Interview dataset: Encouraging the development of Industrial Symbiosis Networks in Slovenia – transition to the circular economy

This article provides a dataset collected through semi-structured interviews with stakeholders involved in industrial symbiosis and circular economy practices in Slovenia. The dataset includes anonymized transcripts in Slovene and English translations, offering insights into sustainability practices, collaboration mechanisms, and stakeholder trust in the context of the Slovenian transition to a circular economy. All interviews were conducted in Slovene, converted into note-based transcripts, anonymized, and translated into English, resulting in 50 transcripts. The article also presents a structured coding scheme developed from the interview material, including main categories, subthemes, operational definitions, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and illustrative quotations. The coding scheme enhances the dataset's reuse potential by supporting thematic analysis, comparative research, and methodological training in qualitative coding. The Zenodo record contains 54 relevant files across versions v3 and v4: 25 anonymized Slovene transcripts, 25 English translations, 2 interview protocols, 1 README file, and 1 structured codebook file in Excel format. The dataset provides qualitative insights into organizational structures, sustainability goals, collaboration mechanisms, regulatory frameworks, and relational trust dynamics in symbiotic networks. It is openly available for reuse in thematic analysis, discourse studies, comparative policy research, and training in qualitative research methods.