Value chains have become increasingly complex, complicating the transition to a circular economy and the pursuit of sustainable development. This transition requires assessing economic, environmental, social, and governance dimensions. We conduct a systematic literature review to evaluate whether existing methodologies can effectively assess the circularity and sustainability of value chains according to these four critical dimensions. Our work identifies three critical aspects to improve value chain evaluation: (i) circular economy requires assessment of the entire value chains, (ii) lack of stakeholder integration hinders sustainable development, and (iii) the need for multilevel and multidimensional performance assessment results in complex and incomplete methodologies. These findings imply that restructuring value creation models and value chain networks is essential to facilitate the application of simplified methodologies, thereby promoting the widespread adoption of circularity and sustainability. Addressing these gaps would the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and benefit society in the long run.

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评估价值链的循环性和可持续性：系统文献综述


价值链变得越来越复杂，使向循环经济的过渡和追求可持续发展变得复杂。这种转变需要评估经济、环境、社会和治理维度。我们进行了系统的文献综述，以评估现有方法是否可以根据这四个关键维度有效评估价值链的循环性和可持续性。我们的工作确定了改进价值链评估的三个关键方面：（i） 循环经济需要对整个价值链进行评估，（ii） 缺乏利益相关者整合阻碍了可持续发展，以及 （iii） 需要多层次和多维的绩效评估导致方法复杂且不完整。这些发现意味着重组价值创造模型和价值链网络对于促进简化方法的应用至关重要，从而促进循环性和可持续性的广泛采用。解决这些差距将有助于实现 2030 年可持续发展议程，并从长远来看造福社会。