Circular Economy, Environmental and Energy Management

Dear Colleagues,

The time has come to promote circular economy, environmental, and energy management in organizations due to the energy and climate crises we are in. From the European Commission and other public institutions, there are more and more policies aimed at minimizing dependence on external energy (fossil fuels) and resources to promote the more responsible use of resources. The main objective is to improve the energy and environmental management of companies by promoting the circular economy in all areas of the value chain. Within the circular economy, concepts such as digital product passports and green taxonomy, among others, are gaining momentum. In order to achieve the objectives set by different institutions in the fields of energy dependence, emissions, or environmental and circular economy management, it is necessary to continue working along these lines. In addition, it is increasingly important to differentiate between the energy consumption and environmental impacts of different products and companies. To this end, there are numerous management systems and eco-labels that help to reduce and differentiate between the energy and environmental impacts of products and/or organizations.

This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the impact of the different tools that currently exist, as well as those that will arrive in the coming years, to help organizations improve their activities in the fields of energy consumption, environmental, and circular economy impacts. In addition, it is very important for customers, investors, and end users to be able to visualize and differentiate between different products and companies according to their energy, environmental, and circular economy impacts. Topics of interest for the publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Renewable energies.
• Energy management systems (ISO 50001, etc.).
• Energy communities.
• Environmental management systems (ISO 14001, EMAS, etc.).
• Circular economy.
• Circular economy management systems (AFNOR XP X 30-901:2018, etc.).
• Eco-labels.
• Digital product passport.
• Technologies that help to improve energy, environmental, and circular economy activity.

Prof. Dr. German Arana
Dr. Beñat Landeta
Dr. Iker Laskurain-Iturbe
Guest Editors

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• energy
• environment
• circular economy
• energy management
• eco-labels
• Industry 4.0 technologies