Training

How to measure circular progress and integrate it into your operations? Approach, inspiration and points of interest from practice

Measuring circularity gives you a reference point, generates actions for improvement and makes the results of your efforts concrete for yourself and your (future) customers. This programme gives you a state of the art of tools and methods to set up a customised internal dashboard, and inform the market objectively about your ambitions and performance in circularity. In this way, you can further strengthen your added value on this future-oriented theme.

For whom

You are exploring or have already taken the first steps towards circularity with your company.
The broad target group includes companies and organisations that have an impact on material flows and/or on physical products: producers of materials or products, material and raw material processors converters, technology industry and manufacturing companies, companies from the food sector, process industry, ...

Participants: R&D managers, compliance officers, C-level management, CSR environmental & sustainability managers, product mangers, product designers, data managers, marketing managers, etc.

Please note! The number of participants in this master class is limited to 15.

Key takeaways

You get from us

  • Multiple industry cases and testimonials, including a Q&A-session
  • Interactive guidance and direct access to the experts and testimonials
  • Inspiration to ensure your progress too
  • For all suggested tools and methods, the links and access to use or purchase them
  • A reading list with articles and relevant publications

Results

  • You know the different levels and frameworks on which circularity can be approached (product, company, ecosystem). You understand that circularity cannot be captured in one score.
  • You will select one indicator or a set of indicators that suit your company.
  • You will understand the quantitative, qualitative and organisational aspects of measuring and monitoring circular progress.
  • You will get real-life testimonials from companies using specific generic methods and tools and what they learned from them.
  • You get an overview of a selection of tools that will help you take the next step forward.
  • You get a broad view on the data collection process that makes sense for your company  
  • You will get insight into how to find data that will help you prepare reports

Programme

9u00

 Welcome & expectations  

Why measure circularity
What to measure circularity at company level to estimate progress?

10u30Pause
10u45 

Company testimony (company-level focus) (TBC)

What to measure at ecosystem level to estimate progress?
Company testimony (ecosystem-level focus) (TBC)  

12u12Lunch
13u15

How to measure cricuality at company level

Company cases
Defining your starting point 

14u45Pause
15u00

How to measure circularity at product level?

Roadmap (and exercise) for drawing up ‘product circularity score card’    

16u15Learning lessons and wrap up

Price

Companies based in Flanders will pay only EUR 234 thanks to VLAIO's support under the #industrypartnership project. The participation fee for this master class is €1,302 for companies outside Flanders.

This masterclass is part of the Industry Partnership within which 17 Flemish innovation partners offer integrated services to stimulate growth and innovation in Flemish industry in the 3 following themes: Digitisation, Sustainability & Industrie4.0. They do so under the leadership of Agoria and Sirris and with the support of Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen.

Date

16 January 2025 09:00 - 16:30

Location

Sirris Gent

Technologiepark 48
9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium

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Price

€234,- companies located in Flanders / €1302,- other

Language

Dutch

Contact person

Date

16 January 2025 09:00 - 16:30

Location

Sirris Gent

Technologiepark 48
9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium

Google maps

Price

€234,- companies located in Flanders / €1302,- other

Language

Dutch

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