Lifecycle: b
Include circular and innovative business models into the procurement / sourcing strategy/ requirements
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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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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ING – The move to a circular economy
Type of Resource
Guidance documentation
Source
ING
What does it do?
Written in January 2019 by ING's Group Chief Economist this document provides useful summaries into circular financing, circular business models and supply chain financing.
Why use it?
Concise, 30 slide document that will provide you with an understanding of circular business models and the financing options available. This could be useful when developing your own project business case.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Target Audience
Usable by all.Particularly applicable to someone in a Finance role.
Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Pre-requisites to use
None
Sector
All
How to access it
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SDG Action Manager
Type of Resource
Software tool
Source
UN Global Compact in collaboration with B Lab
What does it do?
New impact management solution tool that guides users through an easy to follow self-assessment process to set clear goals on the SDGs, benchmark against industry standards, continue to track progress and identify improvement areas. In addition, the tool provides access to a curated portfolio of tools, guidance material and resources.
Why use it?
Question led self-assessment to support users to establish the right SDG priorities for their project. The tool then generates visually appealing performance dashboards and reports.
Accessibility
Fully accessible.Required to use the following supported browsers: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera and Edge
Target Audience
Usable by all
Difficulty Level
Beginner
Pre-requisites to use
Undertake the ‘Managing Corporate Sustainability Performance Through the New SDG Action Manager’ training module. Access via the UN Global Compact academy at https://academy.unglobalcompact.org.
Sector
All
How to access it
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SDG Compass
Type of Resource
Guidance documentation
Source
Developed by GRI, the UN Global Compact and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
What does it do?
Guidance document that supports companies in aligning their strategies with the SDGs and in measuring and managing their contribution. The guide follows 5 steps for companies to maximize their contribution to the SDGs. The tool also contains a live inventory of existing business indicators from relevant and widely-recognised sources as well as a live inventory of business tools (currently 60) to support particular sectors.
Why use it?
Follow a structured approach to aligning your project's business case with the SDGs and benefit from the opportunities the SDGs present. Fairly concise 30 page document and relatively easy to follow. Designed at an organisational level but can be adapted to project level.
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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Blueprint for Business Leadership
Type of Resource
Guidance website
Source
United Nations Global Compact
What does it do?
Guidance website that will prompt users to think critically as to whether their business strategy, model, products, supply chain, partnerships and operations are effectively supporting the achievement of the SDGs. The website will give you greater insight into the SDG goals, support you to consider whether you are applying the SDGs against 5 leadership qualities of Intentionality, Ambition, Consistency, Collaboration and Accountability and also encourage the user to think about the interconnectivity of how actions to support 1 goal impacts other SDG goals.
Why use it?
Gain further insight into the 17 SDG goals and follow a structured approach to ensuring your business strategy or business case is aligned to the SDGs.
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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RESOLVE Framework
Type of Resource
Guidance documentation
Source
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
What does it do?
The framework covers the following 6 action areas for businesses and countries wanting to move towards the circular economy: Regenerate, Share, Optimise, Loop, Virtualise, Exchange. Details provided on pages 21/22 of "Delivering the circular economy - A toolkit for policy makers" provided by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation .
Why use it?
This framework will support you to generate ideas, run workshops to come up with circular business cases and designs.
Accessibility
Fully accessible
Target Audience
Usable by all
Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Pre-requisites to use
For a broader discussion on the ReSOLVE framework, see the report Growth Within: A Circular Economy Vision for a Competitive Europe at https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/assets/downloads/publications/EllenMacArthurFoundation_Growth-Within_July15.pdf
Sector
All