Oriana Romano, Head of Unit, OECD Programme on the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions 3rd OECD Roundtable on Circular Economy in Cities and Regions 18-19 May 2021 More information: https://www.oecd.org/regional/roundtable-circular-economy.htm

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OECD SCOREBOARD ON THE
GOVERNANCE OF THE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY IN CITIES AND
REGIONS
Oriana Romano
Head of Unit
OECD Programme on the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions
19 May 2021
#circulareconomy

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Environmental indicators prevail…
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Environment Governance Economic and
business
Infrastructure and
technology
Societal
39%
5%
14%
34%
8%
OECD 2021 Inventory of
Circular Economy
Indicators

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But it is not only about waste
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Circular Economy
31%
Waste
20%
Resources and materials
10%
Reuse, repair, share
8%
Built environment
7%
Energy
7%
Food
3%
Water
3%
Public administration
3%
Air
2%
Other
6%
OECD 2021 Inventory of
Circular Economy
Indicators
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The OECD Inventory of Circular Economy Indicators
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OECD 2021 Inventory of
Circular Economy
Indicators
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN CITIES AND REGIONS: SYNTHESIS REPORT © OECD 2020
474 indicators
29 circular economy studies
• 8 at the national level
• 8 at the regional level
• 11 at the local level

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From theory…the OECD Checklist for Action
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Facilitators
Enablers
Promoters
1
2
3
Roles and
responsibilities
Strategic vision
Coordination
5
9
Regulation
10
11
12 Financing
Innovation
Data and assessment
6
7
8
Awareness and
transparency
Appropriate scale
Policy coherence
Stakeholder engagement
10
Capacity building
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…to practice: the OECD Scoreboard on the Governance
of the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions
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THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN CITIES AND REGIONS: SYNTHESIS REPORT © OECD 2020

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Where do we stand?
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Strategic
vision
Level of advancement (1-6) [NA=0]
Newcomer In progress Advanced
Planned (1)
In development
(2)
In place, not
implemented (3)
In place, partly
implemented (4)
In place,
functioning (5)
In place,
objectives
achieved (6)
Is a strategic vision for the transition towards the circular economy developed and implemented?
The government
is planning to
develop a circular
economy strategy,
based on clear
political
willingness,
leadership and
co-ordination
across
departments. The
lead institution is
mapping all
concerned
stakeholders to
engage them in
the circular
transition.
The circular
economy strategy
is in development,
through the
performance of
technical analyses
of urban stocks
and flows,
mapping of the
existing circular
initiatives in
various sectors,
definition of goals
and actions,
stakeholder
engagement
mechanisms to
co-create the
strategy.
A circular
economy strategy
is in place,
establishing
priorities, goals
and actions.
Financial and
human resources
are being
consolidated.
A circular
economy strategy
is in place and
partially
implemented.
Stakeholders are
engaged.
A circular
economy strategy
is in place.
Actions are
performed by
public, private and
not-for-profit
actors. Financial,
regulatory and
other gaps are
being checked
and overcome,
when possible.
A circular
economy strategy
is in place with
specific goals
consistently
achieved and
periodically
monitored and
revised.
Additional information: Score: [Enter
score]
Level of satisfaction of “Strategic vision”: Please select the icon corresponding to the level of satisfaction:
▲ Satisfactory ► To be improved ▼ Not satisfactory
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“There is no ego in eco”
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Map stakeholders
Discuss and agree on the score
Define what works and what to improve
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Thank you!
Oriana.romano@oecd.org