Mastering Sustainable Partnerships

Building effective partnerships is essential for advancing the circular economy, yet it is also one of the greatest challenges of sustainability transitions. This book explores how diverse stakeholders, including governments, businesses, NGOs, academia, and civil society, can overcome fragmented efforts and establish long-term, systemic collaborations. Drawing on extensive research and real-world examples, the book provides a clear framework for understanding the building blocks, principles, and resilience mechanisms that facilitate effective partnerships. Practitioners will find practical tools and actionable strategies to design and sustain collaborations, and scholars will gain a unified theoretical perspective on governance and transition dynamics. By bridging academic and practical approaches, the book supports progress toward SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals, demonstrating how cross-sectoral cooperation can drive circular and sustainable transformation.

Chapter 1: why mastering sustainable partnerships. - Chapter 2: developing sustainable partnerships for circular economies: a systematic review. - Chapter 3: towards a just circular transition: principles, power, and the dark side of sustainable partnerships. - Chapter 4: the recursive process model of sustainable partnerships. - Chapter 5: a simulation game for navigating sustainable partnership dynamics. - Chapter 6: collaborative circular business models: an instrumental landscape perspective. - Chapter 7: the relevance and future of sustainable partnerships.