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Scope

Standardization in the field of Circular Economy to develop frameworks, guidance, supporting tools and requirements for the implementation of activities of all involved organizations, to maximize the contribution to Sustainable Development.

Excluded:

  • Aspects of Circular Economy already covered by existing committees.
Note: In parallel, the ISO TC 323 works in cooperation with existing committees on subjects that may support Circular Economy.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 4 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

1
No Poverty
2
Zero Hunger
3
Good Health and Well-being
4
Quality Education
5
Gender Equality
6
Clean Water and Sanitation
7
Affordable and Clean Energy
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10
Reduced Inequalities
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
13
Climate Action
14
Life Below Water
15
Life on Land
16
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
6

ISO standards under development *

76
Participating members
21
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 323/CAG   Chair's Advisory Group Working group
ISO/TC 323/WG 1   Terminology, principles, frameworks and management system standard Working group
ISO/TC 323/WG 2   Practical approaches to develop and implement Circular Economy Working group
ISO/TC 323/WG 3   Measuring and assessing circularity Working group
ISO/TC 323/WG 4   Circular Economy in practice: experience feedback Working group
ISO/TC 323/WG 5   Product circularity data sheet Working group

 

Joint working groups under the responsibility of another committee
Reference Title
ISO/TC 207/SC 5/JWG 14 Joint ISO/TC 207/SC 5 - ISO/TC 323 WG: Secondary materials
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 323

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 323:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 1 Terminology IEC
IEC/TC 111 Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 Automatic identification and data capture techniques ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 6 Paper, board and pulps ISO
ISO/TC 20 Aircraft and space vehicles ISO
ISO/TC 38 Textiles ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 17 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works ISO
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 Environmental aspects ISO
ISO/TC 71/SC 8 Environmental management for concrete and concrete structures ISO
ISO/TC 122/SC 4 Packaging and the environment ISO
ISO/TC 176/SC 1 Concepts and terminology ISO
ISO/TC 207 Environmental management ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 5 Life cycle assessment ISO
ISO/TC 219 Floor coverings ISO
ISO/TC 251 Asset management ISO
ISO/TC 261 Additive manufacturing ISO
ISO/TC 268 Sustainable cities and communities ISO
ISO/TC 279 Innovation management ISO
ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience ISO
ISO/TC 297 Waste collection and transportation management ISO
ISO/TC 300 Solid recovered materials, including solid recovered fuels ISO
ISO/TC 307 Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies ISO
ISO/TC 322 Sustainable finance ISO
ISO/TC 324 Sharing economy ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 323

ISO/TC 323 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 111 Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems IEC
ISO/TC 34/SC 20 Food loss and waste ISO
ISO/TC 176 Quality management and quality assurance ISO
ISO/TC 207 Environmental management ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 1 Environmental management systems ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 2 Environmental auditing and related environmental investigations ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 3 Environmental labelling ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 4 Environmental performance evaluation ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 5 Life cycle assessment ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 7 Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities ISO
ISO/TC 268 Sustainable cities and communities ISO
ISO/TC 279 Innovation management ISO
ISO/TC 301 Energy management and energy savings ISO
ISO/TC 307 Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies ISO
ISO/TC 324 Sharing economy ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
ANEC European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardization A
ECOS (Environment) Environmental Coalition on Standards A
EMF The Ellen MacArthur Foundation A
EWF European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting A
GRI Global Reporting Initiative A
ICDPASO International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization A
ITU International Telecommunication Union A
PREurope Plastic Recyclers Europe A
SBS - Small Business Standards Small Business Standards A
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization A
WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development A
WCO World Customs Organization A
WFEO World Federation of Engineering Organizations A
World Steel Association World Steel Association A
WRI - PACE World Resources Institute Europe Stichting A
UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe B

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
CircThread CircThread C
CORALIS CORALIS Consortium C
Date Month Location TC/SC Note
2-7 October 2023 São Paulo (Brazil) ISO/TC 323  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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