Circulytics reconstructed

Circular economy performance

Measure how circular your company is — and where to improve.

Circulytics is a framework of indicators created by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to track circular economy performance across a company's operations, in line with the three principles: eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

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Please read: this is a reconstruction

  • This site is not made by, affiliated with or endorsed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
  • The official Circulytics platform closed to submissions on 31 August 2023, and the Foundation no longer offers performance assessments.
  • The questions and scoring here are rebuilt from the Foundation's publicly available indicators and assessment methodology, which it publishes for reference only. Some details could not be recovered and were filled in by judgement.
  • Results are indicative self-assessments. They are not official Circulytics scores and should not be presented as such.
See the Foundation's original Circulytics resources ↗

Enablers

What enables company-wide transformation. Relevant to every company.

  • Strategy and planning
    Is the circular economy at the heart of your strategy?
  • Innovation
    Are you developing circular products, systems or services?
  • People and skills
    Are employees supported and skilled for the transition?
  • Operations
    Do your digital systems and assets support the change?
  • External engagement
    Are you influencing clients and your supply chain?

Outcomes

How circular your company is today. Only the themes relevant to your business apply.

  • Products and materials
    Do the materials you buy and products you design support circularity?
  • Services
    Do the services you provide support circularity?
  • Plant, property and equipment
    Are assets procured and decommissioned circularly?
  • Water
    Is water used circularly (where relevant)?
  • Energy
    How much of your energy comes from renewable sources?
  • Finance
    For financial institutions: is capital flowing to circular activities?

Two ways to take part

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No sign-up. Answer the company and Outcomes questions and get a summary Outcomes score. You can create an account later without losing your answers.

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The full questionnaire, overall score and grade, a detailed scorecard, gap analysis, and draft export and printing.

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