NL: Measuring progress in transition to circular economy

At the request of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and Utrecht University (UU) investigated how the progress of a transition to a circular economy (CE transition) in product chains can be measured.
The investigation focused on identifying what should be measured, and not so much on how these measurements should be done. They developed a framework that was applied to a number of cases, including a case on plastic packaging. Part of the framework is the role innovation plays. Which type of information is required to measure the progress of CE transitions can be determined in a next step.
Click here for the PBL report (1.22 MB, in Dutch).
Click here for more information about the report (in Dutch).
Click here for more information about the NVC Inspiration meeting on the effectiveness of the Dutch policy on packaging and the environment (7 September 2016).
With NVC MERGE (Members-only Environmental Regulations Guide) you can stay up-to-date with the environmental requirements for your packaging. MERGE is exclusively for NVC members and there are no costs involved.

If you have any questions about this subject, please contact us: info@nvc.nl, +31-(0)182-512411. This item is also included in our monthly overview, the NVC Members-only Update.