This database is a comprehensive collection of leading sustainability-related indicators for manufacturing companies. The indicators are collected through a systematic literature review with following information registered: name, detailed description, formula, unit of measurement, and purpose of measurement. The leading indicators in the database are classified according to environmental, economic and social dimensions of sustainability, for a range of business processes and various circular economy strategies. This classification allows the configuration of different combinations of circular solutions to be exploited in various business processes, thus displaying a suitable set of sustainability performance indicators to be measured early in the decision-making stage. The database of performance indicators is a first building block of a foundation for the development of a sustainability screening framework, which will also comprise a procedure for a systematic indicator selection and guidelines for decision-making for sustainability in a circular economy context.

Sustainable chemistry and pharmacy Acceptance Rate - ResearchHelpDesk - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy publishes research that is related to sustainable chemistry or sustainable pharmacy. Papers contributing to a better understanding of concepts related to sustainable chemistry or sustainable pharmacy including circular economy are also highly welcome. Contributions from other disciplines e.g. humanities, social science, political science, jurisprudence, economics, ethics, and others are welcome if they address issues related to sustainable chemistry or sustainable pharmacy. As such the journal will publish in the following areas: Chemistry Chemical technology Materials Pharmaceutical science Pharmaceutical technology Life cycle issues and assessments of chemical and pharmaceutical products Product and material design Ressources Business models... Papers, such as meta analyses, that report findings from re-examination and interpretation of existing data are welcome. Modeling papers are also welcome. The journal does not publish research associated with 'end-of-pipe' or remediation issues, if they are not clearly related to sustainability. Abstracting and Indexing Science Citation Index Expanded Chemical Abstracts Scopus Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

Around ** percent of Australian business decision makers surveyed in 2023 indicated that a key benefit of a circular economy transition was reducing business costs. Aligning with public opinion on sustainability was a positive potential impact of implementing circular principles in their business identified by around ** percent of respondents.

The Circular Economy Consulting Services market is experiencing robust growth, projected to reach $233.44 million in 2025 and maintain a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.45% from 2025 to 2033. This expansion is driven by increasing corporate sustainability initiatives, stringent environmental regulations globally, and a growing consumer preference for eco-friendly products and services. Key industries driving demand include fashion and textiles, consumer electronics, and construction, each facing pressure to reduce waste and improve resource efficiency. The automotive and logistics sectors are also significant contributors, focusing on supply chain optimization and reducing carbon footprints. Furthermore, the rising adoption of circular economy principles across diverse sectors like agriculture, furniture, and oil & gas is fueling market growth. Leading consulting firms like Accenture, Deloitte, and BCG are actively capitalizing on this trend, offering specialized expertise in areas such as lifecycle assessment, waste management strategies, and sustainable supply chain design. The market's geographical distribution shows strong potential across North America and Europe, with Asia-Pacific emerging as a rapidly growing region driven by increasing industrialization and government support for circular economy initiatives. The competitive landscape is characterized by a mix of large multinational consultancies and specialized circular economy firms. While large firms leverage their broad expertise and global reach, smaller specialized firms offer niche expertise and tailored solutions. Future growth hinges on continued technological advancements, particularly in areas like digitalization and data analytics, which improve the efficiency and accuracy of circular economy strategies. The increasing availability of funding for sustainable projects and a heightened awareness of the long-term economic and environmental benefits of circularity will also positively impact market expansion. However, challenges remain, including the need for standardization of circular economy metrics and the complexities involved in implementing comprehensive circular solutions across diverse value chains. Overcoming these hurdles through collaboration and innovation will be crucial for sustained market growth throughout the forecast period. This comprehensive report provides a detailed analysis of the Circular Economy Consulting Services Market, offering invaluable insights for businesses, investors, and policymakers navigating the transition to a more sustainable future. The market is projected to experience significant growth, driven by increasing regulatory pressures, heightened consumer awareness of environmental issues, and the urgent need to mitigate climate change. This report covers the period 2019-2033, with a focus on the forecast period 2025-2033 and a base year of 2025. The market is expected to reach a value in the billions of USD in the near future. Recent developments include: February 2024: Deloitte unveiled its strategic move to bolster business engagement in circular practices, aiming to curb waste and promote material circulation. This initiative is underpinned by a notable collaboration with Circle Economy Consulting, an offshoot of the renowned Circle Economy Foundation. Projections indicate that the circular economy could slash emissions by 40%, foster the creation of almost 2 million jobs, and burgeon into a market valued at USD 2 to 3 billion soon.June 2023: SAP and Versuni unveiled a strategic global partnership centering on sustainability and the circular economy. Leveraging the SAP Sustainability Control Tower software, an innovative ESG management tool powered by real-time data, Versuni is poised to advance its sustainability efforts. The software equips Versuni with the ability to establish goals, track progress, and derive actionable insights from data. This empowers the company to craft comprehensive and verifiable ESG reports, facilitating targeted improvement initiatives.. Key drivers for this market are: Environmental Awareness Driving Adoption of Circular Economy Practices, Consumer Preference to Shift From Linear to Circular Economies. Potential restraints include: Environmental Awareness Driving Adoption of Circular Economy Practices, Consumer Preference to Shift From Linear to Circular Economies. Notable trends are: Fashion and Textile Industry's Shift Toward Circular Economy.

