The PCDS initiative invited their members to the first webinar of 2021 with an interesting agenda. The recent developments of the PCDS including the advancement of the different pilot projects were discussed. The recording of the meeting can be found on the related link.

The Product Circularity Data Sheet (PCDS) is a standardized digital fingerprint for sharing trusted data on the circularity characteristics of products across supply chains. The PCDS has been developed by the Ministry of Economy of Luxembourg and +ImpaKT, in collaboration with more than 50 international organizations. Today, the PCDS is being made available internationally to thousands of users through Cobuilder, a leading provider of data management solutions for the construction industry.

This collaboration is a major step to improve data management across the international construction industry, relying on the implementation of relevant ISO and CEN standards. This represents the first among many collaborations to propagate the PCDS across all the sectors.

Learn more on the PCDS: https://pcds.lu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PCDS_article_March2021.pdf

Learn more on Cobuilder: https://cobuilder.com/en/cobuilder-define-construction-actors/

Today the Luxembourgish government presented its circular economy strategy. Elaborated commonly by the Ministry of Energy and Spatial Planning, the Ministry of the Economy, the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Finance, the strategy mentions leading initiatives in Luxembourg including the Product Circularity Data Sheet. The PCDS is a flagship project receiving large public support due to its success.

Out of 189 applicants, the PCDS initiative and +Impakt have been shortlisted as one of the 20 finalists of this year’s Green Alley Award. The voting being closed since February 2nd 2021, the PCDS is not under the five finalists for the 2020/2021 Award. We wish the 5 finalists many success to innovate in the field of Circular Economy.

The eco-innovation observatory released in November 2020 the EIO biennial report and cites the Product Circularity Data Sheet as a good practice example.

Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy and Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs of Luxembourg, opened the Circularity Showcase webinar of December 8, 2020, with a video message. Its message and encouragement show the importance of the Product Circularity Data Sheet for Luxembourg.

Today’s webinar was a great success due to the large international audience and the quality of the different presentations. During the webinar leading actors of the Product Circularity Data Sheet Initiative could share their experience about the PCDS. Speakers were Mauro Chiappini from ArcelorMittal, René Oly from Astron Buildings, Jan Merckx from GS1 Netherlands and Alain Casoli from Tarkett. Each of them had a different viewpoint and could highlight individual aspects and advantages of the PCDS and its usage. The panel discussion was quite rich of information and all questions from the floor will be answered in a document under the publication section.

Delano publishes article about the Product Circularity Data Sheet as an interview with Dr. Christian Tock, Director Sustainable Technologies of the Ministry of the Economy of Luxembourg, one of the pioneer of the PCDS.

The initiative of the Product Circularity Data Sheet has been put forward by its member Co-Builder on their website.

On December 9, 2019, more than 30 active participants joined the first physical meeting of the Circularity Dataset Initiative to pave the way to the first draft of the Product Circularity Data Sheet (PCDS) at the premises of the Ministry of the Economy in Luxembourg. The agenda of the day was composed of a plenary session and different workshops ending in a forward looking statement to continuing fruitful collaboration.