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Francesca Toolkit
Circular Procurement Framework
This assessment tool supports organisations in evaluating suppliers and materials against circular economy principles, sustainable sourcing criteria, and emerging regulatory expectations, particularly the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the Digital Product Passport (DPP). The tool enables procurement and sustainability teams to: assess supplier readiness for circular value chains, evaluate the circularity potential of materials and component, identify compliance and transparency risk, and detect data gaps related to DPP requirements
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This assessment tool supports organisations in evaluating suppliers and materials against circular economy principles, sustainable sourcing criteria, and emerging regulatory expectations, particularly the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the Digital Product Passport (DPP).
The tool enables procurement and sustainability teams to:
- Assess supplier readiness for circular value chains
- Evaluate the circularity potential of materials and component
- Identify compliance and transparency risk
- Detect data gaps related to DPP requirements
What the Tool Is
This tool takes the form of a simple questionnaire to support you assessing existing or potential suppliers of circular materials.
When to Use the Tool
This tool is designed for use in the furniture sector, applicable to:
- Raw material sourcing
- Component procurement
- Supplier pre-qualification
- Tender/RFI/RFP evaluation
- Supplier audits
- Circular procurement strategy
Define Assessment Focus
Identify whether the evaluation concerns:
- Supplier qualification
- Specific material/component selection
- Tender evaluation
- Supplier audit
- Circular compliance screening
Complete the Questionnaire
Suppliers (or internal evaluators) respond using:
- Yes
- Partially
- No
Where relevant, quantitative details are provided.
Analyse Results
Use outcomes to:
- Compare suppliers
- Rank material options
- Identify risks
- Detect missing data
- Inform contracting decisions
Office furniture remanufacturer: An office furniture remanufacturer establishes a take-back logistics system and refurbishment facility to recover used workstations from corporate fit-outs and return them to the market — an operating model comparable to Rype Office.
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