Business case

Utilising data and models to to identify, enable and/or implement circular strategies (eg. effective resource use & logistics planning, circular business models & design)

Data analytics, modelling

Data, knowledge & information sharing

Research and facilitate new technological developments to aid the transition to a circular economy.

Research and Development

Environmental assessment & permits

A framework of policy instruments that enabled and encourage the transition to the circular economy

Policies

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A framework of policy instruments that enable and stimulate the transition to the circular economy

The principles of a circular economy concern designing out waste, regenerating ecosystems and keeping items in use. Decoupling the economy from material flows—improving the rate of resource productivity faster than the economic growth rate—is also a consistent guide. By evolving with the growing number of applications of circular economy principles, and consolidating these strategies across thematic areas, Circle Economy’s Key Elements Framework (KE) renders the elements of the circular economy salient and serves as a basis to derive contextual strategies and interventions. 


The Framework consists of:
- Core Elements: Activities directly handling product or material flows; and uniquely,
- Enabling Elements: those that remove obstacles for core actors.


Key elements of the circular economy

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Circle Economy's framework of strategies and activities that define the circular economy

Verktyget baseras på det underlag som tas fram under en byggnads projektering. Verktyget innehåller en färdig databas med klimatdata för de byggresurser som används på den svenska marknaden. Det gör att man direkt kan få ett medelvärdesresultat som beskriver en byggnads klimatpåverkan i Sverige. Resultatet kan därefter användas för att göra förbättringar av den aktuella byggnaden. 

Sweden

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute is an independent non-profit organization owned by a foundation established by the Swedish state and industry. IVL conducts re- search and provides business services related to all types of environmental questions. They have extensive experience from performing life-cycle assessments and environmental analysis with a range of industries.

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The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

Swedish National Energy Department

"The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and the Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL) developed a freely available Life cycle assessment (LCA) tool in 2017. The tool is currently publically available and being piloted on municipal projects in collaboration with the National Energy Department" (Source: C40's Clean Construction Policy Explorer)