The circularity gap report 2025

Ensuring human wellbeing while operating within the safe limits of our planet remains the enduring
challenge of our time. The economic system should deliver the maximum possible well being to all
while preserving and regenerating the natural environment and ecosystem services underpinning
it. The circular economy is a means to this end, with strategies that rethink and optimise how
we use resources to provide wellbeing. It can provide the deep cuts in material use needed to
stave off climate breakdown, bolster biodiversity, and boost resilience. Calculating baselines is an
important step to inspire action and inform target setting essential for creating accountability,
driving international cooperation, steering policy and re-orienting financial flows. This report aims
to do just this: building on years of experience calculating the Circularity Metric, it now opens up
the Circularity Gap. It recognises that although the Metric has been useful in providing a global
baseline for circularity, it is only one piece of a large and complex puzzle. This year’s edition
provides a comprehensive ‘report card’ on the state of the global circular economy. It quantifies
a dashboard of indicators to ground abstract concepts in reality, spark action, pinpoint where
targets are missing, and provide a jumping-off point for decision-makers and advisors across
government and industry to take action.

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