Digital Infrastructures for Compliance Monitoring of Circular Economy: Requirements for Interoperable Data Spaces

The transition towards a circular economy (CE) will require data sharing across different platforms and data spaces of parties operating in a variety of supply chains. From a circular economy compliance monitoring perspective, beyond the access to mandatory data that governments will receive, authorities may benefit from accessing additional...

The Anatomy of Circular Economy Monitoring through the Lens of Border Crossing and Levels of Control

In this paper, we propose a framework for circular economy monitoring by looking at the issue of border crossing and levels of control.

Data Sharing Arrangements for Monitoring in the EU Circular Economy: The Case of CBAM and Steel Import for the EU Automotive Sector

The European Commission initiated a series of Directives and Regulations that aim to turn the linear economy into a climate-neutral and circular economy. Business-to-government information- sharing arrangements play an essential role in monitoring compliance with these regulatory measures. To this end data from the supply chain of products needs...

A Framework for Understanding Circular Economy Monitoring: Insights from the Automotive Industry

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have paved the way toward a more sustainable future. The 2019 EU Green Deal and the 2020 EU Circular Economy Action Plan [1] introduce laws and regulations to facilitate and encourage the transition towards sustainability and a circular economy (CE). For the implementation of these...