The Product Circularity Data Sheet: A Standardized Digital Fingerprint for Circular Economy Data about Products

D.G. Mulhall*, Anne-Christine Ayed, Jeannot Schroeder, Katja Hansen, Thibaut Wautelet*

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Abstract

Background. Laws that enable a circular economy (CE) are being enacted globally, but reliable standardized and digitized CE data about products is scarce, and many CE platforms have differing exclusive formats. In response to these challenges, the Ministry of The Economy of Luxembourg launched the Circularity Dataset Standardization Initiative to develop a globalized open-source industry standard to allow the exchange of standardized data throughout the supply cycle, based on these objectives: (a) Provide basic product circularity data about products. (b) Improve circularity data sharing efficiency. (c) Encourage improved product circularity performance. A policy objective was to have the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) voted to create a working group. Methods. A state-of-play analysis was performed concurrently with consultations with industry, auditors, data experts, and data aggregation platforms. Results. Problem statements were generated. Based on those, a solution called Product Circularity Data Sheet (PCDS) was formulated. A proof of concept (POC) template and guidance were developed and piloted with manufacturers and platforms, thus fulfilling objective (a). For objective (b), IT ecosystem requirements were developed, and aspects are being piloted in third party aggregation platforms. Objective (c) awaits implementation of the IT ecosystem. The policy objective related to the ISO was met. Conclusions and future research. In order to fully test the PCDS, it is necessary to: conduct more pilots, define governance, and establish auditing and authentication procedures
Original languageEnglish
Article number3397
Number of pages19
JournalEnergies
Volume15
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • circular economy
  • circularity data
  • digital twins
  • international standards
  • product passports
  • materials passports
  • track and trace

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