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Navigating the circular transition
"Ports are at the crossroads of transitions and changing realities", was the headline of a report by Deloitte and ESPO (2021). Large-scale socio-economic ‘change’ comes from better cross sector collaboration rather than from isolated interventions of individual actors.
The shift to ‘collective impact’ for a circular economy (CE) is not merely a matter of encouraging more collaboration or partnerships. It requires also a fundamentally different, more disciplined, and higher performing approach to demonstrate real progress towards shared goals.
Ports, and more specifically Port Management Bodies (PMBs), are expected to be co-responsible for making circular economy work. Monitoring and evaluation should be used for both transparency and accountability. The bar can be raised by talking not only about learning but also about improvement, so that learning is also used to drive real change.
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“The current dynamic context of monitoring circular economy and the evolving role of Port Management Bodies (PMBs) in sustainability reporting is an excellent opportunity that presented itself to clarify the direction in which it could co-evolve and be integrated.”
Giving more clarity and direction to the challenge
Monitoring progress towards shared circular goals is not clearly defined and needs a better understanding. The concepts ‘circular economy and ports’ as well as ‘circular economy and monitoring’ are not fully documented, researched and implemented yet. Hence the combination thereof certainly is in an early stage.
That is why, as a first step, Flanders Circular commissioned an exploratory study to provide more clarity, structure and direction in this relatively open issue of monitoring circular economy in ports. Based on scientific knowledge and tested against (international) practice, the exploration resulted in actionable insights and a first framework with a pragmatic set of indicators for Port Management Bodies (PMBs). At the same time, the next steps in gradually propelling circular ambitions and performances were formulated.
Meet the Research Team
The European Centre for Strategic Analysis (ECSA), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB - Social Sciences & Solvay Business School) and Ports and Logistics Advisory (PLA) took up the Circular Ports Monitor exploratory study. Learn more about the research approach and the process undertaken.
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If you have an interest in the explorative research
The exploration is recorded in the form of a research notebook in which all the steps and findings of the exploration are carefully documented. As such, it reads differently than a publication for a wide audience.
Still, we want to be as transparent as possible in sharing this information. Therefore everything is open access under the CC BY-NC-ND license. You can request both the final report and the appendices by leaving your personal information.
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