A new framework for assessing circular economy scenarios in durable consumer goods sectors

Although circular economy is usually indicated as a way to reconcile economic growth and sustainability, real circular business projects are not implemented on a large scale yet. Developing new methods able to demonstrate the benefits of circular scenarios can support stakeholders to embrace this transition. To this regard, this paper proposes and discusses a preliminary overview of a new framework, which aims to assess circular economy scenarios for durable consumer goods sectors. Albeit the research is only at a very preliminary stage, the new framework described in this paper can be used to support static spreadsheet simulation and what-if analysis, both addressed to further research.