Table of Contents

 1     Scope          
 2     References
 3     Definitions
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere       
        3.2     Terms defined in this Supplement      
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms             
 5     Introduction to circular economy concepts 
 6     Circular economy related legislation and standards 
 7     Circular economy business models
 8     Circular economy aspects and parameters affecting the environmental impact in different life cycle stages    
        8.1     Introduction 
        8.2     Raw material acquisition stage             
        8.3     Use stage       
        8.4     End-of-life stage         
 9     Assessment methods and parameters          
10     Examples of actions taken by the ICT industry          
11     Reporting
12     Insights and conclusions    
13     Suggestions for future standardization activities     
Appendix I – Observations regarding CE    
        I.0     Introduction  
        I.1     Recycling and e-waste
        I.2     Recycled content example for metals  
        I.3     Design process             
Appendix II – Additional examples of aspects, parameters, indicators and metrics    
       II.0     Introduction  
       II.1     Resource productivity
       II.2     Electronics disposal efficiency
       II.3     Material reutilization 
       II.4     Material circularity indicator   
       II.5     RRR benefit rates        
       II.6     Value-based circularity indicator for recycled content 
       II.7     Reusability     
       II.8     Company sustainability assessment model using CE indicators 
Appendix III – Use of LCA in the context of CE    
Appendix IV – Equation examples    
       IV.1     Cost of refurbishment             
       IV.2     Cost of remanufacturing         
Appendix V – Reuse example    
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