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Life cycle sustainability thinking for measuring and assessing circularity towards sustainable procurement

In: Handbook on Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment

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  • Claudia Peña
  • Sven-Olof Ryding
  • Sigita Židonienė
  • Jair Santillán Saldivar

Abstract

A sustainable Circular Economy (CE) has the potential to be achieved under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); moreover, a life cycle sustainability perspective has been proposed as an framework for assessing and measuring circularity. The great economic inequalities in the world have been exacerbated by the climate crisis over the past half-century. The SDGs are calls for action in the context of the agenda for sustainable development with the objective of improving living conditions around the globe. They aim to advance us towards sustainability and equity in a comprehensive and sustained manner. The Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) framework has the merit of considering the three pillars of sustainability, bringing together useful indicators to inform decision-making processes towards fulfilling the SDGs. LCSA can support the development of sustainable organizations and circular supply chains as well as the improvement of the environmental performance of products. LCSA has the potential to support CE, the importance of which for the SDGs has been highlighted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). This chapter describes methodological aspects and metrics for the implementation of LCSA in CE design, with a particular focus on procurement processes. CE indicators like the Material Circularity Indicator (MCI) and Longevity Indicator (LI) are described to evaluate multiple CE strategies and facilitate policy makers’ decisions.

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  • Claudia Peña & Sven-Olof Ryding & Sigita Židonienė & Jair Santillán Saldivar, 2024. "Life cycle sustainability thinking for measuring and assessing circularity towards sustainable procurement," Chapters, in: Sonia Valdivia & Guido Sonnemann (ed.), Handbook on Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment, chapter 27, pages 370-377, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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