Circular Metrics for Business

Global and national (Austria as the first country)
The Circularity Gap Report provides a metric that measures the circular state of the world economy and high-level insights into the global metabolism. It also identifies key levers for transitioning to circularity at a global level by mid-21st century.
Circle Economy
DSM
UNCTAD
City of Amsterdam
WWF
Philips
Global
PACE and Circle Economy
Convening key stakeholders to improve knowledge, alignment, and implementation of CE indicators advancing transparency and accountability while measuring the progress and impacts of a circular economy transition.
Our world is only 8.6% circular. Material use and carbon emissions continue on an upward trend. In terms of sustainability and circularity, the global engine of change is stuck in reverse; we are still heading in the wrong direction. Measuring progress and the current state of play is key when accelerating the circular economy.
The Circular Economy Indicators Coalition (CEIC), hosted by PACE and Circle Economy seeks to unify the diverse field of circular metrics as the relatively scattered state of circular indicator development may not optimally serve the external perception and delivery of evidence to those considering whether and how to embrace the circular economy. The CEIC facilitates a space to improve knowledge, alignment, and implementation of indicators and their frameworks, methodologies, and data, through cross-sector collaboration.
The CEIC consists of three mechanisms:
In October 2020, the Circular Metrics for Business report was released and can be used as a tool to navigate the complex landscape of circularity metrics, by providing a step-by-step guide on which metric to choose. Businesses can apply metrics to create awareness of the opportunities the circular economy brings to innovate their products among their shareholders, customers, suppliers and employees.
In April 2021, the CEIC launched the Circular Indicators for Governments report. The report provides an in-depth analysis of public sector indicators and provides opportunities for where action can be taken. Taken together, the reports provide the first clear picture of the current state of play on how businesses and governments are approaching metrics for the circular economy.
PACE (Secretariat)
World Resources Institute
Circle Economy
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands
Goldschmeding Foundation
EMF
OECD
WBCSD
European Commission
European Environment Agency
lotte.holvast@pacecircular.org