A Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland – Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA)

Footnotes

1 Scottish Government, Island communities impact assessments: guidance and toolkit, 2022.

2 Scottish Government, Circular Economy and Waste Route Map to 2030, 2024.

3 UNEP, Global resources outlook 2019: natural resources for the future we want, 2019.

4 Scottish Government, Scotland’s Circular Economy and Waste Route Map to 2030: Equality Impact Assessment – Results, 2025.

5 Scottish Government, Update to the Climate Change Plan 2018- 2032, 2026

6 Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

7 United Nations, The 17 Goals | Sustainable Development, 2015.

8 European Commission Circular Economy Action Plan

9 UNFCCC, The Paris Agreement, 2015.

10 Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024.

11 Scottish Government, Securing a green recovery on a path to net zero: climate change plan 2018–2032 – update, 2026

12 Scottish Government, Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation, 2022.

13 Scottish Government, Just Transition - A Fairer, Greener Scotland: Scottish Government response, 2021.

14 Scottish Government The First National Good Food Nation Plan 2025.

15 Scottish Government Biodiversity strategy to 2045: tackling the nature emergency 2024.

16 Scottish Government Environment Strategy 2026.

17 Scottish Government, Green industrial strategy, 2024.

18 Scottish Government, National Litter and Flytipping Strategy, 2023.

19 UK Government Guidance Extended producer responsibility for packaging: who is affected and what to do

20 UK Government The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations. 2013

21 UK Government Guidance - Waste batteries: producer responsibility

22 Scottish Government The Cost of Remoteness: Reflecting higher living costs in remote rural Scotland when measuring fuel poverty 2021.

23 Zero Waste Scotland Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Scottish Highlands and Islands, 2024.

24 Scottish Government, Scottish islands: data overview 2023, 2023.

25 Gibb et al, Sustainable Housing Policy in Scotland: Re-Booting the Affordable Housing Supply Programme, 2024.

26 Scottish Government, Poverty in rural Scotland: evidence review, 2021.

27 National Records of Scotland, Projected Population of Scotland: 2022-based, 2025.

28 Scottish Government, Scottish Islands Typology: overview 2024, 2024.

29 Scottish Government, Rural Scotland Data Dashboard: Overview, 2023.