Data from the PhD investigation in Fashion Design "Education for Circular Economy: Contributions to the development of innovative teaching-learning strategies and methodologies"

The worldwide revenue of circular economy transactions, comprised of the categories secondhand, rental, and refurbished goods, was estimated to total roughly *** billion U.S. dollars in 2022. This was forecast to more than double by 2026.

The global Circular Economy Services market is experiencing robust growth, driven by increasing environmental concerns, stringent government regulations promoting sustainability, and a rising demand for resource efficiency across various industries. The market, estimated at $50 billion in 2025, is projected to exhibit a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8% from 2025 to 2033, reaching an estimated $95 billion by 2033. This growth is fueled by the increasing adoption of circular economy principles by both SMEs and large enterprises, particularly in sectors like manufacturing and waste management. The "Separation" segment within the services market currently dominates, reflecting a focus on efficient waste sorting and material recovery. However, the "Sale" segment is expected to witness significant growth, driven by the increasing value placed on recycled and reused materials and the development of robust secondary markets. Key players like EY, PwC, and Deloitte are leveraging their expertise in consulting and technology to offer comprehensive solutions, driving market consolidation and innovation. Geographic expansion is also a significant trend, with North America and Europe currently leading the market, followed by Asia-Pacific, which is poised for accelerated growth due to increasing industrialization and government initiatives. The market faces certain challenges, including the high initial investment costs associated with implementing circular economy strategies and the lack of standardized procedures across different regions. Furthermore, the complexity of supply chains and the need for collaboration across various stakeholders can hinder seamless integration of circular economy practices. However, technological advancements, including improved waste sorting technologies and digital platforms for material tracking and management, are mitigating these challenges. The rising consumer awareness of environmental issues and growing demand for sustainable products are further bolstering market growth. The continued expansion of regulatory frameworks globally will further incentivize businesses to adopt circular economy practices, creating lucrative opportunities for service providers in the coming years.

Circular chemistry (CC) is an approach for establishing chemical processes to become truly circular and sustainable. It adopts the principles of circular economy (CE), employing life cycle approaches and systems thinking, which help to understand and address the sustainability issues of chemical processes and products. Within this whole context, it is possible to identify some problems of the current lifestyle, such as plastic waste disposal, CO2 emission, e-waste, among others, which need to be addressed accordingly. The reuse provided, well-structured within the context of circular chemistry, can bring benefits in all spheres: social, environmental and economic. Thus, the purpose of this revision is to present CE and CC as the pillars for a sustainable development, bringing discussions about: CE and CC systems; sustainable chemistry; and chemistry 4.0, which embeds digitization, sustainability, and circular economy in industrial chemical processes. Through the knowledge of chemistry, both CC and CE can contribute with innovative methods and processes which maximize benefits, eliminating, or, at least, reducing adverse impacts, thus contributing to construct a mutually beneficial relationship between science and society, its surroundings, and the environment. Therefore, implementing this new model is an opportunity that challenges the human imagination in building a better world.

