Mugoni, Ernest, Shumbanhete, Basil and Nyagadza, Brighton ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7226-0635 (2025) The nexus between Circular Economy (CE) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM): A systematic literature review, and mapping of future research agenda. Circular Economy and Sustainability.

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Abstract

The major focus of the study is to review existing literature, conceptualize and map future various research avenues in line Circular Economy (CE) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM). This paper explores important issues in sustainable supply chain management for transitioning to a circular economy. It employs systematic literature review methodology to explore potential gaps in existing literature. The results show an exponential growth in this domain and collaboration among authors throughout the world. It offers important social, practical and theoretical contributions to evolving literature critical for all economies, where addressing resource scarcity and environmental issues are already of significant concern in relation to economic development. Furthermore, the study shows that circular economy (CE) improves resource efficiency through circulating biological and technical in a regenerative and restorative cycles. Originally, the study unearthed innovative emerging trends, development of new frameworks, impact assessment, identification of challenges and opportunities, cross disciplinary insights with significant advancement of knowledge in line with sustainable supply chain management due to the interconnected nature of the global economy. Transitioning to a circular economy has caused circular thinking with integration to supply chain and its surrounding natural and industrial ecosystems.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
DOI:	10.1007/s43615-025-00663-8
School/Department:	London Campus
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/12310

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