According to the European Commission’s communication published on May 15th, the EU must continue its efforts to reduce consumption of materials and generation of waste to achieve a more circular economy.
The revised monitoring framework aims to provide a comprehensive overview by measuring direct and indirect benefits of increasing circularity. It comprises 11 indicators grouped into 5 categories: (1) production and consumption; (2) waste management; (3) secondary raw materials; (4) competitiveness and innovation; and (5) global sustainability and resilience. It also includes new indicators, mostly based on official statistics from Eurostat. These indicators will serve to accurately measure progress towards legal and policy objectives contributing to a resource-efficient, climate-neutral and resilient circular economy.
