相互关系。结果表明，MMC对成本效率和社会绩效有显著贡献，而对环境结果和技术实施的影响则更为微妙。研究结果支持将MMC整合到可持续性驱动的建筑框架中，并强调了组织准备、创新能力和采购适应的重要性。本研究为正在进行的关于建筑现代化的论述提供了经验证据，并为通过采用MMC提高可持续成果提供了战略见解。

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How Much is Sustainability Worth in Luxury Food? The Case of the Pistacchio Verde di Bronte PDO 奢侈食品的可持续性价值有多大？勃朗特开心果案

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100326

Selvaggi R. , Yagi K. , Maesano G. , Ting C. , Pappalardo G.

This study explores how sustainability-related information affects consumers’ willingness to pay for Pistacchio Verde di Bronte PDO, a luxury agri-food product. Using an experimental auction with multiple price lists and random-effects interval regression models, the results show that transparent communication about environmentally sustainable practices increases perceived value, although the effects vary across consumer segments. While PDO certification remains an important signal of quality, transparency of costs related to the implementation of environmentally sustainable practices, such as Integrated Pest Management, increases perceived equity and justifies premiums price. These findings contribute to the literature on credence goods, perceived quality, and segmentation, offering practical insights for producers and policymakers on how to design targeted sustainability communication strategies in differentiated premium markets.

本研究探讨永续性相关资讯如何影响消费者购买高档农产品开心果（Pistacchio Verde di Bronte PDO）的意愿。通过使用多种价目表和随机效应区间回归模型的实验拍卖，结果表明，关于环境可持续实践的透明沟通增加了感知价值，尽管影响在不同的消费者群体中有所不同。虽然PDO认证仍然是质量的重要标志，但与实施环境可持续做法有关的成本透明度，如综合虫害管理，增加了人们的公平认识，并证明了溢价的合理性。这些研究结果对可信度、感知质量和细分的研究文献有所贡献，为生产者和政策制定者在差异化溢价市场中如何设计有针对性的可持续性传播策略提供了实践见解。

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The hidden cost of textiles production 纺织品生产的隐性成本

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100325

Richard Cabrera-Jiménez , Amalia Gallardo-Llamas , Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez

The textile industry plays a key role in the global economy, with global sales amounting to 878 billion USD. Yet, the global environmental footprint of this sector and the associated socio-economic impact are poorly understood. Here we conduct a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) to quantify the environmental footprint of nine different fibers and their externalities costs, i.e., the cost of environmental impacts. We find that the global externalities cost of textiles production could amount to as much as 923 billion USD, representing 85–400 % of the corresponding textile production cost. Damage on human health and ecosystems are found to be the main drivers of externalities, while the fiber and fabric production steps are the main contributors towards them. Our prospective analysis based on future trends in socio-economic systems shows that the expected decarbonization of the electricity mix could reduce the carbon footprint of the textile industry, while increasing ecosystem damage. Moreover, future income growth and a higher expected demand would result in an increase in overall externalities of ca. 200 %. Our results highlight the need to shift to more sustainable textile production patterns, which could bring economic in addition to environmental benefits.

纺织业在全球经济中发挥着关键作用，全球销售额达8780亿美元。然而，人们对该部门的全球环境足迹及其相关的社会经济影响知之甚少。在这里，我们进行了从摇篮到门的生命周期评估（LCA），以量化九种不同纤维的环境足迹及其外部性成本，即环境影响成本。我们发现，纺织品生产的全球外部性成本可能高达9230亿美元，占相应纺织品生产成本的85 - 400%。研究发现，对人类健康和生态系统的损害是外部性的主要驱动因素，而纤维和织物生产步骤是造成外部性的主要因素。我们基于未来社会经济系统趋势的前瞻性分析表明，预期的电力结构脱碳可以减少纺织工业的碳足迹，同时增加生态系统的破坏。此外，未来收入增长和更高的预期需求将导致总体外部性增加约200%。我们的研究结果强调了转向更可持续的纺织品生产模式的必要性，这不仅可以带来环境效益，还可以带来经济效益。

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When Doing Good Feels Heavy: The Double-Edged Role of Moral Obligation in Organic Food Choices 当行善感觉沉重：选择有机食品时道德义务的双刃剑作用

