The Global Circularity Protocol for Business is a new global initiative spearheaded by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in collaboration with the One Planet Network (OPN). It will engage partners from academia, cross-sectoral businesses, NGOs and policymakers to address accountability and policy gaps currently impeding the scaling of circularity.

This landscape analysis provides guidance on how metrics and indicators can improve circularity performance aligned with a sustainable future, starting with gaps in policies, standards and frameworks. It is the first milestone in the Circular Transition Impact Analysis workstream, aiming to identify the key impacts of a circular transition for climate, nature and social indicators and improved value chain performance.

Fast moving consumer goods companies (FMCGs) and retailers have the power to make nature-positive food that’s good for farmers and business mainstream.

To do this, food designers can use the principles of the circular economy and apply them across all dimensions of food design.

This report:

• Identifes the significant opportunity for FMCGs and retailers to catalyse a rapid transition towards a nature-positive food system;
• Explores how circular design for food can be fully leveraged as the approach to realise such an outcome;
• Analyses the economics of circular design opportunities for a select number of food types in the EU and the UK, using a replicable approach;
• Lays out what businesses and policymakers can do to accelerate progress on this agenda.
   

As governments and industries around the globe move towards a circular economy, it’s key to align ambitions and create a common direction of travel. 

This paper sets out five universal circular economy policy goals around which governments and businesses can align to achieve their common objectives. Applicable across sectors and local contexts, these policy goals can – working in conjunction – help governments build healthier economic recoveries and lower the cost of transition for business.

The goals are as follows:

• Stimulate design for the circular economy
• Manage resources to preserve value
• Make the economics work
• Invest in innovation, infrastructure and skills
• Collaborate for system change