| Title |
The underrepresented key elements of Circular Economy: A critical review of assessment tools and a guide for action |
| ID_Doc |
5880 |
| Authors |
Chrispim, MC; Mattsson, M; Ulvenblad, P |
| Title |
The underrepresented key elements of Circular Economy: A critical review of assessment tools and a guide for action |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.spc.2022.11.019 |
| Abstract |
The measurement of progress towards Circular Economy (CE) within a company is crucial for identifying opportu-nities and designing circular practices. However, most of the existing tools do not consider the systemic view and principles of CE. The aim of this paper is to assess the contributions and limitations of CE assessment tools regarding the key elements: social dimension, stakeholder engagement, R-imperatives and industrial symbiosis. Also, the aim is to offer guidance for improvements towards a CE transition. The methodology was an integrative literature re-view; then based on the critical assessment of tools a guide was created. Thirty-eight tools were thoroughly analysed and our results show that there isa 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 so-ciety, local community, customers, and workers. Recommendations for future tools development include to offer training for possible users of the tools and to develop tools for the service sector. Finally, we conclude that all the key elements of CE are interconnected. The proposed guide-ACTION (Assessing Circular Transition In Organisations Now)-includes the key elements, databases, tools, and indicators, and is aligned with the CE principles to help the assessment.(c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Institution of Chemical Engineers. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Author Keywords |
circularity; review; social dimension; stakeholder participation; industrial symbiosis; R-imperatives |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000913058500001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2022.11.019
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