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Circular Economy

Businesses today face growing pressure to extend product lifecycles, reduce waste, and meet evolving sustainability regulations. Whether you're navigating EU directives, must demonstrate where your recycled raw materials came from or recyclability for your LCA calculation, responding to customer demands, or seeking to future-proof your operations, circular economy practices are no longer optional, they’re essential. However, turning ambition into action requires more than good intentions; it demands measurable, verifiable change. That’s where trusted partners come in. At Kiwa, we help organizations close the loop with services that support transparency, compliance, and long-term value creation.

As circular economy regulations tighten across Europe and beyond, businesses need partners who understand both local requirements and global trends. That’s why Kiwa offers independent verification and certification services that help you demonstrate for example recycled content, traceability, recyclability and reuse. Whether you're a manufacturer, importer, or brand owner, we help you scale your circular strategy with confidence. Our goal is to make circularity not just a compliance checkbox but a competitive advantage.

Sustainability commitments create value when they are supported by credible data, transparent reporting and independent verification. Kiwa and NQA help organizations turn sustainability ambitions into measurable, verifiable progress that stakeholders can trust. The result is greater confidence in your sustainability journey, reduced greenwashing risk, and stronger relationships with customers, investors and regulators.

Kiwa countries offering this service

Kiwa offers in various countries the Circular Economy service. Do you want to know what a specific Kiwa country can offer you? Get in touch with our experts!

We understand the importance of sustainability in today's world. It is no longer just an option, but a necessity for the well-being of our planet and future generations. That's why we are here to support you as your dedicated partner in driving positive change.

A Life Cycle Assessment is used to quantify the environmental impacts of processes, products, services or organisations, usually as a basis for other sustainability applications such as Environmental Product Declarations, Product Environmental Footprints and CO2 footprints.

R<THINK is a software application that enables companies to create Life Cycle Assessments (LCA), Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), and Carbon Footprints of Products (CFP), efficiently and according to international and European standards. With R<THINK you can carry out project-specific calculations as well as calculate the environmental impact of your entire product portfolio.