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Circularity and Maturity Assessment Tool

The Circularity and Maturity Assessment Tool has been developed to support organizations in assessing and improving their strategic vision, business model, and operational effectiveness, focusing on sustainability and circular economy principles. Through targeted questions, at the end of the process, organizations can get a picture of their level of maturity in implementing circular economy practices and identify performances in key areas and opportunities for improvement. The maturity assessment shows the presence of documented activities and practices laying the foundations for CE introduction, while the circularity assessment indicates attained circular economy-related performances. This tool builds upon previous work that can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095288.

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Company overview!

1. Please indicate the (main) industry of your company




2. Please insert the total number of full time equivalent (FTE) employees of your company




3. Which (main) selling strategy is adopted by your company?




Firm infrastructure _ Strategy and vision

4. To which extent is your company familiar with the concept of circular economy?




Firm infrastructure _ Strategy and vision

5. Is your company associated with one or more organizations related to circular economy?




Firm infrastructure _ Strategy and vision

6. Which of the following statements best applies to your company as regards your company strategy?




Firm infrastructure _ Strategy and vision

7. How is knowledge regarding circular economy shared inside your company?




Human resources management _ Employee satisfaction & participation

8. Is there a system for gathering employees recommendations in your company?






Human resources management - Training

9. Are there specific training programs related to circular economy in your company?






Human resources management _ Employee satisfaction & participation

10. Has your company managed to hire new staff thanks to the circular economy?






Firm infrastructure - Business model

11. Please indicate the percentage of revenues covered by the following business models:

Leasing or renting: goods/ services are conveyed to the customer with a corresponding payment of a fee in certain periods whose frequency is determined by the business model (e.g. daily, monthly, yearly). Pay-per-use: goods/services are conveyed to the customer with a corresponding payment determined according to the use/consumption of the good/service (e.g. € / kWh in the case of lights, or the fees of a Software as a service solution). Sharing: goods/services are shared through a specific platform (e.g. car sharing, sharing office space). Sale of second-hand products: goods/services recovered after the first life cycle are reintroduced on the market with or without restoration interventions. Dematerialization: transformation of the good/service into a digital counterpart capable of providing the same value as the physical one (e.g. selling mp3s instead of CDs, selling eBooks instead of physical books).

0%
(because not applicable)		 0%
(because not pursued)		 1% ÷
20%		 21% ÷
40%		 41% ÷
60%		 61% ÷
80%		 81% ÷
100%
Leasing
Pay-per-use
Sharing
Second-hand sale
Dematerialization





Firm infrastructure _ Cooperation & industrial symbiosis

12. To which extent is your company active in collaborating with external partners for circular economy?

External partners could include other companies, institutions, research centers, universities, and others.






Firm infrastructure _ Cooperation & industrial symbiosis

13. Is your company involved in an industrial cluster of companies with shared assets?

Examples of shared assets could be machines, raw materials, waste, information systems.






Firm infrastructure _ Cooperation & industrial symbiosis

14.To which extent is industrial symbiosis implemented in your company?

Industrial symbiosis indicates a reality where companies in the same geographical location are characterized by a formal and structured system for resources sharing






Procurement - Supplier selection and auditing

15. To which extent is your supplier selection process based on circular economy criteria?






Procurement - Supplier selection and auditing

16.Which percentage of your suppliers are selected according to their circular economy performance?






Procurement - Supplier selection and auditing

17.Which percentage of your suppliers are audited with regard to their circular economy practices?






Firm infrastructure _ Cooperation & industrial symbiosis

18.To which extent is your company active in collaborating with customers for circular economy?






Services__Post sales services

19.Which of the following post-sales services are foreseen for your customers?

The question allows multiple choices






Inbound & outbound logistics__Reverse logistics

20.Is your company active in taking back products from the customers after the use phase?

Taking back products






Inbound & outbound logistics__Reverse logistics

21.To which extent is your company active in the implementation of takeback systems (i.e. Reverse Logistics)?






Inbound & outbound logistics__Reverse logistics

22. Which percentage of your products are recovered from the customers with take-back systems when they reach the end of their useful life?






Inbound and outbound logistics _ Direct logistics

23. Does your company directly manage transportation (i.e., it is not outsourced to a logistic service provider, or customer)?






Inbound and outbound logistics _ Direct logistics

24. Does your company have control over the transportation processes?

Control over transportation process involves the choice of routes, transportation schedules, means od transportation, truck loading and other characteristics of the logistics process.






Inbound and outbound logistics _ Direct logistics

25.Which is the average percentage of truck loading?






Inbound and outbound logistics _ Direct logistics

26. Does your company have route optimization plans for transportation?






Marketing and sales _ Marketing and communication

27. Is your company active in sharing circular economy related information through its communication channels?






Marketing and sales _ Marketing and communication

28. To which extent is your company active in communicating circular economy-related information?






Firm infrastructure - Environmental management

29.1. Does your company have an environmental management policy?






Firm infrastructure - Environmental management

29.2. Which of the following aspects are included in the environmental management policy of your company

Included Not Included
Presence of a responsible for environmental issues
Legal requirement compliance
Training programs related to environmental issues
Presence of environmental objectives
Presence of certifications (e.g. ISO14000)
Top management commitment
Employees participation encouragement
Product/process innovation
Collaboration with suppliers for environmental issues
Collaboration with customers for environmental issues
Water consumption tracking
Evaluation of carbon footprint
Material consumption tracking
Energy consumption tracking
Waste generation tracking
Waste reduction plans
Input resources reduction plans





Operations - Resource recovery

30.These questions are designed to assess the extent of your companys efforts in recovering industrial waste for internal or external processing.

