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Regional Economics: Theory and Practice
 

Transfer of ESG technologies in the Russian industry in the context of Industry 5.0 concepts and circular economy

ISSUE 5, MAY 2026

Received: 11 February 2026

Accepted: 15 March 2026

Available online: 28 May 2026

Subject Heading: THEORY OF REGIONAL ECONOMY

JEL Classification: L60, O14, Q57

Pages: 4-21

https://doi.org/10.24891/qisaak

Vera V. YURAK Corresponding author, Institute of Economics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
vera_yurak@mail.ru

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1529-3865

Mariya A. GUR’EVA Industrial University of Tyumen (IUT), Tyumen, Russian Federation
gurevama@tyuiu.ru

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6059-2533

Subject. Prospects for the modernization of Russia's industry.
Objectives. Identification of factors contributing to Russia's transition from a linear economic model to the implementation of the principles of Industry 5.0.
Methods. Mathematical analysis tools were applied.
Results. It has been shown that accelerating the process of digitalization and introducing technologies that form the basis of the circular economy contribute to increasing the resilience of Russian industry, the growth of innovation activity, and the transition to Industry 5.0.
Conclusions. In general, there is a shift in the vector of industrial development towards a circular economy, based on reducing environmental costs and expanding the practice of resource reuse.

Keywords: innovative potential, border regions, cross-border cooperation, productive forces, econometric model

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