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Circular Economy

iPoint offers solutions for every stage of a product's lifecycle – from design to production and use to recycling and reuse.

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  • Collect and manage data about your products and materials throughout their entire lifecycle and across the entire supply chain
  • Achieve transparency regarding the source of your products and their components
  • Evaluate the environmental, health, and safety impacts of your products throughout their lifecycle and adopt circular economy practices
Design, manufacture, and track circular products

Our Software Solutions for Circular Economy

Circular product strategies, requirements, and business models are increasingly influencing corporate approaches as well as policy landscapes around the globe.

A successful transition from the prevailing linear to a closed-loop circular economy solution requires that everyone involved has reliable information about the products, components, and materials along their entire life cycle – in the form of digital data.
 

iPoint's solutions for digitalized life cycles
Since our founding in 2001, iPoint has been constantly expanding the iPoint Group and its portfolio to realize its vision of building an integrated digital platform for the Circular Economy. As one of the pioneers in Digital Circular Economy, iPoint offers solutions for every phase in a product’s life cycle – from design to production and use to recycling and reuse.
 

From compliance to sustainability and a circular economy
iPoint’s circular perspective envisages a continuous, digital system lifecycle management process that supports regulatory compliance as well as the sustainability of products, value chains, and brands for companies of all sizes and various industries.

More and more companies – including SMEs as well as Fortune Global 500 companies – are turning to iPoint for support to sustain their competitive advantage by scaling up their efforts to apply circular strategies in the design, manufacturing, and reuse of products

The iPoint Suite offers solutions for the entire product life cycle. As the best partner for fully digitalized life cycles of compliant and truly sustainable products, we support you on your journey from compliance to sustainability – wherever you are.

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Benefits

  • Track the journeys of products, components, and materials and make the resulting data securely accessible to all relevant stakeholders
  • Collect, track, manage, process, and report product-, component-, and materials-related data across the entire lifecycle of your products and your whole value creation network
  • Assess the environmental, health and safety-related impact of your products over their lifecycle and implement circular business models
  • Create transparency concerning the origin and chemical composition of your products and their components

Features

  • Systems integration
  • Digital twin integration
  • Product or material passports
  • Blockchain / DLT
  • Traceability
  • Data & Cloud services
  • Process automation
  • Big Data & business analytics

Functionalities

  • Design and track products fit for the circular economy
  • Increase circular material use rate
  • Decrease your company’s material footprint
  • Establish a continuous, digital system lifecycle management process
  • Achieve environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle in accordance with international frameworks
  • Ensure compliance with national and supranational action plans, programmes, and policies concerning sustainable consumption and production
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Our Software for Circular Economy

  • iPoint Compliance Screen
  • iPoint Product Sustainability Screen
  • iPoint Conflict Minerals Screen
  • iPoint Supply Chain Survey Screen
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iPoint Compliance – Manage what you measure

  • Manage and ensure the compliance of your products globally
  • Save time and effort by fully automating and integrating iPoint Compliance with your business processes
  • Improve your Supply Chain Integration and Risk Management
  • Match your strategy with your operations

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iPoint Product Sustainability – Integrate LCA into your business

  • Manage sustainability and ensure continuous improvement
  • Create business opportunities by knowing the impact of your products
  • Benefit from combining compliance and sustainability
  • Lower production costs and increase your company's image

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iPoint Conflict Minerals – Source responsibly

  • Manage and ensure the conflict minerals status of your products globally
  • Save time and effort by fully automating and integrating iPoint Conflict Minerals with your business processes
  • Increase the efficiency of your supply chain integration and risk management
  • Improve your smelter management

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iPoint Supply Chain Survey – Know your suppliers

  • Collect data – not only answers
  • Easily adapt to your growing needs
  • Track and analyze your supplier responses
  • Be prepared for upcoming challenges

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VIDEO

Towards the Digital Circular Economy

Webinar

In this webinar Joerg Walden and Prof. Rupert Baumgartner together with his team from the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable Product Management at the University of Graz provide insight into the current state of research on the digital circular economy.

