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Varje fredag håller Cradlenet temamöten med och för våra medlemmar i avslappnad diskussionsform. I temamötena möter ni likasinnade från olika branscher som delar med sig av sina erfarenheter. Vi börjar även varje möte med några cirkulära nyheter från Sverige och omvärlden.

This Week’s Topic: The measurement of progress towards Circular Economy (CE) within a company is crucial for identifying opportunities and designing circular practices. However, most of the existing tools are not widespread and do not consider the systemic view and principles of CE. In a recent paper we assessed the contributions and limitations of CE assessment tools regarding the key elements: social dimension, stakeholder engagement, R-imperatives and industrial symbiosis.

Thirty-eight tools were thoroughly analyzed and our results show that there is a limited number of multidisciplinary tools (only 10), that is including all CE key elements, and in some cases partly. Social dimension is not fully explored; only 6 tools have indicators related to society, local community, customers, and workers.

Finally, we conclude that all the key elements of CE are necessary for achieving a successful adoption of CE and we created a new guide. The proposed guide-ACTION (Assessing Circular Transition In Organisations Now)- includes the key elements, databases, tools, and indicators and can help companies to start their journey to become more circular.

Welcome to a presentation of the paper by Mariana Cardoso Chrispim, Postdoctoral researcher in Sustainable Innovation at Halmstad University.

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Vi ses den 24 mars kl 11.00-12.00!