The barometer surveyed citizens' attitudes and everyday behaviour towards the circular economy. The survey also explores views on the regulation of the circular economy. The barometer was carried out by the Finnish Environment Institute in the Circwaste Life IP project in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. First, respondents were asked for their opinion on the main environmental threats. This was followed by an inquiry into the different environmental actions that respondents had taken in the past year. For example, respondents were asked if they had reduced their energy consumption or changed their diet to a more plant-based one. Respondents were also asked to rate their environmental awareness and their level of activity in helping the environment. Next, respondents were asked about their activities related to purchasing, renting and borrowing goods and services over the past year. They were also asked how many second-hand goods they had purchased or received during this period and what actions they had taken to maintain and repair these items. Additionally, respondents were asked how long they typically use various products. Next, respondents were asked about the types of waste sorted separately in their household. Those who sort bio-waste were asked where the sorted bio-waste is disposed of. Respondents were then asked to estimate the average number of plastic bags of mixed waste generated per household per week. They were also asked which factors would help them to sort waste more actively. Finally, respondents were asked for their views on how consumption should be controlled, such as through legislation, taxation, or other policy measures. Background variables include the respondent's year of birth, gender, NUTS3 region of residence, languages used at home, level of education, occupational status, household size and total income, type of dwelling and residence, and party affiliation.

Circular economies are often framed as addressing a trio of problems: environmental degradation, economic stagnation, and social ills, broadly defined. Our paper centers on this last claim – that circular economies promise social benefits. There is a dearth of literature focused on the social dimensions of circular economies (Geissdoerfer, Martin, Paulo Savaget, Nancy M. P. Bocken, and Erik Jan Hultink. 2017. “The Circular Economy – A New Sustainability Paradigm?” Journal of Cleaner Production 143 (February): 757–768. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.048.), and even less attention to the meaning of social justice in the context of circular economies, let alone how it might be enacted in policy and practice. Drawing on data generated from focus groups with circular economy experts and a content analysis of US-based governmental, NGO, and business literature on circular economies, we explore whether and how justice emerges in circular economy discourse. We explore the narratives that these actors use to describe justice, and the barriers they see in achieving just and inclusive circular economies. We aim to identify the ways in which social justice is defined and discussed – or not – by the actors who seem to be most actively pushing for a circular economy (CE). Our work addresses the critical need to articulate clearly what it is we mean by social justice in relation to the CE. For if the CE is to contribute to sustainable social transformations, justice must be more than a buzzword – the CE must be just by design.

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The tool Checklist of Sustainability Qualifying Criteria is one of the outcomes of the research project CIRCit.

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This tool aims to support companies in planning for changing their business models towards Circular Economy.

In particular, it supports the activities "Conceptualise the Circular Economy business model" and "Configure a complete business model concept".

How to use:

Detailed instructions about how to use the tool are provided in the Workbook 2 (see Activity 5 and Activity 6) available at http://circitnord.com/.

Digital Circular Economy Market size was valued at USD 2.74 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 15.72 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2026 to 2032.

Digital Circular Economy Market Drivers

Growing Environmental Awareness and Regulatory Pressure: Increasing awareness of environmental issues like climate change, resource depletion, and pollution is driving the demand for sustainable practices. Governments worldwide are implementing stricter regulations to reduce waste and promote circularity, pushing businesses to adopt digital circular economy solutions. Economic Benefits: Circular economy models can offer significant cost savings through reduced resource consumption, waste management efficiency, and new revenue streams from reuse and recycling. This economic incentive encourages businesses to embrace digital tools for circularity. Technological Advancements: Rapid advancements in technologies like IoT, blockchain, AI, and cloud computing are enabling the digital circular economy. These technologies facilitate traceability, data analysis, optimization, and collaboration across the value chain, making circular practices more efficient and scalable. Consumer Demand for Sustainable Products: Consumers are increasingly seeking sustainable and eco-friendly products. This demand is driving businesses to adopt circular economy practices and use digital tools to communicate the circularity and sustainability of their products to consumers. Need for Resource Security: As resources become scarcer and more expensive, businesses are looking for ways to optimize resource utilization and reduce their dependence on virgin materials. Digital tools can help track and manage resources throughout their lifecycle, ensuring efficient use and recovery.

