Sustainability and Circularity Assessment & Advisory Methodologies and Services
Alessandro Fontana, Siro Dell’Ambrogio, Veronica Dosi, Simone Fasola, Giuseppe Landolfi, Christian Trisolini, Antoinette van Schaik, Markus A. Reuter, Lisa Dawel and Alexandra Pehlken
To guide a decision-making process oriented to design and produce more sustainable and circular products and components, a comprehensive sustainability assessment and advisory framework was developed and customized for each pilot project within the CIRC-UITS project. To ensure it addressed the specific needs of each case (ECU (re)design, design of tire sensors, flexible electronics, and PCB recycling and repair), targeted activities were organized with the industry partners, including workshops aimed at understanding sustainability and circularity requirements. These collaborative sessions underscored the necessity for rigorous and advanced methodologies, such as an enhanced Material Circularity Indicator (MCI), a repairability and repair assessment, and AI-supported interpretation of LCA results and recycling assessments. These methodologies were particularly valuable for hotspot identification, as recommended by ISO 14040, and for true Design assessments and Design for Recycling, based on industrial End-of-Life processing of complex multi-material electronics. Drawing from these insights, the most appropriate methodologies and indicators were selected to meet the unique needs of each pilot. Alongside the framework development, critical moments were identified to provide advisory support, specifically aimed at enhancing the Eco-Design process, LCA, and recycling efforts. This support was integral to informed decision-making in sustainability evaluations. The implementation phase then focused on deploying tools necessary to operationalize this framework. This included high-level descriptions of tools such as GRETA, recycling simulations, and newly developed AI-driven assessment and advisory components.
01 / 2026
inbook
Springer
SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
4
xx-xx
CIRC-UITS
Circular Integration of independent Reverse supply Chains for the smart reUse of IndusTrially relevant Semiconductors
Circular Integration of independent Reverse supply Chains for the smart reUse of IndusTrially relevant Semiconductors
Circular Approaches for the Ecodesign, Repair and Remanufacturing of Car and Mass Electronics
