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Research for latest sustainability technologies; best practice design principles
SmartWaste
Type of Resource
Software tool
Source
Delivered by bre
What does it do?
Enter data on to an online platform to ascertain your project's environmental impacts, provide a breakdown of waste, highlight areas for improvement and savings (including time and money) and set new targets. The platform can run various reports at project, business unit or company level to compare performance against targets and BREEAM industry standards. Training also available via the website.
Why use it?
Ability to be able to create a baseline, set targets, track and provide improvement plans throughout your project's lifecycle. Can also gain a clear understanding of your anticipated waste.
Accessibility
Free demo available. Membership is renewed yearly. There are a number of membership levels available. Contact the SmartSite Team for quotes. Training also available.
Target Audience
Usable by all
Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Pre-requisites to use
None
Sector
Construction
How to access it
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The Circular Design Guide
Type of Resource
Guidance website
Source
Collaboration between the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and IDEO.
What does it do?
Provides practical guidance and resources to start designing projects in line with sustainable and circular economy principles. This includes guidance and materials to deliver circular design workshops and to support the use of circular design methods as well as providing user stories / case studies.
Why use it?
Gain the skills and resources to run a circular design process on your project.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Target Audience
Usable by all
Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Pre-requisites to use
None
Sector
All
How to access it
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Circular insights on Design, Procurement and Sales & Marketing
Type of Resource
Guidance documentation
Source
Circle Economy and Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE)
What does it do?
Provides an overview of circular approaches to design, procurement as well as sales and marketing. Sets out to change mindsets toward a circular approach, align business models with circular economy principles and supports organisations to put the circular economy into practice.
Why use it?
Gain a wider understanding of circular approaches to design, procurement and marketing and apply to the management of your project.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Target Audience
Usable by all
Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Pre-requisites to use
None
Sector
All
How to access it
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Artificial intelligence and the circular economy
Type of Resource
Guidance website
Source
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
What does it do?
This learning path explores what artificial intelligence is and how it can be used to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, focusing in particular on the opportunities for AI to:
1. Inform and accelerate efforts to design out waste and pollution
2. Increase the effectiveness of and optimise circular economy business models
3. Streamline the infrastructure needed to keep products and materials in use
1. Inform and accelerate efforts to design out waste and pollution
2. Increase the effectiveness of and optimise circular economy business models
3. Streamline the infrastructure needed to keep products and materials in use
Why use it?
Gain insights and case studies that illustrate how AI is being used right now to enable better, more circular design and the creation of sustainable business models.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Target Audience
Usable by all
Difficulty Level
Beginner
Pre-requisites to use
None
Sector
All
How to access it
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Material Circularity Indicator (MCI) tool
Type of Resource
Software tool
Source
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
What does it do?
Assessment tool for companies to improve product design and material procurement. The user inputs material operational data into the tool to analyse and evaluate a range of environmental, regulatory and supply chain risks for designs and products. This web-based tool will provide an organisation with the means to track their progress and ensure that their products fit within a circular economy based business model. The website has toolkit and methodology documentation available including a Project Overview: An Approach to Measuring Circularity which is dedicated to using the tool in a project setting.
Why use it?
Use data measurement tooling to improve the design process of your project.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Target Audience
Usable by all
Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Pre-requisites to use
None
Sector
All
How to access it
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WRATE (Waste and Resources Assessment Tool for the Environment)
Type of Resource
Software tool
Source
Golder Associates (UK) Ltd, originally developed by Environment Agency
What does it do?
WRATE is used to assess the environmental impacts of waste management activities during their whole life. It allows users to track the environmental impacts from kerbside collection to advanced waste treatment facilities, such as anaerobic digestion, through to ultimate disposal. Ideal tool for waste management master planning.
Why use it?
Software tool that can support environmental impact assessment of waste services on your project.
Accessibility
WRATE V4 will run on a Windows 7, Windows 10 or Windows XP platform and is designed and licenced on an annual single user basis. 3 types of licences available.
Target Audience
Technical
Difficulty Level
Advanced
Pre-requisites to use
None
Sector
All
How to access it
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LCAmanager 1.3
Type of Resource
Software tool
Source
Simpple
What does it do?
An ISO 14040/44-compliant tool allowing the quantification and communication of the environmental performance of industrial products, activities, processes over their complete life cycle. It follows a 6 step process of data entry; inventory calculation; selection of indicators; impacts calculation; aggregated results.
Why use it?
Software application for life cycle assessment to support both design and build.
Accessibility
Could not find a way to download in English.
Target Audience
Technical
Difficulty Level
Advanced
Pre-requisites to use
None
Sector
Manufacturing / Production
How to access it
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Framework for breakthrough impact on the SDGs through innovation
Type of Resource
Guidance documentation
Source
PA Consulting
What does it do?
The Framework provides practical guidance to corporate teams wishing to use the SDGs as an inspiration for innovation. Provides step-by-step guidance for innovation teams to use the SDGs as a lens to uncover new product, service and business model opportunities that have the potential to dramatically improve the lives of people around the world and the environment.
Provides practical steps for applying breakthrough approaches e.g. page 28 summarises a selection of useful tools and resources including SDG Compass, Better Business, Better World, Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs.
Provides practical steps for applying breakthrough approaches e.g. page 28 summarises a selection of useful tools and resources including SDG Compass, Better Business, Better World, Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs.
Why use it?
Insight into SDG alignment for your business case and using SDGs to bring innovation into the design process.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Target Audience
Usable by all
Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Pre-requisites to use
None
Sector
All
How to access it
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Creating a sustainable future – How 12 disruptive technologies can help organisations meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Type of Resource
Guidance documentation
Source
PA Consulting
What does it do?
Provides executive briefs on 12 technologies that can help meet the SDGs and also help companies grow in the markets of the future. The executive briefs in this document will provide you with the understanding needed to start exploring how to use these disruptive technologies. The 12 disruptive technologies can be summarised in 4 categories: 1) Technology that imitates life; 2) Technology that affects our well-being; 3) Technology that makes connections; and 4) Technology that affects how we move and make things.
Why use it?
An appreciation of the role that certain technologies can play in supporting sustainable outcomes. Gain an understanding of where new technology can be factored into your projects.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Target Audience
Usable by all
Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Pre-requisites to use
None
Sector
All