| Title |
What Circular economy indicators really measure? An overview of circular economy principles and sustainable development goals |
| ID_Doc |
1167 |
| Authors |
de Oliveira, CT; Oliveira, GGA |
| Title |
What Circular economy indicators really measure? An overview of circular economy principles and sustainable development goals |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106850 |
| Abstract |
While many Circular Economy (CE) indicators communicate that they measure sustainability, they do not consider the sustainability tripod. Thus, any decision to adopt a CE strategy must be carefully reasoned about its potential sustainability performance, in addition to requiring CE indicators based on the chosen strategies to support professionals and decision-makers. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze circularity indicators that can assess the three pillars of sustainability at the nano and micro levels to indicate gaps. We propose a three-step method for eight circular indicators aligned with sustainability: characterization by Sources, Type, Cycles, CE Strategy, Business Strategy, Methodology, and Multiple lifecycles; analysis based on three CE principles and by the direct contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The main results establish a scarcity connection of indicators with preserving and enhancing natural capital and SDGs 6 and 15; none address the CE strategies Refuse and Rethink, and one focuses on Repurpose. |
| Author Keywords |
Circularity indicators; Resources management; Circular economy principles; Nano level; Micro level; and sustainability |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000990589400001 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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