• Objective : Determine the degree of the company’s own circularity

• Output : Three recommendations for fields of action in addition to the assessment of the degree of circular economy

• Procedure : Questionnaire with 15 questions; duration: 30-45 min

• Objective : Check how well companies are prepared for the circular economy

• Outcome : Score & Classification

• Procedure : Questionnaire with 14 questions; duration: 15-20 min

• Objective : To assess the current status of the company with regard to the transition to a circular economy

• Outcome : Assessment of the position in the circular economy

• Procedure : Questionnaire with 50 questions; duration: 15-20 min

• Objective : Assess the maturity level regarding the circular economy

• Outcome : Recommendations for further development of the company

• Goal : To facilitate entry into the topic and raise awareness

• Outcome : After initial evaluation, personal exchange for the development of a tailored action plan is possible

• Procedure : Questionnaire with 56 questions

• Goal : To identify initial starting points for greater sustainability in the company's daily operations.

• Outcome : Network diagram showing the current and desired maturity level



• Objective : Assess the maturity level regarding the circular economy

• Outcome : Recommendations for further development of the company

• Objective : To identify company-wide climate protection measures

• Outcome : Checklists and information on possible climate protection measures

• Procedure : Questionnaire covering a total of 4 categories

• Goal : To facilitate entry into the topic and raise awareness

• Outcome : After initial evaluation, personal exchange for the development of a tailored action plan is possible

• Procedure : Questionnaire with 56 questions

• Objective : To find out how ready a company is for CSRD reporting.

• Outcome : Assessment of the company's readiness regarding reporting.

• Procedure : Questionnaire with a total of 8 subcategories

• Goal : Digital and efficient creation of sustainability reports for various corporate groups

• Outcome : Sustainability Report

• Procedure : Questionnaire, tailored to the company

• Objective : To enable VDMA member companies, especially SMEs, to record and report Scope 3 emissions.

• Outcome : Support in calculating the corporate carbon footprint

• Objective : To determine the CO2 footprint with information on product-, process- and location-related greenhouse gas emissions.

• Outcome : Greenhouse gas balance of the company (CCF) and the products (PCF)



• Objective : To identify how material losses occur, how they can be reduced and thus how overall energy consumption can be reduced

• Outcome : Resource saving potential in the company

• Procedure : Questionnaire with 8 questions on 3 topics

• Objective : To consider the material and energy consumption of a product during product development.

• Outcome : Resource-saving potential in the product

• Procedure : Questionnaire with a total of 6 questions

• Objective : To identify efficiency potentials arising from the use of digital methods.

• Outcome : Resource savings potential through digitalization

• Procedure : Questionnaire with a total of 6 questions

• Objective : To create a customized resource check based on the company's requirements.

• Outcome : Individual resource check, which can be used and evaluated like the other questionnaires.

• Procedure : Selection of relevant topics into 6 categories

• Objective : Redesign of an existing model or create a new model

• Outcome : Business Model Canvas

• Procedure : Questionnaire with 14 questions

• Objective : To identify starting points for circular value creation

• Outcome : Action plans and solutions, as well as individual areas of action

• Proceed :

• Orientation phase & solution phase

• Documents (presentations, knowledge base, templates) for download and self-completion.

• Presentations support methodical implementation

• Templates for developing and documenting the individual steps