Springtij Forum 2016 September 22nd 2016

Alexander Cramwinckel Sustainability Consultant,

Accenture Strategy & Sustainability

Circular Economy Index From rhetoric to reality

The index fills a gap by assessing company

performance on 5 key areas of circularity

Need for assessing

company

performance

Assessment on 5

topics with 25 KPIs

Highlights of what

the industry

leaders do

5 cases on how to

unlock your

circular advantage

Circular economy performance indicators

for companies are not commonplace

Current state of indicators for companies and products

The goal of the index was to create

benchmarking metrics and drive action

Measure Compare Encourage

Strategy

Collaboration

Procurement

Design & Production

Waste Management

25 KPIs

28 questions

The index measures 5 key areas with 25

KPIs

Albron

A.S. Watson

Health & Beauty

Benelux

a.s.r.

ABN AMRO

AkzoNobel

Alliander

Arcadis NV

Asito

ASML

Bidvest Deli XL

Cargill

Cisco

CRH

DSM

Enexis

GVB

HP Nederland

IKEA

ING

KPN

Landal GreenParks

Ministerie van

Defensie

Nederlandse

Spoorwegen

PGGM

Prorail

PwC

Rabobank

Radboud

Universiteit

Ricoh

Rijksuniversiteit

Groningen

SBM Offshore

Schiphol Nederland

BV

Stedin Netbeheer

Strukton

Tata Steel

Tauw bv

TBI

Technische Unie

BV

TenneT

TKH Group NV

TNO

TUI Nederland

Van Dorp

Vodafone

waternet

Werner & Mertz

Professional

Benelux NV

Wessanen

250 Dutch companies were invited and 50

companies participated

Strong

understanding Strategic

integration

Product

experimentation

All participants clearly

understand the

principles of circular

economy

87% have integrated

circular economy on

strategic level

More than 50% are

experimenting with

circular products

All showed strong understanding of

circular economy principles

74%

62%

43%

19%

13%

87%

It is part of our production strategy

It is part of our marketing strategy

It is part of our innovation strategy

It is part of our business strategy

It is part of our sustainability strategy

It is part of our strategy

Few have gone the extra mile to

implement circular economy

15% have

performed full

impact analysis

29% have

developed reverse

logistics

20% design most

product with CE

principles

6% work only with

suppliers that meet

minimum requirements

Leaders in circularity collaborate,

innovate & create new business models

3 2 1

Collaborate along

supply chain and

across industries

Innovate processes

and technologies

Develop new

business models

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- 7.000 km of railway

- 20% material reduction

- More than 10%

cost reduction

Circular Rail

Initiative

The rail sector can save an estimated

€15 to €35 million per annum by

applying circular principles

Hermen Jan van Ree, Circular Rail

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Collaboration

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- Chemical feedstock from

municipal waste

- 135.000 t CO2 reduction p.a.

- 14 partners

AkzoNobel &

Enerkem

Waste is a low cost unconventional

feedstock that can be used to

produce chemicals

Vincent Chornet, CEO of Enerkem

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Innovation

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- Refurbished MRI scanners

- 20% savings for customers

- Full service and warranty

Philips Diamond Select

New business

models