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Table 2

Example of inductive coding process for the main variables under investigation

Variable	Type of sources of evidence	Quotation	Codes
Type of CSC	Primary	“We are a company producing materials for construction, (…) we aim to find a new usage for all the materials that are abandoned, like marble, all the residue coming from the excavation of porphyry and granite and also to all the gravel generated during the demolitions of buildings.” Founder of C2	Open loop (from two different industries)
Main triggers for designing CSCs as environmental and/or social impact	Primary	“We achieve the true environmental impact avoiding burning the by-products from rice production, assigning a new value to them rather than having waste of resources and CO2 emissions” Founder of C1	Environmental impact
	Primary	“The choice (of relying on local manufacturers for regenerated yarns) is linked to a reason of social responsibility, to invest in the creation of jobs locally” Founder of F1	Social impact
Start-up coordination role	Primary	“In most of the cases we don't get directly in contact with those that generate the scraps, sometimes we choose among the scraps collected, the yarn and the fabrics to be used. Then, we let specialized manufacturers for regenerated yarns of the local district, to realize the garment and we buy the finished product (…). We coordinate the work of all these actors” Founder of F1	Orchestrator
Processes controlled by the start-up	Primary	“Our choice is to rely on existing processes and capability in the industry (…) We rely on 10 processing centers of other companies, we couldn't have owned 10 plants ourselves (…) we focus on the R&D.” Founder of C1	Make is outsourced

Variable	Type of sources of evidence	Quotation	Codes
Type of CSC	Primary	“We are a company producing materials for construction, (…) we aim to find a new usage for all the materials that are abandoned, like marble, all the residue coming from the excavation of porphyry and granite and also to all the gravel generated during the demolitions of buildings.”Founder of C2	Open loop (from two different industries)
Main triggers for designing CSCs as environmental and/or social impact	Primary	“We achieve the true environmental impact avoiding burning the by-products from rice production, assigning a new value to them rather than having waste of resources and CO2 emissions”Founder of C1	Environmental impact
	Primary	“The choice (of relying on local manufacturers for regenerated yarns) is linked to a reason of social responsibility, to invest in the creation of jobs locally”Founder of F1	Social impact
Start-up coordination role	Primary	“In most of the cases we don't get directly in contact with those that generate the scraps, sometimes we choose among the scraps collected, the yarn and the fabrics to be used. Then, we let specialized manufacturers for regenerated yarns of the local district, to realize the garment and we buy the finished product (…). We coordinate the work of all these actors”Founder of F1	Orchestrator
Processes controlled by the start-up	Primary	“Our choice is to rely on existing processes and capability in the industry (…) We rely on 10 processing centers of other companies, we couldn't have owned 10 plants ourselves (…) we focus on the R&D.”Founder of C1	Make is outsourced