Material Circularity Indicator

The main indicator developed in this methodology. It assigns a score between 0 and 1 to a product (or company) assessing how restorative or linear the flow of the materials for the product (or the company’s products) and how long and intensely the product (or the company’s products) is used compared to similar industry-average products.

Name of Parent Organization

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Name of Resource

Material Circularity Indicator

Owner, Founder, or Sponsor

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Granta Design

Year Founded

2015

Typical Use Case

Investors can use this tool to determine usage trends for products, informing their assessment of environmental and climate impacts for that product.

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