Dr
Trevor Omoruyi, Solomon Uhunamure, Julieanna Powell-Turner, Leonardo Piccinetti
🤖 gxceed AI 要約
日本語
南アフリカ・リンポポ州のグリーン起業家50人と政策立案者10人へのインタビューに基づき、グリーン起業が循環経済の発展に果たす役割を分析。リサイクル、再生可能エネルギー、持続可能な農業など多層的な循環エコシステムを描き出し、雇用創出や地域活性化への貢献を明らかにした。一方、資金調達や技術スキル不足、政策の断片化などの課題も指摘。
English
Based on interviews with 50 green entrepreneurs and 10 policymakers in Limpopo Province, South Africa, this qualitative study examines how green entrepreneurship drives circular economy development. It maps a multi-layered circular ecosystem spanning recycling, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and governance, highlighting contributions to employment and community empowerment while identifying barriers such as limited finance, skills shortages, and policy fragmentation.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本企業が南アフリカなど新興国で循環経済事業を展開する際の示唆に富む。グリーン起業エコシステムの実態を提供し、日本の環境技術・資金メカニズムの輸出可能性を検討する材料となる。
In the global GX context
This paper contributes to global circular economy scholarship by providing empirical evidence from an emerging economy context. It underscores the need for integrated policy, green finance, and capacity building—relevant for international development agencies and multinational corporations operating in the Global South.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides qualitative insights on circular economy implementation in developing regions, useful for comparative studies.
🏢実務担当者:Offers understanding of local barriers and enablers for green entrepreneurship in emerging markets.
🏛政策担当者:Highlights the importance of coherent policy, finance mechanisms, and technical support for scaling circular initiatives.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Building on the question of how environmental management can be dealt with at local level, the transition from a linear ”take–make–dispose” model toward a circular economy (CE) has become central to sustainable development, particularly in emerging economies facing intertwined environmental and socio-economic challenges. In South Africa, high unemployment, energy security, and escalating waste generation intensify the urgency for systemic restructuring. This study examines green entrepreneurship (GE) as a catalyst for CE development as part of environmental management, focusing on Limpopo Province as a contextually rich case of resource potential and developmental vulnerability. Using a qualitative design grounded in thematic analysis, data was collected from 50 green entrepreneurs and 10 policymakers across recycling, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, green manufacturing, and governance sectors. Findings reveal a layered circular ecosystem comprising of downstream resource recovery (recycling and waste management), midstream production transformation (renewable energy and regenerative agriculture), and upstream systemic enablers (consultancy and eco-design services). Green enterprises contribute to employment creation, community empowerment, and SME growth, while supporting soil restoration, decentralised energy solutions, and landfill diversion. However, scaling remains constrained by limited access to finance, high upfront technology costs, technical skills shortages, policy fragmentation, and weak institutional coordination. The study argues that GE is not peripheral but central to South Africa’s circular transition. It concludes that strengthening green finance mechanisms, technical capacity development, gender-inclusive support systems, coherent policy integration, and value chain coordination is essential for unlocking sustainable investment growth. By situating entrepreneurial agency within provincial socio-economic realities, the paper contributes to debates on the implementation of CE in the Global South.
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