Indicators in the area of sustainable resource use and circular economy : principles and requirements for the development of consistent indicator systems / publisher: Resource Commission at the German Environment Agency ; authors: Prof. Dr. Liselotte Schebek (Technische Universität Darmstadt), Klaus Dosch (Faktor X Agentur), Prof. Dr. Martin Faulstich (Technische Universität Dortmund), Dr.-Ing. Christian Hagelüken (im Ruhestand, vormals Umicore AG & Co. KG), Prof. Dr. Melanie Jaeger-Erben (Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg), Dr. Philip Nuss (Umweltbundesamt), Prof. Dr. Mario Schmidt (Hochschule Pforzheim), additional contributors: Dr. Benjamin Bongardt (Senatsverwaltung für Umwelt, Verkehr und Klimaschutz Berlin), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sabine Flamme (FH Münster), Prof. Mareike Gast (Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle), Dipl.-Ing. Sascha Hermann (VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH), Prof. Dr. Christa Liedtke (Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie), Dr. Bruno Oberle (President World Resource Forum, Mitglied IRP, International Resource Panel), Prof. Dr. Armin Reller (Emeritus, Universität Augsburg), Prof. Barbara Schmidt (Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin), Johanna Sydow (Heinrich-Böll Stiftung), Dr. Julia R. Tschesche (Effizienz-Agentur NRW), Dr. Hildegard Wilken (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, BGR), Herwart Wilms (REMONDIS SE &Co. KG) ; editor: Dr. Philip Nuss

Abstract

Today, a large number of resource and circular economy (CE) indicators based on different conceptual and methodological approaches can be found in scientific literature, studies, and policy programs. To facilitate the selection of suitable indicators, this position paper is divided into two parts: Part I presents guidelines for indicators and indicator systems that enable the classification of existing CE indicators in terms of their function and informative value, and support for the development of target-oriented and consistent indicator systems. In Part II, the basics of indicators are presented in detail and on the basis of the scientific literature, and an overview of relevant resource and CE indicators is given.