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Brussels, 7 March 2019
Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference Day 2
Workshop Tools for Measuring a Circular Transition
Arthur ten Wolde, Circular Economy Expert
Ecopreneur.eu & MVO Nederland
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About Ecopreneur, MVO Nederland and WeSustain
Over 3000 companies, mainly SMEs, including:
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The Linear Economy
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The Circular Economy
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What Ecopreneur stands for to accelerate the circular economy
1. Massive free training program “Buy circular”:
Foster circular procurement
2. Make circular cheaper than linear:
Extended producer responsibility, Tax shift,
VAT differentiation
3. Ban the worst end products from the market:
Expand Ecodesign Directive to resources
4. Circular hubs in all Member States, including
access to finance for SMEs
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The Circularity Check
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1. Design,
Procurement &
Production
4. Recovery
3. Use
2. Delivery5. Sustainability
Product/Service• First complete one at the
product and/or service level
• Life cycle approach
• 5 indicators
• About 60 questions
• Outcome: % circularity
• Many ways to become circular
• Energy and social aspects included
• GO/NO GO questions
• Third pilot just completed
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First experiences
• Almost 200 users, 2 webinars, 1 in-person
workshop with 45 participants
• Positive & constructive feedback: hands on,
practical, including many aspects, useful for
internal strategic process of SMEs and large
companies
• Complementing other scans available
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In conclusion
• The Circularity Check is the first complete
scan at the product level
• Positive feedback from first users
• Pilot version remains freely available online
• Ambition: find funding for improvements such
as interface, benchmarking, reporting,
translations etc.
• Please send us your feedback and
suggestions!
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