Monitoring Progress towards a Resource-Efficient and Circular Economy / OECD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Circular economy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

Policies that foster the transition towards a more circular economy are gaining significant traction. Such policies are essential for a sustainable, low-carbon, resource-efficient and competitive economy. These developments bring about demands for reliable information to track progress and gauge results as well as for indicators that speak to policymakers and the public at large. This report presents a conceptual framework and indicator set to monitor progress and inform circular economy policies. It is designed to support OECD work on circular economy and provides a source of inspiration for countries seeking to build a coherent circular economy monitoring framework.

Contents:

Foreword

Reader's guide

Aggregates and abbreviations

Executive summary

1 Introduction

2 Defining a circular economy to guide the monitoring of progress

2.1. Scope and objectives of policies for a circular economy

2.2. The concept of a circular economy

2.3. Mechanisms for a circular economy

2.4. A headline definition

Notes

3 The conceptual monitoring framework

3.1. Scope

3.2. Structure

4 The indicator set

4.1. Identifying relevant indicators

4.2. A 3-tier structure of indicator types

4.3. Proposed indicator set

4.4. Communicating the indicators

5 Measurement and data sources

5.1. Major measurement issues and data gaps

5.2. Advancing the measurement through a pragmatic, step-wise approach

5.3. Advancing the measurement through better use of existing data and new data sourcing techniques

6 Towards better information for a resource efficient and circular economy

Note

References

Annex A. Proposed indicator set - Detailed list

Annex B. Existing measurement frameworks and indicators

Annex C. OECD approach to environmental indicators

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Notes:

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ISBN:

92-64-66172-7