1. The Circular Economy and environment and social challenges
The Circular Economy and environment and social challenges. Case-study of Biovalor, Uruguay.
Laura Franco Henao
MA Candidate Development Studies
Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK
18th June 2018
Engaging, Learning, Transforming

2. Outline Research question Conceptual framework
2.1. Doughnut Economics
2.2. Ellen MacArthur Foundation and gaps in the Circular Economy Literature
2.3. The Circular Economy 2.0 and the social dimension
3. Case-study: the Biovalor project, Uruguay
3.1. Why and who?
3.2. What?
3.3. The social dimension?
4. Final recommendations and comments

3. 1. Research question
How do Circular Economy strategies address social and environmental challenges in the case of Biovalor, Uruguay?
1. Does the Circular Economy literature offer explanations of how it addresses environmental and social challenges?
2. How do these challenges materialize in the context of Uruguay?
3. Does the current Circular Economy Strategy and, in particular, the national Biovalor project aim to address both the environmental and social challenges of Uruguay? How?

4. 2. Conceptual Framework

5. 2.1. Doughnut Economics
(Raworth, 2012, 2017)

6. United Kingdom
Vietnam
Sri Lanka
(O’Neill et al., 2018)

7. 2.2. Ellen MacArthur Foundation and gaps in the Circular Economy Literature
Dimensions of sustainable development explored in CE articles
(CEC, 2018)
(Merli, Preziosi & Acampora, 2018)
(Ellen MacArthur Website, 2018)

8. 2.3. The Circular Economy 2.0 and the social dimension
Design
Biosphere
Society
Economy
(Lemille, 2017)

9. 3. Case-study: the Biovalor project, Uruguay

10. 3.1. Why and who?
(O’Neill et al., 2018)

11. 3.2. What?
Main objective: To transform the different types of waste generated in agriculture and in agro-industrial production chains in Uruguay into different types of energy and sub-products.
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions contributing to a sustainable low-carbon model supported by the development and transference of adequate technology.

12. 3.3. The social dimension?
Project: 5 components

13. 3.3. The social dimension? Poverty footprint (Oxfam, 2009)
Triple bottom line (Elkington,1994)
B assessment for small agricultural and farming companies.
Concept: social CE (Social Circular Economy, 2018)

14. 4. Final recommendations and comments
Both environmental and social challenges.
Not left to the private sector.
Not about individual businesses following CE strategies.
Cooperation, communication and open source.
Clarify what is circular and what is not.
Not all humans are causing the crisis.
Future research

15. THANK YOU! Laura Franco Henao MA Candidate Development Studies
Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK
18th June 2018
Engaging, Learning, Transforming