Tools and Frameworks

Delivering the Circular Economy: A Toolkit for Policymakers (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)

Practical toolkit designed to help policymakers translate CE principles into actionable policy levers across regulatory, financial, and informational domains. Covers the role of government in shaping CE-enabling environments and is referenced extensively in Philippine CE policy reviews.

Policy Toolkit

Ellen MacArthur Foundation. (2015). Delivering the circular economy: A toolkit for policymakers.

Economy for Business: ACEBA’s SADI Framework

Practical business framework from ACEBA (Stocktake – Ambition – Delivery – Integration) that guides enterprises in circularizing their products, operations, inputs, and outputs. First applied in Philippine CE trainings in 2026. Practical for chambers of commerce, business support institutions, and enterprise development facilitators.

Practitioner Framework

ASEAN Circular Economy Business Alliance. (2026). Circular economy for business: SADI framework.

EU-Philippines Green Economy Partnership: Green Up to Scale Up MSME Transformation Grant

Grant mechanism (€250,000–€500,000) under the EU-Philippines Green Economy Partnership (2023–2028) supporting circular economy networks working with Philippine MSMEs. Prioritizes agriculture and fisheries, tourism, food, and textile sectors. Highlights financing mechanisms and multi-stakeholder network models relevant to LGUs and development organizations.

Program / Funding Reference

EU Delegation to the Philippines. (2026). Green up to scale up: MSME transformation grant. European External Action Service.

Circular Economy Policy Initiatives and Experiences in the Philippines: Lessons for Asia and the Pacific and Beyond

Reviews the trajectory of Philippine CE policy initiatives from 2010 onward, identifying lessons for other developing economies in Asia-Pacific. Discusses institutional roles, policy gaps, and the enabling conditions needed for systemic CE transition.

Policy Analysis

Bueta, G. (2022). Circular economy policy initiatives and experiences in the Philippines: Lessons for Asia and the Pacific and beyond. In Transitioning from a linear to a circular economy in developing Asia. Asian Development Bank Institute.

UNIDO Circular Innovations & the TEST Methodology

UNIDO’s approach to helping enterprises identify resource-efficiency and circular opportunities through the Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology (TEST) methodology — a structured way to assess material, water, and energy use and turn waste into cost-saving alternatives. Practical, enterprise-level framework well-suited to MSME capability-building and training programs.

Methodology / Tool

United Nations Industrial Development Organization. (n.d.). Circular innovations.

Framework for Circular Economy for the ASEAN Economic Community

Sets the regional vision and strategic priorities for circular economy cooperation in ASEAN. Useful for situating Philippine MSME initiatives within regional directions on standards, trade, innovation, finance, and resource efficiency.

Regional Policy Framework

Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (2021). Framework for circular economy for the ASEAN Economic Community.

I-GO Assistant: SME Resource Efficiency Self-Assessment and Navigation Tool

Allows enterprises to rapidly assess performance in energy, water, materials, waste, and chemicals, then directs them to relevant improvement resources. Suitable as an entry-level diagnostic for MSME training and advisory programs.

Online Assessment Tool

Green Industry Platform. (n.d.). I-GO Assistant: The SME resource efficiency self-assessment and navigation tool.

Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Clubs

Presents a group-based approach for helping small enterprises identify and implement low-cost resource-efficiency and cleaner-production measures. Useful for chambers, LGUs, universities, and business support organizations designing cohort-based assistance.

Implementation Guide / Program Model

United Nations Industrial Development Organization. (2023). Resource efficient and cleaner production clubs.

Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy Readiness Self-Assessment Tool

Provides a structured self-assessment for examining an enterprise’s readiness to combine digital transformation and circular economy practices. Useful for diagnosing strategy, technology, operations, people, and ecosystem gaps.

Self-Assessment Tool

Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia. (2020). Industry 4.0 and circular economy readiness self-assessment tool.