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The Circular Benchmark Tool (CBT) is an effective assessment to understand, visualize, and compare the transition towards a circular economy for regions and provinces. One of the key aims of the CBT is to act as replicable tool for knowledge exchange to improve regional circular performance and facilitate cross-regional learning about circular economy.
The ambition of CBT is to include 50 regions in 2023 to enhance the benchmarking experience plus cross-regional learning and knowledge exchange.
Shifting the current linear system to a circular one requires a global effort. No country, as of yet, satisfies the basic needs of its citizens while respecting the ecological boundaries of the planet.
Accelerating the transition requires cross-border collaboration. Measuring and monitoring progress is a key element to facilitate such an acceleration.
Friesland wants to be a frontrunner in the circular economy in Europe. This is why we completed the Circular Benchmark Tool for our region. Filling in the tool is very easy via the website, nice work. The average score is the most interesting to compare between regions. The maturity score puts you face to face with the facts: it is often easy to forget a number of steps in the first phase (mapping) and thinking already further along. This is a point of improvement for ourselves!
Sander Bos, Friesland The Netherlands
CBT helped us to quickly visualize the first insights into the status quo without deep expert analysis. We will certainly use it together with more experts to collect reccomendations and monitoring progresses.
Marcin Staniszewski, Opolskie Poland
We have performed the assessment on behalf of the North-East region and we have tried to be very objective in the process of the criteria contained by the tool. For us completing the tool and receiving the results represents an interesting way to assess our region and to select adequate pathways to develop circularity in our region.
Adrian Andrei, North East Romania
Filling in the Benchmark Tool was a very fruitful exercise with many features that we would like to further develop and implement.
Marius V. Niculae, West Romania
The Circular Benchmark Tool is an interesting tool that allows you to reflect on and take a side-view of your units regarding the implementation and monitoring of circular activities. It provides an accessible and efficient way to modify or plan improvements to rationalize the circular economy and improve the performance of the institution.
Katarzyna Straszyńska-Pięta, Lodzkie, Poland
We gladly received the results of the Benchmark Tool. It is a great job, thoroughly investigated and I really enjoyed your reports. It has a deep scientific approach focusing always “to the point”, while the results provide valuable information for each participant.
Yannis Charitakis, Crete Greece
This is really an interesting and useful assessment tool. It’s very well thought out with a very ambitious take on how to promote Circular Economy in regions.
Carlos Silveira, Centro Portugal
I found it really helpful and inspiring! It brought us a great idea of where to improve and which pathways to follow!
Mirko Kruse, Hamburg Germany