What types of industrial waste are generated by your company?






Operations - Resource recovery

30.1.This question is aimed at understanding at which extent is your company active in recovering industrial solid waste for internal or external processing.

Please, indicate the percentage of reuse as regards industrial SOLID waste

The question follows the hierarchy of waste management with this definition:
Reuse: waste is reinserted in a new loop without the need to modify its properties or conditions






Operations - Resource recovery

30.2.This question is aimed at understanding at which extent is your company active in recovering industrial solid waste for internal or external processing.

Please, indicate the percentage of recycle as regards industrial SOLID waste.

The question follows the hierarchy of waste management with this definition:
Recycle: waste is reinserted in a new loop with the need to modify its properties or conditions through additional processes






Operations - Resource recovery

30.3.This question is aimed at understanding at which extent is your company active in recovering industrial solid waste for internal or external processing.

Please, indicate the percentage of energy recovery as regards industrial SOLID waste.

The question follows the hierarchy of waste management with this definition:
Energy recovery: waste is used for energy production purposes (e.g. electricity, heat, refrigeration






Operations - Resource recovery

31.1.This question is aimed at understanding at which extent is your company active in recovering industrial liquid waste for internal or external processing.

Please, indicate the percentage of reuse as regards industrial LIQUID waste.

The question follows the hierarchy of waste management with this definition:
Reuse: waste is reinserted in a new loop without the need to modify its properties or conditions






Operations - Resource recovery

31.2.This question is aimed at understanding at which extent is your company active in recovering industrial liquid waste for internal or external processing.

Please, indicate the percentage of recycle as regards industrial LIQUID waste.

The question follows the hierarchy of waste management with this definition:
Recycle: waste is reinserted in a new loop with the need to modify its properties or conditions through additional processes






Operations - Resource recovery

31.3.This question is aimed at understanding at which extent is your company active in recovering industrial liquid waste for internal or external processing.

Please, indicate the percentage of energy recovery as regards industrial LIQUID waste.

The question follows the hierarchy of waste management with this definition:
Energy recovery: waste is used for energy production purposes (e.g. electricity, heat, refrigeration)






Operations - Resource recovery

32.1.This question is aimed at understanding at which extent is your company active in recovering industrial gaseus waste for internal or external processing.

Please, indicate the percentage of reuse as regards industrial GASEOUS waste

The question follows the hierarchy of waste management with this definition:
Reuse: waste is reinserted in a new loop without the need to modify its properties or conditions






Operations - Resource recovery

32.2.This question is aimed at understanding at which extent is your company active in recovering industrial gaseous waste for internal or external processing.

Please, indicate the percentage of recycle as regards industrial GASEOUS waste.

The question follows the hierarchy of waste management with this definition:
Recycle: waste is reinserted in a new loop with the need to modify its properties or conditions through additional processes






Operations - Resource recovery

32.3.This question is aimed at understanding at which extent is your company active in recovering industrial gaseous waste for internal or external processing.

Please, indicate the percentage of energy recovery as regards industrial GASEOUS waste.

The question follows the hierarchy of waste management with this definition:
Energy recovery: waste is used for energy production purposes (e.g. electricity, heat, refrigeration)






Operations__Waste management

33.To which extent has your company implemented strategies for waste reduction?






Operations__Waste management

34.1.Which percentage reduction in waste intensity was achieved after the waste reduction strategies implementation for solid waste?






Operations__Waste management

34.2.Which percentage reduction in waste intensity was achieved after the waste reduction strategies implementation for liquid waste?






Operations__Waste management

34.3.Which percentage reduction in waste intensity was achieved after the waste reduction strategies implementation for gaseous waste?






Operations__Resource consumption

35.Which percentage of energy consumption comes from renewable energy sources?






Operations__Resource consumption

36.To which extent is energy consumption managed in your company?






Operations__Resource consumption

37.Which percentage reduction in energy intensity was achieved after the implementation of energy management strategies?






Operations__Resource consumption

38.To which extent is material consumption managed in your company?






Operations__Resource consumption

39.Which percentage reduction in material intensity was achieved after the implementation of material consumption management strategies?






Technology development _ Ecodesign

40.To which extent is ecodesign/circular design implemented in your company?






Technology development _ Ecodesign

41.To which extent is your company adopting ecodesign/circular design practices for the following goals?

Please indicate the percentage of product portfolio covered by the following ecodesign practices (e.g. standard connection elements, components highly available in hardware stores)

Not applicable 0% 1% ÷ 20% 21% ÷ 40% 41% ÷ 60% 61% ÷ 80% 81% ÷ 100%
Reducing material intensity
Reducing energy intensity in production
Reducing energy intensity in the use phase
Easy repair/assembly/disassembly
Use of standard components
Use of shared, reused or recycled packaging





Technology development _ Ecodesign

42.Which percentage of material input is covered by the following materials?

Not
applicable 		0% 1% ÷
20% 		21% ÷
40% 		41% ÷
60% 		61% ÷
80% 		81% ÷
100%
Recovered
Certified materials





Technology development _ Ecodesign

43.Which percentage of material output is covered by the following materials?

Not
applicable 		0% 1% ÷
20% 		21% ÷
40% 		41% ÷
60% 		61% ÷
80% 		81% ÷
100%
Recoverable materials
Certified materials





Technology development _ Ecodesign

44..Which percentage of the following material flows is composed by hazardous materials?

Not
applicable 		0% 1% ÷
20% 		21% ÷
40% 		41% ÷
60% 		61% ÷
80% 		81% ÷
100%
Input
Output





Technology development _ Ecodesign

45.Does your company have patents related to circular economy?