Demonstrating our circular progress
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles are not an afterthought at Reconomy, they’re at the centre of how we operate and innovate. From reducing waste and emissions to empowering communities and building resilient supply chains, ESG drives our strategy, our services, and our ambition.
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Our sustainability strategy
At Reconomy, sustainability isn’t a side project; it’s central to how we operate, innovate, and grow. We’re challenging traditional models of resource use and consumption by embedding sustainability at the core of our business strategy.
Our purpose-driven approach is designed to deliver more than just operational excellence. Read Reconomy’s latest Sustainability Report, which is aligned with the internationally recognised Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and Taskforce for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Download the 2025 reportGuiding our approach
Our Sustainability Strategy is centred on purpose, thoughtful planning, and long-term ambition, delivered across three core values;
Business value
Helping our clients future-proof their operations by embedding circular principles into supply chains, logistics, product design, and compliance strategies.
See our business valueEnvironmental value
Reducing reliance on virgin materials, lowering emissions, and enabling closed-loop systems that preserve natural resources.
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Creating equitable access to opportunities, supporting inclusive growth, and investing in communities.
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Tracking circularity through Earth Overshoot Day
At Reconomy, we believe sustainability must be measurable. That’s why we track our impact using Earth Overshoot Day — the point each year when humanity’s demand for natural resources exceeds what the planet can regenerate.
In 2025, Earth Overshoot Day fell on 24 July. Through our activities with customers, we estimate that we pushed the date back by 12 minutes in 2024 and 15 minutes in 2025. With more closed-loop initiatives underway, we expect this positive contribution to grow. To understand how our business helps delay Earth Overshoot Day, CircuLab focused on building the foundations for long term impact – mapping material flows, identifying data gaps, and running life cycle assessments (LCAs) to understand where value and environmental impact sit across key waste streams. The team developed circularity metrics and dashboards, mass flow Sankey diagrams and a regulatory scanning capability aligned with emerging legislation.
The key factors assessed included:
- Avoided impact (Reconomy vs industry average)
- Total impact (Reconomy)
- Earth’s biocapacity
- Global ecological footprint
Delivering against Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Our sustainability strategy is aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which we have measurably contributed to through our strategy, compliance, ways of working and ESG initiatives.
