1. Indicators for a Circular Economy in cities
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Indicators for a Circular Economy in cities
A support action for the Urban Agenda
Carlo Della Libera
Brussels 7th March 2019
Circular Economy task force and entrepreneurship and SMEs WG ambassador

2. Circular Economy Partnership
Urban Agenda
Circular Economy Partnership
Supporting cities in their transition towards a Circular Economy
Developing a set of indicators measuring the performance of cities
Why do we do what we do? Our deep motivator is the key societal challenges of our time:
- feeding 9 bio people in a sustainable manner
- guaranteeing access to safe and clean drinking water
- creating a secure and sustainable energy system
- preserving the planet and its oceans for future generations
- sharing prosperity through jobs and education
- ensuring everyone lives healthy and ages well
- building resilient cities in secure societies
- developing smart and sustainable transport systems

3. Developing a short list of indicators: The process.
1st workshop BXL
1st Draft long list of indicators
2nd workshop BXL
Feedbacks/inputs
Final document – short list of indicators
Why do we do what we do? Our deep motivator is the key societal challenges of our time:
- feeding 9 bio people in a sustainable manner
- guaranteeing access to safe and clean drinking water
- creating a secure and sustainable energy system
- preserving the planet and its oceans for future generations
- sharing prosperity through jobs and education
- ensuring everyone lives healthy and ages well
- building resilient cities in secure societies
- developing smart and sustainable transport systems

4. Developing a short list of indicators: The process.
1st workshop BXL
1st Draft long list of indicators
2nd workshop BXL
Feedbacks/inputs
Final document – short list of indicators
20 participants from cities, associations, research insititutions, EC
Identification of needs and exhange of experiences in measuring circularity
Conclusions:
Need for a city toolkit (including indicators)
Better theoretical base line
Take stock of existing initiatives
Why do we do what we do? Our deep motivator is the key societal challenges of our time:
- feeding 9 bio people in a sustainable manner
- guaranteeing access to safe and clean drinking water
- creating a secure and sustainable energy system
- preserving the planet and its oceans for future generations
- sharing prosperity through jobs and education
- ensuring everyone lives healthy and ages well
- building resilient cities in secure societies
- developing smart and sustainable transport systems

5. 1st Draft long list of indicators
Developing a short list of indicators:
The process.
1st workshop BXL
1st Draft long list of indicators
2nd workshop BXL
Feedbacks/inputs
Final document – short list of indicators
Review of monitoring frameworks for a Circular Economy
Long list of indicators (150)
First draft of mapping/issues paper
Synergies with other projects (CIRCTER)
Why do we do what we do? Our deep motivator is the key societal challenges of our time:
- feeding 9 bio people in a sustainable manner
- guaranteeing access to safe and clean drinking water
- creating a secure and sustainable energy system
- preserving the planet and its oceans for future generations
- sharing prosperity through jobs and education
- ensuring everyone lives healthy and ages well
- building resilient cities in secure societies
- developing smart and sustainable transport systems

6. EU monitoring framework for the Circular Economy:
4 themes & 10 key categories of indicators for MSs to report on Circular Economy transition
Why do we do what we do? Our deep motivator is the key societal challenges of our time:
- feeding 9 bio people in a sustainable manner
- guaranteeing access to safe and clean drinking water
- creating a secure and sustainable energy system
- preserving the planet and its oceans for future generations
- sharing prosperity through jobs and education
- ensuring everyone lives healthy and ages well
- building resilient cities in secure societies
- developing smart and sustainable transport systems

7. Various frameworks & projects
Flanders - Indicators for a Circular Economy
City Circle Scan for the city of Amsterdam
Melbourne / ISO City services and quality of life Indicators
London – Circular Economy indicators
ESPON CIRCTER
Why do we do what we do? Our deep motivator is the key societal challenges of our time:
- feeding 9 bio people in a sustainable manner
- guaranteeing access to safe and clean drinking water
- creating a secure and sustainable energy system
- preserving the planet and its oceans for future generations
- sharing prosperity through jobs and education
- ensuring everyone lives healthy and ages well
- building resilient cities in secure societies
- developing smart and sustainable transport systems

