CIRCULAR TRANSITION INDICATORSCASE STUDIES
A sustainable management of resources is a strategic and fundamental
objective of our business. Our involvement in the pilot study of theCTI framework contributed substantially to deepen our knowledge
about circularity indicators and define improvements. We believe thatcircular metrics provide short-term benefits and long-term strategic
opportunities. Collaborating with a common language is fundamental
to promote circular business models and co-create circular solutions.

Organization Name:
EfacecIndustry:
Energy, Mobility & Environment
Number of employees:
2,531
Annual revenue:€ 354 million
Website:https://www.efacec.pt/

Anabela Magalhães,Head of Sustainability, Efacec
Why are circular metrics interesting to your company?
Efacec develops and delivers integrated solutions in energy, mobility,
and the environment with the purpose of designing a smarter future fora better life. We have the objective to design innovative products andwork with our supply chain to contribute to the decarbonization of theglobal economy and promote the adoption of circular strategies. We areinterested in circular metrics because we believe it allows us to measureand improve upon our circular performance. Through this framework,
Efacec can understand its progress, monitor it over time, and use these
metrics to inform key stakeholders.

Key challenges

Solutions

Results

We focused the CTI assessment
on an oil immersed distribution
transformer that incorporates
steel, copper, and insulating oil.
Implementing a circular economy isnaturally a disruptive and complex
process. A key challenge wasdefining the scope of analysis
given that the durability of products
is not adequately considered in CTI.
Therefore, in our assessment wedid not include end of life services.

In the case of our CTI assessment,
we already had performed a life
cycle analysis for the immersed
distribution transformer product.
This facilitated access to allnecessary data and our ability toapply the framework.
A multidisciplinary team carriedout the assessment thus ensuring
a comprehensive and complete
application of the methodology.

The CTI framework allowed us toanalyze our circular performancethrough a structured process. The
calculated indicators demonstrate
a relatively high circular percentage
of material inflow and outflow dueto the significant degree of circularmaterials. The results have made usaware of the key points that needfurther development, specificallythe necessity of having deeper
information regarding the origin ofmaterials and their criticality.
In sum, applying CTI helped
us characterize how circularis our equipment and identify
more efficiently the risks andopportunities inherent to the
manufacturing of our product.

Obtaining information about
the incorporated materials fromthe supply chain was anotherchallenge that we faced. This
underlines the importance of
establishing a common languagewith our suppliers and clientsto facilitate collection of dataand implementation of a circular
strategy.

The CTI assessment has allowed
us to measure weaknesses andidentify key improvement actions
that we have now prioritized andare in the course of development.