Sometimes associated with the themes of sustainable development, CSR (corporate social responsibility) or – more restrictively – the environment, the circular economy is an emerging concept, based on the idea of putting an end to the linear economy and its triptych of produce-consume-dispose. Going beyond recycling alone, it has been popularized by various movements and organizations, such as the Institut de l’économie circulaire (INEC) and the OREE association.
Circular economy: a CSR issue
The circular economy is now at the heart of major public policies at local, national and European level. In France, it inspired a ” Circular Economy Roadmap ” (FREC) formalized in April 2018, which fed into the “Anti-waste and circular economy” law of February 10, 2020. Previously, this was largely addressed in the 2015 Law on Energy Transition for Green Growth (LTECV).
For its part, the European Union is devoting a “Circular Economy Action Plan” to it, formalized in March 2020, as part of the Green Deal at the end of 2019. What’s more, in essence, the circular economy would be nothing without the many steps to be taken at local level. Companies are also invited to take up the subject as part of their CSR or sustainable development policy. The AFNOR group is there to support them.
A study carried out in partnership with the OREE association in 2020 shows that companies are gradually adopting the 7 action areas of the circular economy. Find out more about the key findings by viewing the
replay of the web conference here
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