Circular economy performance assessment methods: A systematic literature review

The depletion of resources and the downgrading of the environment,
driven by globalization and consumerism phenomena, is worldwide pushing
the interest on the Circular Economy (CE) concept. Supposed to
substitute the end-of-life notion with restoration and closed-loop
product lifecycles, CE wants to eliminate wastes, retain the value
embedded into products and materials, foster the use of renewable
energies and eliminate toxic chemicals. However, the measurement and
assessment of circularity performances are not yet a common practice in
companies. To this aim, the paper wants to detect, through a systematic
literature review, which are the existing CE performance assessment
methods proposed in literature and, based on key findings, develop a
positioning framework for measuring and assessing the circularity degree
of a company.