Circularity Assessment Score - Test - Circular Business Academy

Part 2: COMMITMENT TO CIRCULAR TRANSFORMATION

Please, evaluate the actual level of managerial and organisational resources allocated to seizing the maximum potential of your current business model. Commitment

8. Does the technology that supports the core business model allow the production process to be adapted to circular principles (modularity, reproducibility and degradability, reducing product size or material use)?*

0 - No
1 - To a minor degree (tied to less than 20% of revenues)
2 - To a significant degree (tied to 20% of revenues or more)
3 - Yes, predominantly or completely (tied to over 80% of revenues)

Technological capabilities

9. Please, assess the level of digitalisation maturity of your organisation:*

0 – Very low (basic or no digital connectivity)
1 – Low (basic connectivity supporting the information flow among organisational units, partially autonomous maintenance of digital (IT) systems)
2 – Middle (standard connectivity, mainly autonomous maintenance of digital (IT) systems)
3– High (autonomously supported processes, mainly autonomous maintenance of digital (IT) systems and active involvement in digital development)
4 – Very high (own digital development of supported processes, mainly autonomous maintenance of digital (IT) systems)

Digitisation

10. Does your organisation have a plan or a pilot project to integrate into circular principles (modularity, reproducibility and degradability, product size reduction) in its business model?*

0 - No
1 - In the experimental/early stage
2 - Yes, in a significant part of its operations (tied to over 20% of revenues)
3 - Yes, in a predominant part of its operations (tied to over 60% of revenues)

Planning and control of the circular transformation

11. Are there any specific commitments and responsibilities related to the circular economy, allocated to employees and departments across your organisation? Are they supported by the yearly budget/business plan and by reporting routines?*

0 - No
1 - In the experimental/early stage
2 - Yes, a significant part of operations is dedicated to circular transformation (tied to over 20% of revenues)
3 - Yes, a predominant part of operations is dedicated to circular transformation (tied to over 60% of revenues)

Accountability and structure

12. Does your organisation collaborate with research or advisory organisations in the area of circular transformation; is it active in industry or other business associations? Does it actively engages with other players up and down the value chain in sustainable innovation?*

0 - No
1 - In the experimental/early stage
2 - Yes, a significant part of operations is dedicated to circular transformation (tied to over 20% of revenues)
3 - Yes, a predominant part of operations is dedicated to circular transformation (tied to over 60% of revenues)

Capability of circular collaboration

13. Are there any legislative or market obstacles to the transition to a circular business model?*

0 - Yes, high and persistent
1 - Medium, may be mitigated or removed over time
2 - Low level, transitory obstacles
3 - None

Obstacles

14. Is there some degree of resistance to the circular transformation by employees?*

0 - Yes, high
1 - Middle, transitory
2 - Low resistance
3 - None

Resistance

15. To what degree are major suppliers involved in your organisation's circular transformation and in what direction?*

0 - Resistant to circular practices, want to sell the "linear stuff"
1 - Disengaged and neutral
2 - Engaged in experimental or early stage
3 - Engaged at the strategic level of a structured collaboration

Engagement with suppliers

16. To what degree are major buyers involved in your organisation's circular transformation and in what direction?*

0 - Resistant to circular practices, want to buy the "linear stuff".
1 - Disengaged and neutral
2 - Engaged in experimental or early stage
3 - Engaged at the strategic level of a structured collaboration

Engagement with buyers

17. To what degree are end-users of your products and services involved in your organisation's circular transformation and in what direction?*

0 -Not aware, disengaged
1 - Aware of the advantage of circular aspects of their consumption
2 - Aware of the advantage of circular aspects of their consumption and requesting circular solutions
3 - Aware of the advantage of circular aspects of their consumption, requesting circular solutions and engaged in the transformation

Engagement of end-users

18. Are your organisation’s past and current general and R&D investments aimed at increasing energy or resource efficiency and boosting its circularity potential?*

0 - No
1 - Our organisation invests into circularity on a small or experimental level
2 - Yes, our organisation's business model is being transformed due to current circular investments
3 - Yes, our organisation's business model is partly based on past and current circular investments
4 - Yes, our organisation's business model is predominantly based on past and current circular investments

Level of circular activity

Circularity Assessment

Step 1 of 3

Part 1: BUSINESS MODEL POTENTIAL FOR CIRCULARITY

Traceability of supplies and inputs

2. Does your organisation trace the origin of material inputs (primary and secondary sources) by digital means:

Part 2: COMMITMENT TO CIRCULAR TRANSFORMATION

Part 3: TYPE OF BUSINESS MODEL