A model for the transition to the circular economy

The relevanceof circular economy has significantly grown in the last years, thanks to the spread of sustainability principles among companies, policy makers and practitioners.The European Union has given an important impulsetothe dissemination of circular economyin business practice, with the introduction of the Regulation on taxonomy for sustainable activities. It is a regulation for the classification of sustainable economic activities, aimed at creating a common language for investors, which favoursventures that have a significant positive impact on the climate and the environment. Starting from the theoretical backgroundoffered by the so-called “R”Framework, the paper attempts to close the gap between scholarsand practitioners,providingreal cases of implementation of circular economy.Since there is no European database of circular economy interventions, the proposed cases have been selected according to their degree of innovation, their potential impact on the environment or their real possibility of implementation by companies.