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100320

Lorenzo Bonisoli, Raquel Tinoco-Egas

The increasing urgency of climate change has prompted a global shift toward sustainable consumption, with organic food emerging as a viable alternative. This study investigates the role of environmental knowledge (EK), environmental concern (EC), and moral obligation (MO) in shaping organic purchase intention among Ecuadorian Generation Z consumers. Grounded in the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), the research explores how EK and EC influence attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control and how MO moderates these relationships. A survey was conducted with 391 Gen Zs in Guayaquil and Machala, and data were analysed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). Results show that EK and EC significantly shape TPB constructs, with attitude and behavioural control positively influencing purchase intention, while subjective norms had no significant effect. Notably, MO strengthens the link between attitude and intention but unexpectedly weakens the impact of EC on attitude—suggesting that when environmental concern is framed as a moral duty, it may trigger guilt or resistance that dilutes its motivational effect. The results highlight that marketers and policymakers must combine ethical messaging with actionable knowledge and local relevance to promote organic consumption among younger audiences in developing markets.

日益紧迫的气候变化促使全球转向可持续消费，有机食品成为一种可行的选择。本研究探讨环境知识（EK）、环境关注（EC）和道德义务（MO）在塑造厄瓜多尔Z世代消费者有机产品购买意愿中的作用。本研究以计划行为理论（TPB）为基础，探讨了EK和EC如何影响态度、主观规范和感知行为控制，以及MO如何调节这些关系。对瓜亚基尔和马查拉的391名z世代进行了调查，并使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）对数据进行了分析。结果表明，主观行为规范和态度控制对消费者的购买意愿有显著影响，态度和行为控制对购买意愿有正向影响，主观行为规范对购买意愿无显著影响。值得注意的是，MO加强了态度和意图之间的联系，但出乎意料地削弱了EC对态度的影响——这表明，当环境关注被视为一种道德责任时，它可能会引发内疚或抵制，从而削弱其激励作用。结果表明，营销人员和政策制定者必须将道德信息与可操作的知识和当地相关性相结合，以促进发展中市场年轻受众的有机消费。

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Exploring the growth and influencing factors of carbon emissions in rural households of underdeveloped regions in China 中国欠发达地区农户碳排放增长及影响因素研究

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100321

Jianbin Xu , Jie Song , Baochao Li

Carbon emissions from rural households in underdeveloped regions remain poorly understood compared to those in urban and developed areas. This study analyzes household carbon emissions in Xunyang County, China, demonstrating that food-related emissions dominate across both farming and non-agricultural households, followed by energy consumption and transportation, with housing and clothing contributing minimally. Livestock farming is the primary source within production-related emissions, highlighting the mitigation potential of reducing ruminant livestock. Employing a Lasso regression model (adjusted R² = 0.769, F = 44.160), we identify housing floor area and non-agricultural hukou status as key drivers of emissions, whereas female-headed households, aging populations, regional GDP, and terrain complexity exert negative or marginal negative effects. The nuanced influences of education and crop/water area reveal complex socio-ecological dynamics that warrant further investigation. These findings underscore the need for targeted low-carbon interventions focused on improving residential efficiency, managing urbanization-driven consumption, and incentivizing sustainable behaviors to advance rural sustainability.

与城市和发达地区相比，欠发达地区农村家庭的碳排放仍然知之甚少。本研究分析了中国旬阳县的家庭碳排放，结果表明，在农业和非农业家庭中，与食品相关的碳排放占主导地位，其次是能源消耗和交通运输，住房和服装贡献最小。畜牧业是与生产有关的排放的主要来源，这突出了减少反刍牲畜的减排潜力。采用Lasso回归模型（调整后的R2 = 0.769, F = 44.160），我们发现住房面积和非农业户口状况是碳排放的主要驱动因素，而女性户主家庭、人口老龄化、地区GDP和地形复杂性对碳排放产生负向或边际负向影响。教育和作物/水域的微妙影响揭示了复杂的社会生态动态，值得进一步研究。这些发现强调了有针对性的低碳干预措施的必要性，重点是提高住宅效率，管理城市化驱动的消费，激励可持续行为，以促进农村的可持续性。

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Corrigendum to: “An explorative study on consumer perceptions of novel innovative construction material: Mycelium-Bound composites” [Cleaner and Responsible Consumption 18 (2025) 100317] “消费者对新型创新建筑材料：菌丝结合复合材料的看法的探索性研究”[清洁和负责任的消费18(2025)100317]的勘误表

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100323

Jonas Krauss, Klaus Menrad, Thomas Decker

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Who to turn to?: Information collaging and peer information in hybrid renewable adoption 该向谁求助？混合可再生能源采用中的信息拼贴和对等信息

