In addition to providing practical information, the handbook also addresses the ESG factors associated with the circular economy exclusively for each industry. This would include the impact of circular systems on the environment, including the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the protection of biodiversity, as well as the social benefits, such as job creation, and the economic benefits, such as cost savings and increased competitiveness.

The ultimate goal of the handbook should be to provide guidance and support in a niche evaluation for the development of a more sustainable and equitable future, where the circular economy is a key enabler.

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Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng, Everest Chair is a world-renowned poly-disciplinary scholar at the National University of Singapore (https://www.linkedin.com/in/seeram-ramakrishna/). NUS is ranked among the top five best global universities for engineering in the world (https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/engineering). Thomson Reuters identified him among the World's Most Influential Scientific Minds. Stanford Composite score (c-score) ranks him among the top 6 impactful researchers of the world in the categories of materials, biomedical engineering, and enabling & strategic technologies (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/4). Clarivate Analytics recognized him among the Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers in the world in materials science and cross-fields categories. His publications to date received an H-index of 177 and152,454 citations (https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?hl=en&user=a49NVmkAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate). Highest professional distinctions include an elected Fellow of UK Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng); Singapore Academy of Engineering; Indian National Academy of Engineering; ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology; American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is also an elected Fellow of ASM International, ASME, AIMBE, USA; IMechE and IoM3, UK; ISTE, India; and International Union of Biomaterials Science & Engineering (FBSE). He received PhD from the University of

Cambridge, UK, and the GMP training from Harvard University, USA. Among numerous recognitions he received are: IIT Madras Distinguished Alumni Award; Singapore Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship; UK Cambridge Nehru Fellowship; Distinguished

Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Technology, University of Portsmouth.

Springer Nature-China New Development Award,Honorary Everest Chair of MBUST, Nepal (https://mbustb.org/member_cat/honorary-chair/); CUT Honorary Engineering Doctorate, South Africa; APA Distinguished Researcher Award, International Federation of Engineering Education Societies President award- Global Visionary; Global Engineering Dean's Council Ambassador; ASEAN Outstanding Engineer Award; Institute of Engineers Singapore (IES) Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award. He is regarded as the guru of electrospinning and nanofibers (http://nart2020.com/conferenceinfo/ and http://researchanalytics.thomsonreuters.com/m/pdfs/grr-materialscience.pdf).

His academic leadership includes NUS's Vice-President (Research Strategy); Dean of Faculty of Engineering; Director of

NUS Enterprise; Director of NUS Industry Liaison Office; Director of NUS International Relations Office; Founding Director of NUS Bioengineering; Founding Co-Director of NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Institute. Asa founding Chairman he championed the establishment ~ $100 million Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, SERIS. He served as a board member of several national organizations, policy institutes, and tertiary education institutions. He received Long Service Medal- Pingat Bakti Setia during Singapore National Day Awards 2021. He founded the Global Engineering Deans Council (http://gedcouncil.org/ambassadors) while serving as the Vice-President of International Federation of Engineering Educator Societies (IFEES). He authored the book The Changing Face of Innovation. He is a founding member of Plastics Recycling Association of Singapore, PRAS (https://www.sgc.org.sg/events/event-details/sgc-sustainability-committee-and-pras), and Chairman of Plastics Recycling Center of Excellence (PRCOE). He is the Circular Economy Taskforce Chair

at NUS (https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/unlocking-circular-economy-tickets-156525486945). Heis a member of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE), Singapore. He Co-Chairs the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Advocacy Group at the Singapore Institute of Directors (www.sid.org.sg).

He is a member of Enterprise Singapore's and ISO Committee on Circular Economy. He Chairs the Climate Change TC

at the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES); and a member of standards committee of Singapore Manufacturing Federation (http://www.smfederation.org.sg). He is a member of Technical Committee on Circularity of Materials at

the Singapore Council of Standards, an industry-led effort. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Springer NATURE

Journal Materials Circular Economy (https://www.springer.com/journal/42824); Associate Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier Journal

Circular Economy (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/circular-economy/editorial-board); and Editorial board member of RSC Energy and Environmental Science and NPJ Urban Sustainability journal. He is member of IITMAA Thought Leaders Council. He is an evaluation panel member for the $3 million Alliance Prize in Circular Solutions for Flexibles, sponsored by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (https://www.circularsolutions.theallianceprize.org/evaluation); and Kuwait Prize in the field of emerging interdisciplinary sciences. He is an eminent resource person for universities, companies, governments, individuals, and international organizations. He is a speaker of Asian Leadership Conference

(https://alc.chosun.com/2022/speaker/speaker.html?lang=en&year=2022&pn=10#).

He co-authored a book 'Sustainability for Beginners". He is a member of World Bank Advisory Group for the India Tertiary Education (https://support.qs.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4402509434386-QS-Rankings-Advisory-Board).

He contributed to the UNESCO report entitled 'Knowledge-driven Actions: Transforming Higher Education for Global

Sustainability' (https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000380519; https://www.uib.no/en/sdgbergen/141236/members-unesco-expert-group).

His book on Circular Economy (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-15-8510-4) received 2021 Springer

Nature: China New Development Award (https://group.springernature.com/gp/gr…