Winning the Race to Net Zero
This Insight Report published by the World Economic Forum in 2022 provides a CEO guide to Climate Advantage.
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Guidelines for Improving Blockchain’s Environmental, Social, and Economic Impact
This Insight Report published by the World Economic Forum in 2023 explores the current state-of-play in relation to the environmental impact of certain blockchain technologies, and outlines a potential approach to unify economic, environmental, and social perspectives.
The Net-Zero Carbon Cities Building Value Framework
This briefing paper published by the World Economic Forum in 2022 presents the Building Value Framework, which proposes a more holistic decision-making approach that recognizes the importance of social and environment outputs aligned to system performance.
Journal Alert: Sustainable Circular Cities: Analyzing urban circular economy policies in Amsterdam, Glasgow, and Copenhagen.
This 2023 paper published by Friant et al. (2023) analyzes and compares the circular economy policies and discourses in different European cities to draw critical insights and recommendations.
Reimagining the Waste Framework Directive
This 2023 Whitepaper by Eunomia explores an EU Regulatory Framework for a Circular Economy consistent with 1.5 degrees. A recast of the framework as a Resources Framework Directive is recommended to guide the continued reduction in material consumption across the EU economy in a way that most effectively and efficiently delivers decarbonization, as well as
How to procure circular?
This report contains lessons learned from more than 30 circular procurement pilot projects and other activities performed within the Interreg NSR project ProCirc (2018- 2023). The report has been developed by Bax and Company based on an analysis of pilot case studies and interviews with piloting organizations conducted during 2021-2022.
Our Shared Understanding
This 2023 report published by the Circular Buildings Coalition (CBC) is a summary of core concepts that inform the transition to a circular economy.
The Circular Supplier Success Guide
The aim of the Circular Supplier Success guide is to help suppliers, specifically SMEs,navigate the complex landscape of procurement and tenders, including those labelled green, sustainable, responsible, innovative, or circular procurement. This is an output from the Interreg North Sea Region funded ProCirc project.
Action Plan to increase the proportion of green public procurements and green innovation report
The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management published a 2021 action plan covering a range of sectors including construction, building and property. One of the recommended key priorities for contracting authorities was the promotion of a circular economy, through lifecycle calculations, improving land use, better maintenance, reuse of existing buildings, use of materials that
Circular Economy in the Civil Engineering and Real Estate Industry Status Mapping Report
As part of the follow-up on the ‘Action plan to increase the proportion of green public procurements and green innovation‘, the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management appointed Deloitte to map the status of the circular economy in CCERE procurements. This 2022 report will provide a scientific basis for the further development of the
The Circular Built Environment Playbook
The World Green Building Council (WGBC) have published a wonderful guidance document that explore the principles of the circular economy, the role of buildings and materials, design and retrofit opportunities, how to move towards regenerative design, levers for change, and a clear call to action. It also provides a suite of excellent case studies and
Towards a Circular Economy in the Built Environment
This 2023 report published by Metabolic, WGBC, Circle Economy, WBSCD, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, ARUP and supported by the Laudes Foundation examines strategies to overcome market, finance, and ownership challenges. This was a collaborative research effort by the Circular Buildings Coalition (CBC), which has been established to coordinate built environment stakeholders working towards this transition.