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This collection features a selection of case studies, based on the global *Circularity Gap Reports*, that can mitigate climate breakdown by reducing virgin material consumption, waste and greenhouse gas emissions. The latest **[Circularity Gap Report 2023](https://www.circularity-gap.world/2023#download)** reveals that the global economy is now only 7.2% circular and outlines how circular solutions across four sectors can bring global planetary boundaries back within safe limits. 

In the six years of the *Circularity Gap Report*, the global economy has extracted and used unprecedented amounts of materials. The first edition of the *Report *in 2018 found that global circularity was 9.1% and it has decreased every year since—leaving a Circularity Gap of over 90%. If this trend continues, we will have to find more and better solutions to combat the negative effects of climate change. This is why we have identified case studies from across the globe—based on the needs of society and planetary health—that serve as real-world examples of the circular economy in action.

Circle Economy is a not-for-profit organisation working to accelerate the circular transition. Through the *Circularity Gap Reporting Initiative*, our mission is to deliver an annual global Circularity Metric that measures the state of the world economy and identifies key levers to transition to global circularity. With nature as our guide, we work alongside cross-sector stakeholders from academia, businesses, NGOs and governments to provide a powerful combination of practical and scalable interventions that transform circular opportunities into realities. 


To learn more about these interventions to accelerate the circular transition, read the latest [Circularity Gap Report 2023](https://www.circularity-gap.world/2023#download), as well as previous editions of the global [Circularity Gap Reports](https://www.circularity-gap.world/global).

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Global Circularity Gap Report 2023

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Providing healthcare services, such as hospitals, medical facilities and patient care services, medical research and clinical trial services, pharmaceuticals and drug development, and genetic engineering services

Healthcare Services

Other

With an expanding, aging and, on average, more prosperous population, healthcare services are increasing globally. Buildings aside, typical resource groups include use of capital equipment such as X-ray machines, pharmaceuticals, hospital outfittings (beds), disposables and home care equipment.


Healthcare

- Repair, maintenance, and durable design of medical equipment 
- Substitute single-use medical items for reusable alternatives
- Virtual health care (ex. Doctor's appointments over Skype etc.)
- Medical equipment cascading
- Medical waste recycling

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ Circular healthcare 

Industries

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Urban Opportunities

The framework consists of 21 complementary interventions, across six scenarios - one for each of the six societal needs we model. These interventions can mitigate climate impact by curbing GHG emissions

Note: interventions are currently focused on:
- 🏠 Housing 
- 🍎 Nutrition
- 🚗 Mobility
- 👚📺 Consumables
- 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ Healthcare
-  🔊 Communication

These 21 interventions are spread across six societal needs and wants, with a set of solutions. Within these solutions are strategies on ’how to get there'.  

The framework moves beyond incremental action and provides solutions that will require behavioral change (dietary shifts towards less meat consumption, for example) and the adoption of state-of-the-art technologies in the industry to mitigate emissions in hard-to-abate sectors (such as steel manufacturing). It illustrates how continued globalisation can benefit from the uptake of digital solutions. The combined interventions showcase the mitigation potential that begins where the current country pledges end; illustrating the additional impact our interventions can bring to the NDCs. In short, the interventions provide input for a more profound fundamental transformation than the more current pathways that make up the vast majority of NDCs. 

Together, the combined interventions can almost double the current global Circularity Metric of 8.6%, bringing it to 17%. 

This results in:
• Shrinking global material use and extraction by 28%. 
• Cutting global GHG emissions by 39%—fully closing the Emissions Gap as defined in our report and taking into account the updated NDCs.
• Allowing the world to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping at 1.5-degrees of warming by 2032.

*This framework was developed in the Circularity Gap Report 2021. Read more about it [here](https://www.circle-economy.com/resources/circularity-gap-report-2021)*






Global Circularity Gap Report

An intervention-based framework for nations and stakeholders working towards circular countries

 Met Jan Snel bouwt u snel, modulair en circulair over de hele wereld. Vanuit ons hoofdkantoor, gevestigd in Montfoort, bedenken wij samen met u een passende oplossing voor al uw huisvestingsvragen. Om snelheid met kwaliteit te combineren bouwt Jan Snel de huisvesting in de fabriek, plaats deze op locatie en na gebruik wordt het gebouw gedemonteerd en hergebruikt. Maar bij Jan Snel stopt het daar niet. Wij willen niet alleen de units hergebruiken, maar volledig circulair bouwen. Want bij Jan Snel geloven we in een totaaloplossing. Meer over ons     Meer over onze producten  Een nieuw kantoorgebouw, school, sporthal of hotel. Permanent of tijdelijk wij regelen het goed en snel. Door onze innovatieve bouwmethode bieden we oplossingen waar u slechts van durft te dromen. Voor elk segment hebben wij een oplossing voor u.                   Onze manier van bouwen biedt ongekende voordelen voor onze opdrachtgevers. Of u nu een sporthal wil bouwen, op zoek bent naar een bouwkeet of grootschalige zorg en welzijn bouw. Projecten worden 30-50 % eerder opgeleverd waardoor u meer efficiëntie voor uw project behaalt. De huisvesting kan permanent worden geplaatst, maar ook tijdelijk waarna de huisvesting weer opnieuw in de markt kan worden gezet. Dit levert u veel flexibiliteit op. Daarnaast geven we een Geen Gezeur garantie op al onze bouwprojecten.Lees meer over onze dienstverleningEr werken 350 medewerkers bij Jan SnelJan Snel heeft in 2018 €140 miljoen euro omzet behaaldJan Snel biedt 10 verschillende type huisvesting aanJan Snel heeft in 2018 225.800 m2 huisvesting gecreëerd.Direct units nodig? Neem eens een kijkje op onze marktplaats voor nieuwe en gebruikte units. Voor zowel de verkoop als de verhuur vindt u hier mogelijkheden.In totaaloplossingen voor speciaal transport ligt de grote kracht van Jan Snel Transport. Al ruim vijftig jaar transporteren we met grote zorg onze waardevolle ladingen, variërend van onze eigen modulaire bouwsystemen tot losgestorte recyclingmaterialen. Dat hebben we inmiddels uitgebouwd tot een veelgevraagd specialisme.  Jan Snel is een toonaangevend bedrijf op het gebied van flexibel bouwen. We vertalen wensen van opdrachtgevers in (semi)permanente huisvestingsoplossingen voor elk marktsegment. Wil jij met ons meegroeien in een markt die momenteel zeer sterk in beweging is?

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Government of the Netherlands

OUR MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE THE PRACTICAL AND SCALABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

At Circle Economy, we believe in a visionary future for our planet — one in which we do not have to compromise in order to achieve economic, social, and environmental prosperity. As an impact organisation, we connect and empower a global community to create the conditions for systemic transformation. With nature as our mentor, we work alongside businesses, cities and governments to identify opportunities to make the transition to the circular economy, and provide a powerful combination of practical and scalable solutions to turn these opportunities into reality.
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Our mission is to empower a global community of businesses, cities and governments to accelerate the transition to the circular economy through practical and scalable insights and solutions that address humanity’s greatest challenges.

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Circle Economy

Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment

<p>As part of the Nederland Circulair initiative by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, a variety of organisations within the healthcare industry gathered to jointly identify ways to make hospitals more circular. To pursue this, a series of pilots were identified for further exploration. One of the pilot projects aims to create a mono-stream flow of plastic within the healthcare space. In order to contribute to the overall objective of creating a mono-stream of plastic packaging within hospitals, Circle Economy engaged in an analysis of typical plastic waste streams from OLVG hospital. Read more at:</p>

Healthcare Plastic Waste