Circularity Assessment : : Accountability Towards Sustainability.

• Author: Patil, Rashmi Anoop.
• TeilnehmendeR: Ramakrishna, Seeram.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (134 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I How to Measure Circularity?-Setting the Foundation -- 1 Circularity Assessment: Developing a Comprehensive Yardstick -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Current Landscape -- 1.2 Circularity Assessment -- 1.2.1 Quantifying Circularity Using Indicators -- 1.2.2 Systemic Levels for Circularity Assessment -- 1.2.3 Phases of Circularity Assessment -- 1.2.4 The Need for a Comprehensive Assessment Framework -- 1.3 Developing a New Standard for Circularity Assessment: ISO 59020 -- 1.3.1 Principles for ISO 59020 -- 1.3.2 The ISO 59020 Model -- 1.3.3 Limitations of Circularity Assessment -- 1.4 Relevance of This Work -- References -- 2 Insights from ESG Evaluation for Circularity Assessment -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Non-financial Reporting Standards -- 2.2.1 International ESG Reporting Guidelines -- 2.2.2 The ATHEX ESG Reporting Guide -- 2.3 Non-financial Reporting Regulations in Different Regions of the World -- 2.3.1 The UN Global Compact -- 2.3.2 The EU and EEA -- 2.3.3 The United States -- 2.3.4 Canada -- 2.3.5 Japan -- 2.3.6 China -- 2.4 The Importance of ESG Reporting for Sustainable Finance and Bonds Markets -- 2.5 Lessons Learnt from ESG Metrics and Reporting -- 2.5.1 A Call for Clear Circularity Assessment Within ESG Reporting -- Part II Measuring Circularity -- 3 Circularity at Macro Level: The Urban and National Perspectives -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Transition to Circular Cities -- 3.3 Indicators for Measuring Urban Circularity -- 3.4 Case Study I: Circular Rotterdam -- 3.5 Case Study II: Circular Paris -- 3.6 Indicators for CE Developed by the EU -- 3.7 Concluding Opinion -- References -- 4 Circularity at Meso Level: A Sector Perspective -- 4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Understanding Eco-Industrial Parks (EIP) -- 4.2.1 The Need for Evaluating the Performances of EIPs -- 4.3 Evaluating Eco-Industrial Parks: The Assessment Framework by UNIDO -- 4.3.1 Industrial Zone NÖ-Süd Eco-Industrial Park, Austria -- 4.3.2 Ulsan Mipo and Onsan Eco-Industrial Park, South Korea -- 4.4 Case Study I: The National EIPs Evaluation Standard System of China -- 4.5 Case Study II: Kalundborg Symbiosis in Denmark -- 4.6 Concluding Opinion -- References -- 5 Circularity at Micro Level: A Business Perspective -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Need for Circularity Assessment at Micro-level -- 5.3 Circularity Assessment Approach at Micro-level -- 5.4 Indicators for Micro-level Circularity -- 5.4.1 Operations Management -- 5.4.2 Waste Management -- 5.4.3 Supply-Chain Management -- 5.5 Case Study: Apple Inc. -- 5.6 Concluding Opinion: Key Strategies and Examples for Practitioners of Business Circularity -- References -- 6 Circularity at Nano Level: A Product/Service Perspective -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 The Need for Circularity Assessment at Nano-Level -- 6.2 Circularity Assessment Approach at Nano-Level -- 6.2.1 Measuring Circularity of a Product and Circularity Indicators -- 6.3 Broadly Applied Methods and Case Studies -- 6.3.1 Case Study I: Levi Strauss &amp -- Co. 501 Jeans Wear -- 6.3.2 Case Study II Single-Use Surgical Face Mask -- 6.4 Concluding Opinion: Material Efficiency for Product Circularity -- References -- Part III Towards a Circular Future-Consumers for Granular Circularity -- 7 Consumer-Centric Circularity: Conscious Changes in Lifestyle Towards a New Normal -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Impact of Consumers on Circularity: A Ripple Effect -- 7.2.1 Case Study I: Repair Cafés and iFixit -- 7.3 Embracing Circularity: The Role of Governments -- 7.3.1 Case Study II: Circular Rotterdam-Consumer Initiatives.

7.4 Circular Lifestyle: Challenges and Benefits -- 7.5 Closing the Circularity Gap: Vision and Road Ahead -- References -- Index.