How to measure a circular economy: A holistic method compiling policy monitors

Reich, René H.; Vermeyen, Veerle; Alaerts, Luc; Acker, Karel Van

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106707

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“…Other initiatives include business model innovation and the promotion of industrial symbiosis. Typically, the impacts or benefits resulting from these circular strategies are assessed using circularity indicators (Corona et al, 2019;Reich et al, 2023). Circularity metrics (CMs) are intended to offer insight into the degree to which the CE principle is implemented in a product or service.…”

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Measuring Circularity in Life Cycle Management: A Literature Review

Basile,

Petacca,

Vona

2024

Glob J Flex Syst Manag

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Circularity has emerged as a pivotal concept in the realm of sustainable resource management and business operations. Resource exhaustion and environmental degradation propelled by globalization and the culture of consumerism have intensified the focus on the concept of the circular economy around the world. Nevertheless, the evaluation and quantification of circularity achievements remain uncommon in corporate practices. This article employs a systematic literature review to delve into circularity measurements in the managerial life cycle. Key approaches emerging from the academic literature are examined, including life cycle costing, life cycle assessment, life cycle cost–benefit, life cycle benefit analysis, and life cycle sustainability assessment. The review seeks to offer a comprehensive overview of the methodologies employed to assess circularity in corporate processes, highlighting current challenges and opportunities for effective implementation. We adopt a conceptual model of sustainable and circular life cycle management based on specific performance indicators that allow the environmental, social, and economic impact of processes to be assessed throughout the life cycle of products or services. The implementation of Sustainable and Circular Life Cycle Management from a managerial perspective could support firms to eradicate and quantify waste, preserve the inherent value of products and materials, encourage the adoption of renewable energies, and eliminate harmful chemicals.

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Section: Measuring Circularity In Life Cycle Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring Circularity in Life Cycle Management: A Literature Review

Basile,

Petacca,

Vona

2024

Glob J Flex Syst Manag

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“…Различные подходы к разработке показателей ЭЗЦ описаны также и в академической литературе (Jacobi et al, 2018;Reich et al, 2023;Sassanelli et al, 2019;Parchomenko et al, 2019). Так, С. Попони с соавторами (Poponi et al, 2022)…”

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Circular Economy – Circular Visions of the Future

Fontana,

Yerznkyan

2023

Ekonomicheskaya nauka sovremennoy Rossii

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Interest in the circular economy (CE) is growing in scientific circles, at the state level, as well as among businesses. At the same time, the question of what the circular world will be like remains insufficiently studied and even formulated. Scientific research is focused on the analysis of circular strategies (R-strategies) in the context of sustainable development, exploring the benefits of CE and the barriers to achieving it. At the same time, R-strategies without reference to the images of the future can interfere with the achievement of the goals set and the solution of a number of environmental problems. The article presents images of a circular future and gives a definition of CE, without which a different understanding of the concept is inevitable, leading to the introduction of different indicators for measuring progress in achieving circular goals. Main findings: CE is an evolving concept, which explains the lack of a single definition. It should reflect the images of the future, which will create the basis for the development of a unified system of indicators to measure the degree of achievement of goals and compare them at the international level. Images of the future must be interpreted as a process of improvement, because they can be transformed. The study used general scientific methods of system analysis, abstraction, synthesis, a review of Russian and foreign scientific literature, data from the official websites of the government of the Russian Federation was carried out to determine the CE, its determinants in order to consolidate research on this topic. Such a review is a reproducible, scientific and transparent method of identifying a research area. For this, we used the data presented in the bibliographic databases eLibrary.ru, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect. The results will find a response in the scientific, political, business circles for a better understanding of the CE, developing of strategies for the transition to it, forming of images of the future; serving as a basis for developing indicators and measuring the progress of such actions.

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Measuring the circular economy in Europe: Big differences among countries, great opportunities to converge

Claudio‐Quiroga,

Poza

2024

Sustainable Development

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The main aim of this article is to analyze the circular economy (CE) transition of European countries between 2014 and 2021, using the European Commission approach of production and consumption, waste management, secondary raw materials, and competitiveness and innovation. To do so, we have built a multidimensional Circular Economy Index that classifies European countries according to their progress towards a circular economy. We used data from the Eurostat database and extracted all circular economy indicators for the EU27 countries plus Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Iceland. The time series starts in 2014 and ends in 2021 and we have used 15 variables grouped in four dimensions by means of a second order factor analysis with a Promax rotation. We have also applied a hierarchical cluster analysis to group countries by circular economy performance. Our results suggest an improvement in circular economy performance between 2014 and 2021 in Europe. We likewise find there is a ‘four‐speed Europe’ in terms of a circular economy, highlighting the good results of the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Belgium.

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How to measure a circular economy: A holistic method compiling policy monitors

Cited by 21 publications

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Measuring Circularity in Life Cycle Management: A Literature Review

Measuring Circularity in Life Cycle Management: A Literature Review

Circular Economy – Circular Visions of the Future

Measuring the circular economy in Europe: Big differences among countries, great opportunities to converge

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