Readiness workshop toolkit
Find a focus area for your transition by prioritising the readiness dimensions
The MATChE Transition Toolbox
We have collected a number of state-of-the-art tools and methods that are helpful to the development of circular economy businesses and initiatives.
Explore our collection and find the ones that can help your company on your transition path.
MECO Analysis
Perform a screening of your products environmental impact
The Circular Strategy Scanner
Become inspired with a comprehensive overview of CE strategies.
Awareness vs. Influence matrix
Plan the engagement of the sustainability champions of your organisation
Personas
Create an overview of your users
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
This is a reading guide to help you do an extensive assessment of your offerings environmental impact
Defining a 'Functional Unit'
Scoping the use context of your products and/or services for comparison and ideation
Scenario building
Explore a circular future
Backcasting
Achieve the desirable circular future for your company by planning backwards
Prioritisation matrix
Prioritise activities in your company
Service Blueprint
Break your circular product/service-systems into logical steps/activities easy to follow
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
Be proactive against failures of products and/or systems
Other tool databases
We have collected the major sources for understanding circular economy and the development of businesses and initiatives.
Explore our collection and find the ones that can help your company in your transition process.
Database of tools
Circulator
Circulator is a project funded by EIT Raw Materials aimed at guiding entrepreneurs in making strategic choices regarding the sustainability of their business model.
The Circular Design Guide
The Circular Design Guide is the result of a collaboration between the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and IDEO and is proving a set of tools, which can take your through a design process from early ideation, development and decision-making.
ResCoM
ResCoM (Resource Conservative Manufacturing) project is co-funded by the European Commission and carried out by a consortium of 12 organisations and provides a tool palette to help manufacturers collect, remanufacture and reuse products.
Cirkulær Virksomhed
Cirkulær Virksomhed is a website (on Danish) owned by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency and provide simple screening tools covering product design, supply chain, business models and marketing.
Closing the Loop by Design
Closing the Loop by Design is the result of a graduation research at R&D Competence Centre Apeldoorn providing guidelines supporting four design perspectives – architecture, component, connection and material.