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AS ISO 59020:2024
[Current]Circular economy - Measuring and assessing circularity performance
AS ISO 59020:2024 identically adopts ISO 59020:2024, which provides guidance for an organization seeking to transition its value creation models and value networks from linear to circular
Published: 30/08/2024
Pages: 82
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Terms related to circularity and the circular economy
3.2 Terms related to system, boundary and scope
3.3 Terms related to measurement and assessment
4 Principles of measuring and assessing circularity
4.1 Circular economy principles
4.2 Circularity measurement and assessment principles
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Ensure relevant boundaries
4.2.2.1 General
4.2.2.2 Spatial scale
4.2.2.3 Temporal scale
4.2.3 Ensure meaningful outcome
5 Framework for measuring and assessing circularity performance
5.1 Framework introduction
5.2 Context of the application
5.3 Stage 1: Boundary setting
5.4 Stage 2: Circularity measurement and data acquisition
5.5 Stage 3: Circularity assessment and reporting
6 Boundary setting
6.1 System to be measured
6.2 Determining the circularity measurement and assessment goal and scope
6.3 Defining all resource inflows and outflows of the system in focus
6.4 Temporal boundary setting
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Temporal boundaries
6.4.3 Measurement periods
6.4.4 Periodic monitoring
6.5 System perspective at different levels
6.5.1 Regional level
6.5.2 Interorganizational level
6.5.3 Organizational level
6.5.4 Product level
7 Circularity measurement and data acquisition
7.1 Circularity measurement taxonomy
7.2 Introduction to circularity indicators
7.3 Choice of indicators for circularity measurement
7.3.1 Core circularity indicators
7.3.2 Additional indicators to support flow measurements
7.3.3 Indicators to enable sustainability impact measurement and assessment
7.4 Indicators and value
7.5 Aggregation of circularity indicators
7.6 Data acquisition
7.6.1 Data acquisition steps
7.6.1.1 General
7.6.1.2 Step A: Break down the system in focus
7.6.1.3 Step B: Specify low-level data requirements
7.6.1.4 Step C: Acquire data from data sources
7.6.1.5 Step D: Normalize data and apply rules and cut-off values
7.6.1.6 Step E: Check whether information is complete
7.6.2 General requirements of acquired data
7.7 Documentation
8 Circularity assessment and reporting
8.1 Assessing circularity criteria
8.2 Steps for assessing circularity performance
8.3 Step 1: Review measurement results
8.4 Step 2: Assessing value and impact
8.4.1 General
8.4.2 Economic value
8.4.3 Retaining economic, environmental and social value
8.4.4 Adding resource value
8.4.5 Recovering resource value
8.4.6 Comparability on environmental and social impacts
8.4.7 Environmental comparability
8.4.8 Social comparability
8.4.9 Economic comparability
8.5 Step 3: Consult interested parties, users and target audiences
8.6 Step 4: Document and report the circularity performance assessment outcome
8.6.1 Transparency towards interested parties
8.6.2 Verifiability of information
8.6.3 Formatting
8.6.4 Reporting on hazardous substances
Annex A
A.1 Overview
A.2 Resource inflows
A.2.1 Introduction to resource inflow circularity indicators
A.2.2 Average reused content of an inflow (X)
A.2.3 Average recycled content of an inflow (X)
A.2.4 Average renewable content of an inflow (X)
A.3 Resource outflows
A.3.1 Introduction to resource outflows circularity indicators
A.3.2 Average lifetime of product or material relative to industry average
A.3.3 Per cent actual reused products and components derived from outflow (X)
A.3.4 Per cent actual recycled material derived from outflow (X)
A.3.5 Per cent actual recirculation of outflow (X) in the biological cycle
A.4 Energy
A.4.1 Introduction to energy circularity indicators
A.4.2 Average per cent of energy consumed that is renewable energy
A.5 Water circularity indicators
A.5.1 Introduction to water circularity indicators
A.5.2 Per cent water withdrawal from inflow circular sources
A.5.3 Per cent water discharged in accordance with quality requirements
A.5.4 Ratio (on-site or internal) water reuse or recirculation
A.6 Economic
A.6.1 Introduction to economic circularity indicators
A.6.2 Material productivity
A.6.3 Resource intensity index
Annex B
B.1 Overview
B.2 Additional resource inflow indicators
B.2.1 Considerations for additional resource inflow indicators
B.3 Additional resource outflow indicators
B.3.1 Introduction to additional resource outflow indicators
B.3.2 Per cent designed reusability rate of the outflow
B.3.3 Per cent designed recyclability rate of the outflow (X)
B.4 Additional energy indicators
B.4.1 Introduction to additional energy indicators
B.4.2 Per cent energy recovered from residual, non-renewable and non-recoverable resource outflows
B.4.3 Energy intensity
B.5 Additional water indicators
B.5.1 Introduction to additional resource outflow indicators
B.5.2 Nutrient extraction from discharged water
B.5.2.1 General
B.5.2.2 Indicator Method A
B.5.2.3 Indicator Method B
B.5.3 Water intensity
B.6 Additional economic indicators
B.6.1 Introduction to economic indicators
B.6.2 Revenue share related to circularity
B.6.3 Net value added
B.6.4 Value per mass
B.6.5 Resource productivity
B.6.6 Genuine progress indicator
Annex C
C.1 General
C.2 Complementary methods and criteria of selection
C.2.1 General
C.2.2 Consistent with the system level
C.2.3 Consistent with the system boundary
C.2.4 Expert capabilities
C.3 International Standards for measurement and assessment
C.4 International Standards with guidance methods
C.5 Methods promoted by international organizations (such as the UN)
C.6 Methods promoted by regional or specific international organizations
C.7 Material property specifications and ASTM standards
Annex D
D.1 Contributing to sustainable development
D.2 General overview between circular economy and SDGs
D.3 Direct and indirect relationships between circular economy and SDGs
D.4 Examples of SDG targets and indicators in relation with circularity indicators
D.4.1 General
D.4.2 SDG 3: Good health and well-being
D.4.3 SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation
D.4.4 SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy
D.4.5 SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
D.4.6 SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities
D.4.7 SDG 13: Climate action
D.4.8 SDG 14: Life below water
D.4.9 SDG 15: Life on land
Annex E
E.1 Additional considerations for measuring non-circular outflows
E.2 Types of non-circular outflow
E.2.1 General
E.2.2 Releases
E.2.3 Losses
E.2.4 Waste
E.2.5 Non-recoverable products
E.3 Resources for the biological cycle
Annex F
F.1 Foreground and background data
F.2 Specific and generic data
F.3 Metadata
Annex G
G.1 Introduction to basic systems calculations
G.2 Aggregating similar systems into sum, average or comparison
G.3 Aggregating partial systems into a larger system
Annex H
H.1 General
H.2 Example of a beverage container manufacturer
H.3 Example of a small food enterprise
H.4 Example of a precision tool manufacturer
H.5 System boundary figures
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