Crowdfunding for Environmental Sustainability and the Circular Economy

Filippo Corsini is Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Sustainability Management at the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Sustainability and Climate of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy. His research focuses on business and environmental management. He has supervised many national and international projects connected to various aspects of circular economy.Marco Frey is Full Professor at the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Sustainability and Climate of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy. He researches and teaches business and environmental management, coordinating several projects on environmental management, energy economics, and CSR. He also chairs the UN Global Compact Italian Network.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Paradigm Of The Circular Economy: Barriers And Enabling Factors For Companies.- 3. Funding The Future Of The Planet Through Crowdfunding.- 4. Crowdfunding And Design For Circularity: The State Of The Art And Relevant Examples.- 5. Success Factors In Sustainability And Circularity-Oriented Crowdfunding Campaigns.- 6. Crowdfunding, Fraudfunding, And Greenwashing.- 7. Crowdfunding And Proactive Environmental Strategies In The Organizational Life Cycle.- 8. Conclusions.