| (I) Collaborative and knowledge-sharing drivers | Multi-actor and Stakeholder Engagement | Cross-sectoral collaboration/multi-actor collaboration | CD-01 | Government, Academia, Industry, Society | Fehrer et al. (2022), Owojori and Okoro (2022) |
| Collaborative innovation/co-creation | CD-02 | Academia, Industry, Society | Kasmi et al. (2022) |
| Stakeholder Engagement | CD-03 | Government, Academia, Society | Palafox-Alcantar et al. (2021) |
| Societal Collaboration | CD-04 | Society, Academia | Ezeudu and Kennedy (2024) |
| Collaborative trust | CD-05 | Academia, Industry | Hernandez Marquina et al. (2024) |
| Ecosystem collaboration | CD-06 | Academia, Industry, Government | Wielopolski and Bulthuis (2023) |
| Collaborative knowledge integration | CD-07 | Academia, Industry | Danvers et al. (2023) |
| Shared Vision and Value Creation | Collaborative dynamic capabilities | CD-08 | Academia, Industry | Schöggl et al. (2024) |
| Shared value for innovation and co-creation | CD-09 | Academia, Industry, Government | Little et al. (2023) |
| Social co-creative vision | CD-10 | Society, Academia | Müller et al. (2019) |
| Value integration for sustainable innovation | CD-11 | Academia, Industry | Reficco et al. (2018) |
| Collective goals and shared value chain | CD-12 | Government, Industry | Kuhlmann et al. (2023) |
| Cross-sector collaboration and value co-creation | CD-13 | Academia, Industry, Society | Calabrese et al. (2024) |
| Innovation Spaces and Facilities | Collaborative innovation spaces | CD-14 | Academia, Industry, Government | Kasmi et al. (2022) |
| Shared innovation facilities | CD-15 | Academia, Industry | Farrukh and Sajjad (2024) |
| Knowledge exchange/collaboration/open innovation facilities | CD-16 | Academia, Industry, Society | Perotti et al. (2025) |
| Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration | Knowledge sharing and open innovation | CD-17 | Academia, Industry | Jesus and Jugend (2023) |
| Open innovation network | CD-18 | Academia, Industry | Eisenreich et al. (2021) |
| Synergistic Innovation | Incubation synergy | CD-19 | Academia, Industry | Millette et al. (2020) |
| Value Integration for Innovation | CD-20 | Academia, Industry | Reficco et al. (2018) |
| Financial and Institutional Support for Innovation | Collaborative financing supporting CE adoption | CD-21 | Government, Industry | Muzamwese et al. (2024) |
| Public-funded adoption of eco-innovation | CD-22 | Government, Academia | Triguero et al. (2022) |
| (II) Organisational Drivers | Management and Operations | Institutional Sustainable Management and Practices | OD-01 | Academia, Industry | Bossink et al. (2002) |
| Sustainable Administration/Sustainable Management Fostering Collaboration | OD-02 | Academia, Industry | Sohal and De Vass (2022) |
| Operational Adaptation | OD-03 | Industry, Academia | Brown et al. (2021) |
| Operational Effectiveness | OD-04 | Industry, Academia | Geissdoerfer et al. (2017) |
| Leadership and Commitment | Organisational learning | OD-05 | Industry, Academia | Santa-Maria et al. (2021) |
| Top management commitment/support* | OD-06 | Industry, NGOs | Santa-Maria et al. (2021) |
| Adoptive management style | OD-07 | Industry, Academia | Pieroni et al. (2019) |
| Network Coordination | Network orchestration and cooperation | OD-08 | Industry, Academia | Hansen and Schmitt (2021) |
| Coordinated objectives among the cross-sector | OD-09 | Government, Industry, Academia | Leite and Ingstrup (2022) |
| (III) Economic Drivers | Incentives and Funding | Financial incentives for circular value creation | ED-01 | Government, Industry | Pollard et al. (2023) |
| | Fiscal and Regulatory Motivations | ED-02 | Government, Academia | Forastero (2023) |
| Sustainable Value Creation | Circular value creation initiatives driven by economic incentives | ED-03 | Academia, Industry, Government | Forastero (2023) |