Challenges in developing methods to assess the progress of our economy towards circularity
On Thursday 6th June, the Circular Economy Policy Research Centre organized an academic workshop about the challenges in developing methods to assess the progress of our economy/society towards circularity/sustainability.
At this workshop the first results of the development of our circular economy monitor were presented. Besides, other perspectives, developments and points of view from a broader perspective on challenges in monitoring were presented as well.
Presentations:
- Gustavo Moraga, Circular economy indicators: What do they measure?
- Steven Van Passel, Benchmarking farm sustainability performance
- Johan Pauwels, Sustainable development indicators
to measure progress towards the SDGs - Julie Callaert en Machteld Hoskens, Circular economy through the ECOOM lens: patents, R&D and innovation indicators
- Luc Alaerts en Karel Van Acker, Towards a CE monitor for Flanders
- Brent Bleys, The Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW) for Flanders, 1990-2016
- Dirk Vrebos, Indicators for changes in ecosystem service delivery –is it supply or demand?
- Wouter Achten, Potential of life cycle thinking tools for sustainability evaluation of the circular economy
Workshop report:
PROGRAM
08h15 Registration
08h45 Setting the scene of the workshop
– Prof. Karel Van Acker, president of the CE Center, Sustainability Assessment of Material Life Cycles, KU Leuven
08h55 Circular Economy Indicators: What do they measure?
– Gustavo Moraga, researcher of the CE Center, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University
09h20 Benchmarking farm sustainability performance
– Prof. Steven Van Passel, Departement Engineering Management, University of Antwerp
09h45 Sustainable development indicators to measure progress towards the SDGs
– Johan Pauwels, Task Force on Sustainable Development, Federal Planning Bureau
10h10 Circular economy through the ECOOM lens: patents, R&D and innovation indicators
– dr. Julie Callaert and dr. Machteld Hoskens, Centre for Research & Development Monitoring, KU Leuven
10h35 Coffee break
10h50 A circular economy monitor for Flanders
– dr. Luc Alaerts, manager and researcher of the CE Center, Sustainability Assessment of Material Life Cycles, KU Leuven
11h15 Alternative welphare indicators: the Index of Sustainable Economic Welphare for Flanders
– Brent Bleys, Centre for Sustainable Development, Ghent University
11h40 Scenario evaluation of ecosystem services
– dr. Dirk Vrebos, Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp
12h05 Potential of life cycle thinking tool for sustainability evaluation of the circular economy
– Prof. Wouter Achten, Institute for environmental management and land use planning, Université Libre de Bruxelles
12h30 Lunch with vegetarian and vegan sandwiches
VENUE:
Auditory A. Michotte, Tiensestraat 102, Leuven
You can easily reach the venue:
- by foot from the Leuven railway station (10 minutes walk);
- bicycle (BlueBike);
- by bus (lines 1, 4, 5, 6; leave the bus at the second stop ‘Campus Vesalius);
- in case you come by car, the nearest public parking is Parking Ladeuze (https://www.leuven.be/parkings/nl/wagens/parking-ladeuze) accessible via Tiensepoort. See https://www.leuven.be/circulatieplan for details on driving in the inner city.
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