Stakeholder Management in Circular Economy Product Development in the Mining Industry - A Case Study.

Developing circular economy products involves a wide array of stakeholders that affect different phases of the product development process. This article studies stakeholder management in circular economy product development by conducting a case study on a circular materials producer in the mining industry. The key stakeholders were identified, categorized, and the stakeholder relationship between them and the case company was analyzed. The results show that different types of stakeholders exert their influence in different phases of the product development process. Furthermore, the need for more systematic ways of managing different types of stakeholders in circular economy product development was revealed.