Dear Colleagues,

One of the main goals of circular economy is to mitigate, reduce and eliminate the negative externalities of the current linear economy model. Among these externalities is the creation of social inequalities. In this sense, we believe that it is important to connect and relate typical variables of the circular economy paradigm with those specific and derived from economic and social inequality.

This special edition aims at showing the value of research from different areas of knowledge to learn how solutions can be generated to help reducing the current differences in inequality that exist in the world.

We want to encourage academics to submit research papers that value concepts and solutions so that different public powers and other decision-making actors can create new instruments and solutions that help meeting the sustainable Development goals of the UN (SDG) for the period from today to 2030, so that a new conceptual theoretical framework is created that helps to generate a more sustainable society with fewer social inequalities.

Prof. Dr. Juan Victor Meseguer Sánchez
Prof. Dr. Valentín Molina-Moreno
Prof. Dr. Gabriel López-Martínez
Guest Editors

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• Inequality
• Triple bottom line
• Gini Index
• Shared value social
• 17 SDG/ODS
• Circular economy
• Social awareness
• Social-environmental reports
• Case studies
• Performance indicators KPI
• Corporate social responsibility
• Millennium goals
• Socially responsible companies
• Energy poverty
• Pharmaceutical poverty
• Gender poverty
• Educational poverty.
• Environmental awareness
• University corporate social responsibility
• Personal social responsibility
• Inefficient income distribution
• Food poverty / inequality
• Social margination