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100322

Marika Silvikko de Villafranca , Oriol Barat-Auleda , Sini Numminen , Kaisa Savolainen , Sampsa Hyysalo

The adoption of renewable small-scale energy technologies (S-RET) into hybrid heating solutions consisting of several energy technologies is rapidly increasing in the domestic sector. The adoption of hybrid S-RET involves an information intensive process to fit a combination of new technologies to existing energy and building infrastructure. The specifics of hybrid S-RET adoption processes and the related information acquisition processes have not been covered by previous research. We explore this through an in-depth interview study with 56 Finnish detached house owners with hybrid solutions. We find that hybrid S-RET adoption differs importantly from one-time single S-RET adoption as it involves an ongoing learning process to learn and install multiple technologies in conjunction to each other. During this process, adopters use a wide range of information sources out of which peer provided information is regarded the most often used (53/56) as well as being the most important source due to its practical and contextualized nature. Supplier and government provided information sources and energy counseling services are regarded as less useful and consulted less often, which undermines the central role which literature on single S-RET adoption gives to energy counseling. It is pertinent to think how peer exchanges that commonly take place in Internet discussion forums can be better connected to energy counseling to better serve citizens’ needs and information search preferences and boost the adoption and operation of hybrid heating solutions.

在国内部门，将可再生小规模能源技术（S-RET）纳入由几种能源技术组成的混合加热解决方案的情况正在迅速增加。混合S-RET的采用涉及一个信息密集型过程，将新技术与现有能源和建筑基础设施相结合。混合S-RET采用过程和相关信息获取过程的具体内容在以往的研究中尚未涉及。我们通过对56名采用混合解决方案的芬兰独立式住宅业主的深入访谈研究来探讨这一点。我们发现混合S-RET的采用与一次性单一S-RET的采用有很大的不同，因为它涉及到一个持续的学习过程，以学习和安装相互结合的多种技术。在这一过程中，采用者使用广泛的信息源，其中同伴提供的信息被认为是最常用的（53/56），并且由于其实用性和情境性而成为最重要的信息源。供应商和政府提供的信息来源和能源咨询服务被认为用处不大，咨询次数也较少，这破坏了关于单一S-RET采用的文献对能源咨询的核心作用。有必要思考一下，如何将通常发生在互联网论坛上的同行交流与能源咨询更好地联系起来，以更好地满足公民的需求和信息搜索偏好，并促进混合供暖解决方案的采用和运营。

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Factors influencing consumer perceptions of recycled plastic products: A literature review 影响消费者对再生塑料产品认知的因素：文献综述

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100318

Saud H. Sulaimani , Bob Eves , Moamar Gashoot , Tim Reynolds , Ben Thomas

Despite their sustainable benefits, the acceptance of recycled plastic products (RPPs) is not widely embraced. Previous research has primarily concentrated on enhancing consumer acceptance of products produced from recycled materials. However, this study narrows its focus to products derived specifically from recycled plastics, examining the determinants that may restrict consumers' purchasing decisions in this context. To explore the factors that influence consumer acceptance of recycled plastic products, a literature review was conducted with the following objectives: (1) to investigate what are the consumer's aesthetic perceptions, preferences, prioritisations and beliefs of RPPs, (2) to explore the emotional, behavioural and environmental connections between RPPs and consumers, (3) to identify the challenges that product designers encounter when shaping RPPs, (4) to analyse the historical, cultural and theoretical framework backgrounds of RPPs, (5) to specify future research recommendations to enhance consumers experience of RPPs. The literature review of 103 articles revealed a significant gap in research concerning products made from recycled plastic. Also, it highlighted potential future directions that could benefit academics and practitioners interested in this field.

尽管它们具有可持续的好处，但接受再生塑料产品（RPPs）并没有被广泛接受。以前的研究主要集中在提高消费者对回收材料生产的产品的接受程度。然而，本研究将其重点集中在回收塑料产品上，研究了在这种情况下可能限制消费者购买决策的决定因素。为了探讨影响消费者接受再生塑料产品的因素，我们进行了文献综述，目的如下：(1)调查消费者对可再生产品的审美感知、偏好、优先级和信念；(2)探索可再生产品与消费者之间的情感、行为和环境联系；(3)确定产品设计师在塑造可再生产品时遇到的挑战；(4)分析可再生产品的历史、文化和理论框架背景；(5)指定未来的研究建议，以增强可再生产品的消费者体验。对103篇文章的文献综述显示，有关回收塑料制品的研究存在重大空白。此外，它还强调了对该领域感兴趣的学者和从业者可能受益的潜在未来方向。

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