ContentThe Circular Economy Business Model Configurator is a planning and decision-support tool suited for the early stage of when manufacturing companies decide to develop or change their business models for Circular Economy. The beta version of the tool is available in Excel and comprises four modules:

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Module 1: identification of opportunities for designing new Circular Economy business models

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Module 2: transforming opportunities into ideas, which means combining different business model patterns and adapting them to make sense for the company’s context

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Module 3: configuration of complete circular economy business model concepts

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Module 4: preliminary assessments of the economic and resource decoupling potential of business models

How to applyRecommended as support mainly for the facilitator of innovation processes or Circular Economy initiatives to access advanced recommendations and benchmark with best practices for discussing with the innovation team, to perform calculations for evaluating the resource decoupling or economic potential, and to structure and create an accounting of decisions taken during the process.Detailed instructions about how to use the tool are provided in the Workbook 2 (see Activity 2) available at http://circitnord.com/.If you wish to obtain more information about this tool, please contact: mdpp@mek.dtu.dkdanpi@mek.dtu.dktmca@dtu.dk

This dataset includes the research data used in a scoping review of the social impacts associated with a transition to circular cities. The dataset is a supplement to the article "The lack of social impact considerations in transitioning towards urban circular economies: a scoping review", which was published in the Sustainable Cities and Society journal (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103394).

Github Repository for Code: https://github.com/vyom-thakker/Design-SCE

United States Circular Economy: Tax Revenue: % of Total Environmental Related Tax Revenue: Transport data was reported at 23.100 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.107 % for 2020. United States Circular Economy: Tax Revenue: % of Total Environmental Related Tax Revenue: Transport data is updated yearly, averaging 19.777 % from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2021, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.107 % in 2020 and a record low of 17.858 % in 1994. United States Circular Economy: Tax Revenue: % of Total Environmental Related Tax Revenue: Transport data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Environmentally Related Tax Revenue: Cross Cutting Domains: OECD Member: Annual.

Scholars have long studied how organizations can transition towards greater sustainability, but it is only recently that they have begun to investigate a funda- mentally new stream in sustainability thinking: the circular economy paradigm. Instead of the ‘make-use-dispose’ approach of a linear economy, a circular econ- omy aims at eliminating waste and avoiding damage to the environment by closing resource loops. Given the recent surge of scholarly interest in the ways in which organizations can change towards working in a more circular way, it is important and timely to verify what scholars have learnt, what remains contested, and what should be done next. To this end, we are reviewing literature on the emerging field of ‘Organizational Change towards a Circular Economy’ (OCCE). We identify and analyse research that sits at the interface of organizational change theory and the circular economy paradigm and provide a systematic literature review. Our review reveals consensus, ambiguities, and differences in the OCCE literature along three main dimensions of organizational change (i.e., content, process, and context). Furthermore, we develop a novel and encompassing conceptualization of OCCE as well as outline future research opportunities. Overall, our study brings together the growing but fragmented body of OCCE research and outlines scientific and practical avenues for making progress in a more unified and systematic way

Brazil Circular Economy: Tax Revenue: % of Total Environmental Related Tax Revenue data was reported at 93.600 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 91.831 % for 2021. Brazil Circular Economy: Tax Revenue: % of Total Environmental Related Tax Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 88.088 % from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2022, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2001 and a record low of 47.669 % in 2003. Brazil Circular Economy: Tax Revenue: % of Total Environmental Related Tax Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Environmentally Related Tax Revenue: Cross Cutting Domains: Non OECD Member: Annual.

Niger Circular Economy: Tax Revenue: % of Total Environmental Related Tax Revenue data was reported at 22.047 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.610 % for 2020. Niger Circular Economy: Tax Revenue: % of Total Environmental Related Tax Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 10.207 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2021, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.047 % in 2021 and a record low of 7.327 % in 2003. Niger Circular Economy: Tax Revenue: % of Total Environmental Related Tax Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Niger – Table NE.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Environmentally Related Tax Revenue: Cross Cutting Domains: Non OECD Member: Annual.

Reducing the environmental and economic impacts of food waste is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and advancing the circular economy. This study evaluates the sustainability potential of anaerobic digestion of food waste (ADFW) in Beijing, a pioneer in China’s waste separation and ADFW implementation. By integrating a complementary judgment matrix, life cycle assessment, and techno-economic assessment, we assess ADFW projects from social, environmental, and economic perspectives. Results highlight that technology cost indicators are key to ADFW sustainability, while environmental indicators strongly correlate with other metrics (correlation coefficient >0.8). Treating all sorted food waste in Beijing20% of total wastevia anaerobic digestion could generate $96.5 million in annual revenues and offset 0.295 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year. Sensitivity analysis suggests that implementing a food waste disposal charge of $52.24 per tonne is critical for mitigating market risks, particularly those linked to crude oil price fluctuations. These findings demonstrate that ADFW offers significant environmental and economic benefits, underscoring the importance of targeted policies and technological innovations to promote sustainable waste management and resource recovery, aligning with the goals of the circular economy.