The goal of this research is to theoretically integrate the CE paradigm within the environmental sustainability framework. Based on the shortcomings detected in the circular economy literature, we followed a three steps procedure. Firstly, we conducted a narrative literature review that underlies the need of understanding the circular economy as a resilient, sustainable and circular economy, and we identified twelve principles to operationalize the circular economy under the environmental sustainability paradigm. Secondly, we created a database containing information on twenty-six strategies of circular economy. Thirdly, we analyzed the data to assess how the principles explored in phase 1 are being considered by the current circular economy strategies. Results revealed a high variability of approaches performed by the governments to reach the circular economy. Moreover, strategies grouped into the resilience domain are barely incorporated into circular economy strategies, and hence some circular economy strategies reveal shortcomings in their capacity to generate real changes. Further research is needed to perform a more holistic analysis based on complex adaptative system thinking, which would allow connecting more essential elements to enhance a socially fair development that preserves the environment.

本研究的目标是在理论上将 CE 范式整合到环境可持续性框架中。基于循环经济文献中发现的缺点，我们遵循了三个步骤。首先，我们进行了叙述性文献回顾，以将循环经济理解为有弹性、可持续和循环经济的必要性，并确定了十二项原则，以在环境可持续性范式下实施循环经济。其次，我们创建了一个包含循环经济二十六个战略信息的数据库。第三，我们分析了数据，以评估当前循环经济战略如何考虑第一阶段探索的原则。结果表明，政府为实现循环经济而采取的方法存在很大差异。此外，归入弹性领域的战略几乎没有被纳入循环经济战略，因此一些循环经济战略在产生实际变化的能力方面表现出不足。需要进一步研究以基于复杂的适应性系统思维进行更全面的分析，这将允许连接更多基本要素，以促进保护环境的社会公平发展。