Practical pathways

to create a circular

world of good

1. C2C Readiness Explorer: Unify Your Ambition

Pre-Qualification: Aligning Your Goals with C2C

The Cradle to Cradle framework is the single solution to unify your ambitions for UN SDGs, Embedded Carbon, and Social Fairness into one verifiable, profitable strategy.

Q1. Material Value: Are you actively tracking or planning to quantify the residual asset value of your materials at the End of Use(e.g., for reuse or leasing)?

Q2. Embodied Carbon: Are you planning to measure and actively reduce the Embedded Carbon(GHG emissions) associated with your product's manufacturing processes?

Q3. Chemical Purity: Are you committed to full chemical transparency(down to 100 ppm) to ensure your product contains ZERO persistent toxins(like PFAS or Phthalates)?

Q4. Water & Soil: Does your manufacturing process aim to return water to the local watershed as clean or cleaner than it was taken in?

Q5. Circular Design: Are your products intentionally designed to be either easily **disassembled for repair/reuse** or naturally **home compostable** at the **End of Use**?

Q6. Social Fairness: Are you actively auditing your supply chain (beyond Tier 1 suppliers) to ensure **fair wages, safe working conditions, and ethical sourcing**?

Q7. SDG Unification: Do you need a single, credible, third-party audited framework that can **verify and unify** your commitments to the **UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)**?

Q8. Regulatory Resilience: Is your business model prepared for future EU regulations that will ban common materials (like PFAS) and enforce **Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)** fees?

Your Score: 0 / 8

2. Biological vs. Technical: Your Product's Destiny

What next for your product?

This workflow determines your product's possible circular pathway and tests its viability against C2C Certified Material Health requirements.

Part 1: Product Function & Intention

Q1. Is the product designed to be durable and **reused repeatedly**?

Part 1: Product Function & Intention

Q2. Can your product be easily returned to the manufacturer or a collection point for **disassembly, reuse, or recycling** after its first **End of Use**?

Part 1: Product Function & Intention

Q3. Does the product or its packaging inevitably mix with **food, organic waste, or soil** during its use or disposal?

Part 1: Product Function & Intention

Q4. Is the product designed to have a short, **single-use life**?

Part 2: The Material Health Audit

Q5. Chemical Disclosure: Can you currently list ALL chemical ingredients in the product (including glues, dyes, and coatings) down to **100 parts per million (ppm)**?

(The C2C framework requires this full, detailed chemical inventory for screening.)

Part 2: The Material Health Audit

Q6. Toxicity Check: Based on your current knowledge, do your materials contain any known persistent toxins (e.g., PFAS, Phthalates, or heavy metals) that are on the REACH or C2C **Restricted Substances List**?

(If unsure, answer YES to proceed with a suggested optimisation plan.)

Material Health Status:

3. C2C Financial Payback & Risk Explorer

Q1. Premium Revenue: Will verified non-toxic claims (e.g., zero microplastics/PFAS) allow you to command a premium price in health-conscious markets?

Q2. Supply Chain Resilience: Does C2C traceability of plant-based materials protect you from petrochemical price volatility?

Q3. Waste Stream Revenue: Can you generate revenue or avoid disposal fees by converting your End of Use material into high-quality compost or soil amendment?

Q4. Regulatory Resilience: Does the C2C audit reduce the risk of future greenwashing accusations and protect against incoming regulatory fines(e.g., EU EPR penalties)?

C2C Help Centre (Hover for details in UK English)

C2C Design Framework The Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Design Framework is a philosophy that mandates products must be designed for continuous circulation in either the Technical or Biological cycle, eliminating the concept of waste entirely.

Material Health This is the first step towards C2C Certified certification. It requires all ingredients (dyes, glues, coatings) are identified and screened down to 100 parts per million (ppm) to ensure safety.

Biological Nutrient A product designed to be a Biological Nutrient is intended to safely return to the soil and biosphere. It must be 100% compostable and non-toxic so it becomes "food" for the earth.

Technical Nutrient A product designed to be a Technical Nutrient is a durable asset (like plastic, metal, or glass) intended to be endlessly reused or recycled within circular industrial systems.

Restricted Substances List (RSL) A list of chemicals that are banned or restricted from use in C2C Certified products, including persistent chemicals like PFAS(forever chemicals).

C2C Assessor An independent, accredited third-party expert who officially screens your chemical inventory and verifies your product's compliance against the C2C standard. You can hire an assessor to start the process. Ask us for an introduction. We aim to bring you a quick and refined way to get a quote for this work very soon.

The 100 ppm Threshold This is the level of disclosure required for C2C. Listing every chemical above 0.01%(100 parts per million) ensures you have full visibility into all potential toxins, including hidden additives.

Optimisation Strategy If toxins are found, this is your positive design plan to replace them. The strategy outlines how you will swap harmful chemicals for alternatives to achieve a higher C2C certification level in the future.

Practical pathways

to create a circular

world of good

1. C2C Readiness Explorer: Unify Your Ambition

Pre-Qualification: Aligning Your Goals with C2C

2. Biological vs. Technical: Your Product's Destiny

What next for your product?

Part 1: Product Function & Intention

Part 1: Product Function & Intention

Part 1: Product Function & Intention

Part 1: Product Function & Intention

Part 2: The Material Health Audit

Part 2: The Material Health Audit

Material Health Status:

3. C2C Financial Payback & Risk Explorer

C2C Help Centre (Hover for details in UK English)

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