Circular Economy and Blockchain Technology : Pathways to Economic, Social, and Environmental Sustainability
Authors
- Tavishi Tewary Assistant Professor (Corresponding Author), FORE School of Management, New Delhi
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Vranda Jain
Associate Professor, Jaipuria Institute of Management, A-32, Sector 62, Noida - 201 309, Uttar Pradesh
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8903-3575
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2026/v19i2/175043Keywords:
circular economy, blockchain technology, sustainability performance, economic sustainability, social sustainability, environmental sustainability, digital transformation.JEL Classification Codes: L22, O33, Q01, Q56
Publication Chronology: Paper Submission Date : September 10, 2025 ; Paper sent back for Revision : January 2, 2026 ; Paper Acceptance Date : January 15, 2026 ; Paper Published Online : February 15, 2026.
Abstract
Purpose : The study investigated how blockchain technology (BCT) connects circular economy practices with economic, social, and environmental sustainability, addressing the limited empirical evidence on how digital technologies configure circular initiatives and shape multidimensional sustainability outcomes.
Methodology : The proposed model was tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling on survey data collected from 176 respondents across three Indian states.
Findings : Circular economy practices were strongly related to the level of BCT adoption and exerted a direct positive influence on economic, social, and environmental sustainability, while blockchain adoption itself positively affected all three sustainability dimensions and partially mediated the relationship between circular practices and sustainability outcomes.
Implications : The results underscored the need for complementary digital investments alongside circular economy strategies to realize system-wide and scalable sustainability benefits, offering guidance for practitioners and policymakers pursuing sustainable development.
Originality : The study advanced sustainability and digital transformation literature by empirically integrating circular economy practices and BCT into a unified framework that links digitalization with multidimensional sustainability performance.
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