Does exist a set of sustainability indicators for a circular economy model?

Hi Jaime,

Very interesting question. Have you already checked the MCI Material Circularity Indicator developed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation? It is a single (and aggregate) indicator but focused on Circularity issue, very useful to give you a preliminary idea about the "circularity" of a product. You can check the methodology reports and also download the MS Excel sheet tool from: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/programmes/insight/circularity-indicators.

I hope this could be useful for your research. Moreover, here (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652616318273) you can find a very well done review about Circular Economy Indicators.

I am working on the assessment of Circular Economy model too: I have developed a framework which links a set of Circular Economy indicators to a set of Circular Economy levers. If you wish, you can check it at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319490590_A_new_framework_for_assessing_circular_economy_scenarios_in_the_washing_machine_industry

I hope this was useful for you.

Regards,

Gianmarco

Conference Paper A new framework for assessing circular economy scenarios in ...

Jaime A Mesa

Thanks Gianmarco,

I am working on a design method for product families considering circular economy strategies. Your work is very interesting and relevant to me, so I will read it detailed!

We will keep in touch. I will contact you in case of additional information/opinions

Regards,

Jaime

Fabiana Tornese

Hi Jamie,

your interesting question is actually topic of some ongoing research. There is not a standardized set of indicators for CE yet, but several attempts have been done on different levels.

Some information about this are in a recent publication from my research group (link attached), in the literature review you can find details on CE indicators (or set of indicators) proposed in literature until 2016.

I hope it can be useful for your research!

Regards,

Fabiana

Article Measuring circular economy strategies through index methods:...

Jaime A Mesa

Thank you, Fabiana

I will read your article, which is very relevant for my research. I am interested in to propose a general set of indicators for 3D printing using polymers.

Do you have an email for further questions?

Regards from Colombia,

Sincerely,

Jaime

Fabiana Tornese

Sure, you can contact me at [email protected]

Good luck with your research!

Fabiana

Daniel Gomez

Jaime, you can also take the Cradle to Cradle model where you have different areas to focus on the product (health, renewables, reuse-recyclability, water stewardship, and fair trade) that can are indicators for circular economy or at least the base of it.

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