The climate emergency demands urgent action.
Designing for circularity is part of the solution. Circular products are products that have been designed, produced, and/or used in ways that eliminate waste, keep resources in use for as long as possible, recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of their useful life.
Introducing Circular Living Standards
The Circular Living Standards are a transparent, science-based, data-driven, comprehensive suite of certification standards tailored to reduce a products impact on the environment, providing confidence that they are:
- Designed to extend the life of the product (Preloved, Reusable, Refillable, Durable, Refurbished, Repairable).
- Made with circular materials (Recycled, Upcycled, Renewable Content).
- Designed to be recycled or composted at the end of their useful life.
We aim to launch the following 3 standards before January 2025: Preloved; Reuseable; and Refillable. We intend to start development on a Durability standard in January 2025.
Development of additional standards focusing on other environmental product attributes will follow in 2025.
Find out more about the Circular Living Standards.
This is a call to creators, innovators, brands, experts and organisations who are ready to challenge the status quo and contribute to a movement that redefines product design and use. By signing up to learn more about Circular Living Standards, you're not just exploring certification pathways; you're becoming part of a collaborative effort to shape the standards themselves.
- Discover More: Sign up to our Circular Living Standards newsletter to learn more about the certifications and stay up to date with their progress
- Shape the Standards: Your insights can help refine and evolve the Circular Living Standards
- Pioneer Change: Lead the way in your industry by adopting circular product design practices, and use the standards to help you design new circular products
- Get Certified: be the first to get your processes and products certified to the Standards