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Gain Clarity on Your Material Flows and Circular Performance
Waste and resource flow mapping is a strategic process that tracks materials, energy, and water through every stage of a business’s value chain, from raw material extraction and production to distribution, customer usage, and the materials’ eventual end of life. The mapping process identifies “waste hotspots” and bottlenecks where resources leak out of the system instead of being recaptured.
Baselining establishes a quantitative and qualitative starting point for a company’s circularity performance. By pulling data from existing systems (such as ERP or SAP), organizations can create a holistic database of material usage that serves as a foundation for launching a circular strategy.
This initial assessment enables management to model the impact of changes to raw materials or processes on their overall circularity score before making significant investments.
Client Challenges: How YCP Delivers Solutions
Many organizations struggle to operationalize circularity because they lack clear visibility into how resources actually move through their business. Common challenges include:
YCP’s waste and resource flow mapping and baselining service solves this by replacing assumptions with empirical data. We map material, energy, and water flows across your value chain and establish a standardized baseline that reveals inefficiencies, compliance gaps, and high value recovery points. This creates the foundation for targeted circular economy initiatives, improved sustainability and climate reporting, and measurable improvements in resource productivity.
With a verified baseline in place, leadership teams can:
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The specialist Sustainability and Climate Change practice of Renoir Consulting focusing on global sustainability solutions