ISO/TC 323 - Circular economy

About

Secretariat: AFNOR

Committee Manager:

Mme Mélissa De Medeiros
Chairperson (until end 2025):

Mrs Catherine Chevauche
ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:

Ms Monja Korter

ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:

Ms Nicola Perou
Creation date: 2018

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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Work programme

Drafts and new work items
Business plans

TC Business plans for public review
Working area

Working documents (user account required)
ISO Electronic applications

IT Tools that help support the standards development process

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

No Poverty

Zero Hunger

Good Health and Well-being

Quality Education

Gender Equality

Clean Water and Sanitation

Affordable and Clean Energy

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Reduced Inequalities

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Responsible Consumption and Production

Climate Action

Life Below Water

Life on Land

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Published ISO standards *

ISO standards under development *

Participating members

Observing members

* number includes updates

Structure
Liaisons

Reference	Title	Type
ISO/TC 323/AG	Communication	Working group
ISO/TC 323/AHG 1	Survey	Working group
ISO/TC 323/CAG	Chair's Advisory Group	Working group
ISO/TC 323/STTF	Spanish Translation Task Force	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 107/SC 4	Hot dip coatings (galvanized, etc.)	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 267	Facility management	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 301	Energy management and energy savings	ISO
ISO/TC 307	Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies	ISO
ISO/TC 322	Sustainable finance	ISO
ISO/TC 324	Sharing economy	ISO
ISO/TC 347	Data-driven agrifood systems	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 154	Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration	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 practices	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	The European consumer voice in standardisation	A
ASI	Aluminium Stewardship Initiative	A
BioRADAR	Monitoring system of the environmental and social sustainability and circularity of industrial bio-based systems	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