This statistic presents information on the barriers to implementing a circular economy based on the opinion of corporate environmental strategy and performance leaders in the United States as of December 2015. During the survey, it was found out that 38 percent of respondents had named insufficient "business case" as one of the main barriers to implementing an effective, global circular economy.
Leading barriers to implementing a circular economy based on opinions of CSR leaders in the United States as of December 2015
Respondents within the GreenBiz Intelligence Panel
Method of interview
Email survey
Supplementary notes
CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility
Original question: What do you believe are the biggest barriers to
implementing an effective, global circular economy?
Please select the top three barriers.
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UPS, & GreenBiz. (March 22, 2016). Leading barriers to implementing a circular economy based on opinions of CSR leaders in the United States as of December 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/566955/barriers-to-implementing-a-circular-economy-us-csr-leaders/
UPS, und GreenBiz. "Leading barriers to implementing a circular economy based on opinions of CSR leaders in the United States as of December 2015." Chart. March 22, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/566955/barriers-to-implementing-a-circular-economy-us-csr-leaders/
UPS, GreenBiz. (2016). Leading barriers to implementing a circular economy based on opinions of CSR leaders in the United States as of December 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/566955/barriers-to-implementing-a-circular-economy-us-csr-leaders/
UPS, and GreenBiz. "Leading Barriers to Implementing a Circular Economy Based on Opinions of Csr Leaders in The United States as of December 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/566955/barriers-to-implementing-a-circular-economy-us-csr-leaders/
UPS & GreenBiz, Leading barriers to implementing a circular economy based on opinions of CSR leaders in the United States as of December 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/566955/barriers-to-implementing-a-circular-economy-us-csr-leaders/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Leading barriers to implementing a circular economy based on opinions of CSR leaders in the United States as of December 2015 [Graph], UPS, & GreenBiz, March 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/566955/barriers-to-implementing-a-circular-economy-us-csr-leaders/