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What is the Circular Economy?

Circular economy is an innovative approach to resource management that aims to minimize waste and maximize sustainability. Unlike the traditional linear economy, which follows a "take, make, dispose" model, circular economy focuses on creating a closed loop where products, materials, and resources are recycled, reused, and regenerated. The goal is to design products and systems that eliminate waste, promote longevity, and contribute to a more environmentally friendly and economically viable ecosystem. In essence, it's about creating a continuous cycle of value that benefits both businesses and the planet.

Embracing a circular economy as a company involves several key strategies and tools to ensure that sustainability considerations are integrated from the early stages of product development through the entire life cycle, fostering a truly circular economy.
 

CE Strategies

  • Eco-Design: Begin by integrating circular principles into product design - prioritize modularity, recyclability, and durability.
  • Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials: Ensure the materials used in your products are sourced responsibly, promoting eco-friendly and sustainable practices.
  • Sustainable Manufacturing: Implement environmentally friendly manufacturing processes, optimizing energy use and minimizing waste during production.
  • Recycling and Closed-Loop Systems: Establish recycling initiatives and closed-loop systems, allowing for the collection, refurbishment, and reintroduction of products into the market.
     

CE Tools & Methodologies

To achieve a circular economy, utilize Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) software and software for Product Carbon Footprints to assess and optimize environmental impact by analyzing resource use, energy, and emissions. Implement Supply Chain Compliance Software to ensure responsible sourcing and monitor environmental and social compliance throughout the supply chain. Furthermore a holistic Product Sustainability Software supports you by automating and integrating all aspects of circular economy, from eco-design to recyclability into other business processes. These tools empower businesses to make informed decisions, minimizing environmental impact from product design to sourcing and production.
 

CE Metrics

To quantify the circularity of a product or company, circular economy data – such as recovery rates, renewable energy rates, water circularity, recycling efficiency, lifespan, etc. – is relevant.

Circular economy metrics are indicators that are based on calculation methodologies including such circular economy data that indicate a degree of circularity. Examples are:

  • The Material Circularity Indicator (MCI) of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
  • Circular material productivity, e.g. used by the WBCSD


Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP)

The EU's Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), initiated in 2015, was a comprehensive strategy designed to shift the European economy from a linear to a circular model. This transformative plan comprised 54 actions and introduced four legislative proposals on waste management. These proposals, presented alongside the Action Plan by the European Commission, established ambitious targets for landfill reduction, increased reuse and recycling, to be achieved by 2030 and 2035. Additionally, the proposals included new obligations for the separate collection of textile and biowaste.

Covering various policy areas, material flows, and sectors, the Action Plan aimed to drive systemic change through innovation and investments. It laid the groundwork for a sectoral strategy on plastics and allocated over EUR 10 billion in public funding between 2016 and 2020 to facilitate the transition.

The CEAP aligns with the broader sustainability goals outlined in the European Green Deal, introduced in 2019. The Green Deal is a flagship initiative that outlines the EU's commitment to becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050. It encompasses a range of policy measures, including those related to circular economy principles, to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and other environmental challenges while fostering economic growth and social justice. The Circular Economy Action Plan is integral to achieving these ambitious objectives within the broader context of the European Green Deal.

Our Solutions for Circular Economy

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Design for Sustainability and Compliance - DfE

Use Compliance and Sustainability Data to design and develop more sustainable products, faster. With…

Responsible Sourcing

Gain greater visibility into your supply chain to ensure your materials and components are sourced…

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Life Cycle Assessment

Analyze and reduce the environmental impact of your products in less time and reach a new level of…

Product Carbon Footprint
Carbon Footprint

Using iPoint Product Sustainability for Carbon Footprinting – Reach a new level of Carbon…

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RRR

Our Reusability, Recyclability, Recoverability (RRR) Compliance Solution - Get the information you…

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Digital Product Passport

iPoint's solution for digital product passport captures sustainability and environmental and social…

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