Sustainable Design Checkup

80% of a product's environmental impact
is decided at the design stage.

The Sustainable Design Checkup is CircoGreen's circular design diagnostic: six dimensions and 30 criteria that quickly locate where your product and brand stand in the circular era, with the fastest-acting path to improve. Start with the free 3-minute quick scan and see where you are.

Circular Design Life-Cycle Thinking ESPR / DPP Circular Business Models
01 · The Checkup

Before the big investment, run a checkup.

Regulatory deadlines keep closing in: the EU's ESPR ecodesign requirements, the Digital Product Passport, the CBAM carbon border mechanism, and Taiwan's Resource Circulation Promotion Act. Most brands are not unwilling to move; they simply don't know where to start. The checkup is one systematic inventory that tells you what already passes, where the risks sit, and which three steps work fastest.

For Exporters

Export-driven brands and manufacturers

You sell into the EU or supply international brands, facing the ESPR, DPP and CBAM timelines without ever having mapped your own exposure.

The checkup gives you · a regulatory exposure map
For Suppliers

Suppliers asked for answers

Key accounts or channels are starting to request ESG data and carbon numbers, and you're unsure whether to begin with an inventory, the packaging, or the product itself.

The checkup gives you · hotspot positioning, no wasted spend
For Brands

Brands committed to sustainability

You want to invest but fear the wrong direction, and greenwashing. You need a scientific starting point and a roadmap backed by data.

The checkup gives you · an executable improvement sequence
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Material Selection

B

Product & Structural Design

C

Packaging & Accessories

D

Business Model Circularity

E

Life-Cycle Hotspots

F

Regulatory & Market Readiness

Six dimensions × 30 criteria. The framework integrates circular design principles, LCA life-cycle thinking and the shared language of ISO 59004 and ESRS E5, developed by CircoGreen into a cross-industry edition.

01
Interview

Diagnostic Interview

A 90-minute interview, on site or online. A consultant walks you through every item, avoiding the blind spots and overestimates of self-assessment.

02
Position

Analysis & Positioning

A six-dimension radar chart plus maturity grading: Starter, Transition, Leader. Your position at a glance.

03
Roadmap

Report & Feedback

A diagnostic report within one week, including the three fastest-acting recommendations and the subsidy resources that can support them.

02 · Quick Scan, Free

3 minutes, 8 questions.

Eight questions distilled from the 30 criteria. Answer on instinct. This is not an exam; it's a mirror.

Answer on instinct · 8 questions

*The quick scan is directional only. In the full 30-criteria version, a CircoGreen consultant walks you through every item and delivers a diagnostic report with an improvement path.

03 · Full Assessment

The full checkup, for brands serious about moving.

The quick scan shows the direction; the full checkup gives you executable answers. This is CircoGreen's paid diagnostic service: transparent pricing, and engaged clients receive a dedicated access code to come back, review and retest anytime.

Full Checkup · Paid Diagnostic
NT$ 28,000excl. tax / per product line
Formal carbon footprint verification typically starts at several hundred thousand NT dollars. The checkup, at less than one tenth of that cost, first confirms whether to invest and where.
Commission a follow-up project within six months100% of the fee is creditedThe checkup becomes your project deposit
  • All 30 criteria across six dimensionsA consultant walks you through every item in a 90-minute interview. Each point requires evidence; feeling good about yourself doesn't count.
  • Radar chart and maturity grading reportDelivered within one week, clearly marking your strengths, your risks, and the three fastest-acting recommendations.
  • One consultant session (60 minutes)After delivery, the consultant personally interprets the report with you: improvement paths item by item, actions sequenced, turning the diagnosis into an executable plan.
  • Annual retest trackingYour access code stays valid long term. Return after six months or a year of improvement, retest, and turn your progress into data you can communicate.
  • Subsidy resource assessmentMatching government resources are assessed in parallel: the Resource Circulation Promotion Act innovation sandbox, SBIR, and brand development programs, maximizing the financial leverage of every improvement.
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Full Assessment · Unlocked

The full checkup: six dimensions, 30 criteria.

Score each item as it stands today: 0 not yet, 1 partly, 2 done with evidence to show. Results build live on the right as you answer. Press "Submit Results" so your CircoGreen consultant can study your self-assessment before the interview.

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Six-Dimension Radar

Send Results to CircoGreen

All 30 criteria completed.
Submitting your results completes the diagnosis. A CircoGreen consultant will study your self-assessment before the interview.
Sent! A CircoGreen consultant will study your self-assessment before the interview.

Results are used solely for CircoGreen diagnostics and never shared with third parties.
The PDF report is yours to keep or forward.

04 · Start Here

Let's talk first, then decide whether to invest.

Tell us about your product and the sustainability requirements you're facing. One free conversation helps you judge whether the checkup fits you and what the road beyond it looks like.

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LINE
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