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Draft circular economy strategy: partial business and regulatory impact assessment

Partial business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) for the draft Circular Economy Strategy.


Footnotes

1 Scottish Government, Circular Economy and Waste Route Map, 2024

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

3 Scottish Government, Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2021, 2023

Scottish Government, Scotland's circular economy and waste route map to 2030, 2024

5 Scottish Government, Just transition for the built environment and construction sector: a discussion paper, 2023

In-the-loop.pdf

Building a more productive and resilient UK through circularity

8 Scottish Government, The Environment Strategy for Scotland Consultation Draft, 2025

UNThe 17 Goals, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Sustainable Development

10 HM Treasury, Independent report Final Report - The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, 2021

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

12 RREUSE, Briefing on reuse employment potential in Europe, 2021

13 Scottish Government, Supporting documents - Scottish Annual Business Statistics 2022, 2024

14 State of the Circular Economy Report | Zero Waste Scotland

15 Scottish Government, Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

16 Scottish Government, New Deal for business, 2023

17 Scottish Government, Business engagement: principles, 2024

18 Scotland’s Circular Economy and Waste Route Map to 2030

19 Extended producer responsibility for packaging Full Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA)

20 UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021

21 DEFRAIntroduction of mandatory digital waste tracking – Impact Assessment, 2021

22 Net Zero Nation, (website)

23 Building a more productive and resilient UK through circularity

24 green-alliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/In-the-loop.pdf

25 Remanufacturing study | Zero Waste Scotland

26 Zero Waste Scotland, Engaging with manufacturers, 2023

27 Champions 12.3,The business case for reducing food loss and waste, 2017

28 Scottish Government, Waste electrical and electronic equipment reform consultation: business and regulatory impact assessment – partial, 2023; Zero Waste Scotland, , 2023The composition of household waste at the kerbside in 2021-23, 2023

29 Zero Waste Scotland, The Circular Economy and Business

30 CMACompetition assessment guidelines, 2023

31 Scottish Government, Trade: our vision, 2021

32 Scottish Government, New Deal with Local Government – Verity House Agreement, 2023

Contact

Email: circulareconomy@gov.scot

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