The Live Circular Canvas project has developed a tool to create a better understanding of the connection between the ReSOLVE initiatives and the Building blocks in the CBMC as well as mapping out the steps needed to reach the goals set up in the ReSOLVE profile.
ReSOLVEmeter is a self-assessment spreadsheet tool that allows a company to plan and map out each ReSOLVE project, connecting it to the affected CBMC Building Blocks, and thereby facilitate a more precise Circular Business Model Canvas (CBMC).
The ReSOVLEmeter contains a Roadmapping feature that allows the user to set up milestones, resources and budget for each desired project, in the short, medium and long term perspective. It also features a CBMC Roadmap feature, where the different projects are shown as items in the relevant CMCB Building Blocks.
The ReSOLVEmeter will help visualize the planned projects and build a realistic Roadmap for going forward.
ReSOLVEmeter is a self-assessment spreadsheet tool that allows a company to plan and map out each ReSOLVE project, connecting it to the affected CBMC Building Blocks, and thereby facilitate a more precise Circular Business Model Canvas (CBMC).
The ReSOVLEmeter contains a Roadmapping feature that allows the user to set up milestones, resources and budget for each desired project, in the short, medium and long term perspective. It also features a CBMC Roadmap feature, where the different projects are shown as items in the relevant CMCB Building Blocks.
The ReSOLVEmeter will help visualize the planned projects and build a realistic Roadmap for going forward.
The first tab in the ReSOLVEmeter spreadsheet is called ReSOLVEmeter & ReSOLVEroadmap. In the first column down you find the ReSOLVE categories
- Regenerate
- Share
- Optimize
- Loop
- Virtualize
- Exchange
Under each category you can specify the different ReSOLVE project ideas. For each initiative the company specifies the highest achievable level of implementation of that project idea as well as the starting point.
In this example, our “Farm near Rotterdam” wants to switch to renewable energy power sources by setting up solar panels on the roof of the buildings, instead of using energy from conventional energy companies. They believe that they could reach 100% renewable energy, but they are starting out with only 10% being from renewable sources.
hey also believe that they could reuse more of their packing materials, like the milk bottles they sell from the farm shop. For the bottles to be reused that would require some incentive like a bottle deposit system and some kind of Take Back system is required.
Another goal could be to sustain or improve the health of their ecosystem. To this end they would like to support other organisations that work towards circularity. This is not directly something that the business does itself, but it still counts in the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) budget. This could be done by buying CO2 certificates to offset carbon emissions, or as in this case supporting a local association that is working with circularity. They might also switch from a conventional grain type to an organic one.
In the ReSOLVEmeter they can now set all the desired (end)goals and then set an intermediate goal (NOW goal) combined with a specific project, and how far towards the end goal this will take them.
Another goal could be to sustain or improve the health of their ecosystem. To this end they would like to support other organisations that work towards circularity. This is not directly something that the business does itself, but it still counts in the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) budget. This could be done by buying CO2 certificates to offset carbon emissions, or as in this case supporting a local association that is working with circularity. They might also switch from a conventional grain type to an organic one.
In the ReSOLVEmeter they can now set all the desired (end)goals and then set an intermediate goal (NOW goal) combined with a specific project, and how far towards the end goal this will take them.
In the ReSOLVEroadmap we can see the most important points of the first phase (NOW - 1st year) of each of the proposed projects outlined: What resources are needed, the proposed budget for each project, what CBMC Building Block that will be (primarily) affected and why and a small Gantt diagram that shows how much time the first phase of the project will take.
This plan is extended to the NEXT (2nd and 3rd year) and to the FUTURE (4th and 5th year).
Some of the projects will not have a 5-year lifespan, but then might require some upkeep, maintenance or upgrades along the way, those can be noted in the NEXT and FUTURE roadmaps.