8. Developing a short list of indicators: The process.
1st workshop BXL
1st Draft long list of indicators
2nd workshop BXL
Feedbacks/inputs
Final document – short list of indicators
25 participants from cities, associations, research institutions, EC
Discussion and feedback on the draft note
Discussion on theoretical framework for city indicators
Agreement on the delivering of a note “Indicators for circular economy (CE) transition in cities - Issues and mapping paper” and on the process for the selection of a short list of indicators
Why do we do what we do? Our deep motivator is the key societal challenges of our time:
- feeding 9 bio people in a sustainable manner
- guaranteeing access to safe and clean drinking water
- creating a secure and sustainable energy system
- preserving the planet and its oceans for future generations
- sharing prosperity through jobs and education
- ensuring everyone lives healthy and ages well
- building resilient cities in secure societies
- developing smart and sustainable transport systems

9. Developing a short list of indicators: The process.
1st workshop BXL
1st Draft long list of indicators
2nd workshop BXL
Feedbacks/inputs
Final document – short list of indicators
Assess the long list of indicators: Core/Additional indicators, availability, relevance, influence etc..
Synergies with CIRCTER project
Written feedbacks and meetings
Shorten the list of potential indicators
Strengthen the theoretical framework
Indications for the finalisation of the document
Why do we do what we do? Our deep motivator is the key societal challenges of our time:
- feeding 9 bio people in a sustainable manner
- guaranteeing access to safe and clean drinking water
- creating a secure and sustainable energy system
- preserving the planet and its oceans for future generations
- sharing prosperity through jobs and education
- ensuring everyone lives healthy and ages well
- building resilient cities in secure societies
- developing smart and sustainable transport systems

10. Final document – short list of indicators
Developing a short list of indicators:
The process.
1st workshop BXL
1st Draft long list of indicators
2nd workshop BXL
Feedbacks/inputs
Final document – short list of indicators
Short list of indicators
Typology of indicators
Unit of measure
Sources
Why do we do what we do? Our deep motivator is the key societal challenges of our time:
- feeding 9 bio people in a sustainable manner
- guaranteeing access to safe and clean drinking water
- creating a secure and sustainable energy system
- preserving the planet and its oceans for future generations
- sharing prosperity through jobs and education
- ensuring everyone lives healthy and ages well
- building resilient cities in secure societies
- developing smart and sustainable transport systems
Definition of a monitoring framework easy to apply to support the transition towards CE in cities to be included in practical toolkit

11. Type of indicators Process indicators Outcome indicators
Context indicators
Explanation
Link to activities/programmes developed by cities to fostering the transition to a Circular Economy (CE)
Link to some positive changes related to different elements of the CE
Help contextualise (i.e. put into perspective) changes in the CE
Example
Communication campaigns on increasing the recycling/repair/reuse of Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Increased rate of recycling of WEEE
Annual amount of solid waste would support understanding the overall trends in waste.
Why do we do what we do? Our deep motivator is the key societal challenges of our time:
- feeding 9 bio people in a sustainable manner
- guaranteeing access to safe and clean drinking water
- creating a secure and sustainable energy system
- preserving the planet and its oceans for future generations
- sharing prosperity through jobs and education
- ensuring everyone lives healthy and ages well
- building resilient cities in secure societies
- developing smart and sustainable transport systems

12. Simplified model of the circular economy for materials and energy
Source: EEA, 2016

13. Examples of suggested indicators
Why do we do what we do? Our deep motivator is the key societal challenges of our time:
- feeding 9 bio people in a sustainable manner
- guaranteeing access to safe and clean drinking water
- creating a secure and sustainable energy system
- preserving the planet and its oceans for future generations
- sharing prosperity through jobs and education
- ensuring everyone lives healthy and ages well
- building resilient cities in secure societies
- developing smart and sustainable transport systems

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