Circular Economy and its Relationship with Competitive Advantage in an Animal Health Enterprise from Lima

Abstract

Objective: Determine the relationship between Circular Economy activities implemented in an organization in the animal health sector and obtaining competitive advantages. Methods: The study was correlational in scope and non-experimental cross-sectional design, quantitative methodology. The data analyzed corresponded to different sustainable initiatives that were converted into management indicators, applied by the aforementioned company between the years 2020 and 2023. The statistical test used was linear regression, complemented by the trend analysis of the management indicators over time. throughout these years. Results: The statistical correlation was found between the Circular Economy measured through the sale of waste and the estimated savings from recycled waste, and the competitive advantage measured through the cost of production for the year 2021. Conclusion: Yes, a relationship existed. statistically significant between the Circular Economy actions and the competitive advantage of the company in the animal health sector of Lima in 2021 and not for the other years analyzed given that the sustainability actions that are not aligned with the general strategy of the organization They tend to be short-lived and are ultimately destined to disappear.