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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 3 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
4

ISO standards under development *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 323

72

Participating members

9

Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 323/CAG Chairman's Advisory Group Working group
ISO/TC 323/WG 1 Framework, principles, terminology, and management system standard Working group
ISO/TC 323/WG 2 Guidance for implementation and sectoral applications Working group
ISO/TC 323/WG 3 Measuring circularity Working group
ISO/TC 323/WG 4 Specific issues of circular economy ty Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 323

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

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 6 Paper, board and pulps ISO
ISO/TC 20 Aircraft and space vehicles ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 17 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works ISO
ISO/TC 71/SC 8 Environmental management for concrete and concrete structures ISO
ISO/TC 207 Environmental management ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 5 Life cycle assessment ISO
ISO/TC 251 Asset management ISO
ISO/TC 268 Sustainable cities and communities 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 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 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) European Environmental Citizens Organisation for Standardisation A
EMF The Ellen MacArthur Foundation A
GRI Global Reporting Initiative A
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization A

ISO/TC 323 - Secretariat

AFNOR [France]

Association française de normalisation
11 rue Francis de Pressensé
F-93571 La Plaine Saint-Denis Cedex
France

Tel: +33 1 41 62 80 00
Fax: +33 1 49 17 90 00
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