CSA Group Standards and Research Support the Transition toward the Circular Economy
CSA Group’s vision of creating a better, safer, and more sustainable world aligns fully with the concepts of a circular economy and its ultimate goals: minimize waste, optimize the use of resources, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Considering the importance of mobilizing a circular economy, we have established circularity as a strategic focus and priority across all of the sectors that we operate in.
CSA Group is a global organization dedicated to safety, social good, and sustainability. We are a leader in standards research, development, education, and advocacy, as well as in testing, inspection, and certification of products and services around the world.
Together with our 11,000 volunteer expert members, CSA Group’s Standards Development organization develops standards that enhance the lives of Canadians and help address emerging, complex issues and technologies. Our standards help ensure the quality and safety of services, products, and systems we encounter at home, at work, and at play.
Helping Canadian industry reduce waste and manage resources
CSA Group has been publishing standards supporting circularity for many years, including:
- guideline for disassembly and adaptability in buildings
- standard for deconstructing buildings
- guideline for accountable management of end-of-life materials
- CSA Group will soon introduce a new standard that will help standard that will help define recycling in the context of plastics. Providing such national definitions will help establish recycling targets in Canada, measure recycling outcomes in a consistent and transparent way, and verify that set targets have been met.
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