ISO 59020

Circular economy — Measuring and assessing circularity performance

This document specifies requirements and gives guidance to organizations for measuring and assessing a defined economic system to determine their circularity performance at a specific time. Measurement and assessment are performed by the collection and calculation of data with the help of mandatory and optional circularity indicators. This document provides a framework to guide users within organizations of all types and sizes through the measurement and assessment process, including system boundary setting and choice of indicators, as well as processing and interpreting data in a consistent and reproducible manner to generate meaningful and verifiable results. The framework is applicable to multiple levels of an economic system, ranging from regional, interorganizational and organizational to the product level. To measure and assess social, environmental and economic impacts that are caused by the actions of the organization to achieve circular goals and objectives, the document provides a list of complementary methods that can be used in addition to this document.

Économie circulaire — Mesure et évaluation de la performance de circularité

Le présent document fournit des exigences et recommandations pour aider les organismes à mesurer et évaluer un système économique défini afin d’en déterminer la performance de circularité à un moment précis. La mesure et l’évaluation sont effectuées par la collecte et le calcul de données à l’aide d’indicateurs de circularité obligatoires et facultatifs. Le présent document fournit un cadre pour orienter les utilisateurs au sein d’organismes de tous types et de toutes tailles tout au long du processus de mesure et d’évaluation, y compris la définition des frontières du système et le choix des indicateurs, ainsi que le traitement et l’interprétation des données de manière cohérente et reproductible afin de générer des résultats significatifs et vérifiables. Le cadre s’applique à plusieurs niveaux d’un système économique, du niveau régional au niveau produit, en passant par les niveaux organisationnel et interorganisationnel. Pour mesurer et évaluer les impacts sociaux, environnementaux et économiques causés par les actions de l’organisme pour atteindre des objectifs et cibles circulaires, le présent document fournit une liste de méthodes complémentaires qu’il est possible d’utiliser en complément du présent document.

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 03.100.01 - Company organization and management in general
• ICS: 13.020.20 - Environmental economics. Sustainability
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 323 - Circular economy
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 323 - Circular economy
• Current Stage: 6000 - International Standard under publication
• Completion Date: 17-Apr-2024

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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Terms related to circularity and the circular economy .2
3.2 Terms related to system, boundary and scope .2
3.3 Terms related to measurement and assessment .3
4 Principles of measuring and assessing circularity . 6
4.1 Circular economy principles .6
4.2 Circularity measurement and assessment principles .6
4.2.1 General .6
4.2.2 Ensure relevant boundaries .6
4.2.3 Ensure meaningful outcome .
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ISO/FDIS 59020:2023(E)
ISO/TC 323/WG 3
Secretariat: NEN AFNOR
Date: 2024-02-02
Circular Economy economy — Measuring and assessing circularity
performance
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ISO/FDIS 59020:2024(en)
Contents
Foreword . viii
Introduction. ix
1 Scope .1
2 Normative references .1
3 Terms and definitions .1
3.1 Terms related to circularity and the circular economy .1
3.2 Terms related to system, boundary and scope .2
3.3 Terms related to measurement and assessment .3
4 Principles of measuring and assessing circularity .6
4.1 Circular economy principles .6
4.2 Circularity measurement and assessment principles .7
4.2.1 General .7
4.2.2 Ensure relevant boundaries .7
4.2.3 Ensure meaningful outcome .7
5 Framework for measuring and assessing circularity .7
5.1 Framework introduction .7
5.2 Context of the application .9
5.3 Stage 1: Boundary setting .9
5.4 Stage 2: Circularity measurement and data acquisition .9
5.5 Stage 3: Circularity assessment and reporting . 10
6 Boundary setting . 11
6.1 System to be measured .
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