Weight and ranking of sustainable financing strategies
| Category | ID | Sustainable financing strategies | Weight(a) | Weight (b) | Rank(a) | Rank(b) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to funds for circular infrastructure projects | A1 | Public equity funds | 0.0532 | 0.0167 | 6 | 21 |
| A2 | Corporate bonds | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 12 | 30 | |
| A3 | Private market funds | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 14 | 41 | |
| A4 | Innovative funding and finance | 0.1383 | 0.0435 | 2 | 7 | |
| A5 | Green bonds | 0.1702 | 0.0535 | 1 | 3 | |
| A6 | Credit institutions | 0.0426 | 0.0134 | 8 | 24 | |
| A7 | CE venture capital | 0.1064 | 0.0334 | 4 | 13 | |
| A8 | Company’s internally generated funds | 0.0426 | 0.0134 | 8 | 24 | |
| A9 | Green loan | 0.1064 | 0.0334 | 4 | 13 | |
| A10 | Green finance | 0.1277 | 0.0401 | 3 | 8 | |
| A11 | Green climate fund | 0.0426 | 0.0134 | 8 | 24 | |
| A12 | Green credits | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 14 | 41 | |
| A13 | Sustainable/ green banking | 0.0426 | 0.0134 | 8 | 24 | |
| A14 | Sustainable finance | 0.0532 | 0.0167 | 6 | 21 | |
| A15 | Environmental finance | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 14 | 41 | |
| A16 | Sustainability bonds | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 12 | 30 | |
| Quality of financial resources | Q1 | Providing valuable collateral (guarantees) to secure funding for circular infrastructure projects | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 1 | 30 |
| Q2 | Access to external funds with reasonable interest rate and other cost associated with external funding | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 2 | 30 | |
| Cost management practices | C1 | Cost reduction through resource efficiency or minimization of resource consumption | 0.0532 | 0.0167 | 3 | 21 |
| C2 | Reverse logistics practices | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 4 | 30 | |
| C3 | Waste reduction practices | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 4 | 30 | |
| C4 | Circular procurement financing | 0.1170 | 0.0368 | 2 | 11 | |
| C5 | Just in time delivery | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 7 | 41 | |
| C6 | Funding circularity at the design phase | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 4 | 30 | |
| C7 | Financial risk assessment | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 7 | 41 | |
| C8 | Standardization and integration of circular metrics into financial reporting | 0.1277 | 0.0401 | 1 | 8 | |
| Government financial support | G1 | Green tax exemptions | 0.1170 | 0.0368 | 3 | 11 |
| G2 | Import duties incentives | 0.0851 | 0.0268 | 5 | 16 | |
| G3 | Subsidies/Incentives | 0.1596 | 0.0502 | 1 | 4 | |
| G4 | Soft loans | 0.0745 | 0.0234 | 6 | 18 | |
| G5 | Financial policy formulation for circular infrastructure projects | 0.1277 | 0.0401 | 2 | 8 | |
| G6 | Start-up financing and grants | 0.1064 | 0.0334 | 4 | 13 | |
| Technology and innovation | T1 | Investment in CE technology and innovation | 0.1596 | 0.0502 | 1 | 4 |
| T2 | Green innovation | 0.0851 | 0.0268 | 2 | 16 | |
| T3 | Digital finance on green investment | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 4 | 41 | |
| T4 | Investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy | 0.0745 | 0.0234 | 3 | 18 | |
| Project organizational initiatives | P1 | Commitment and leadership of contractor and client toward achieving financial performance | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 7 | 30 |
| P2 | Adequate financial knowledge and experience of the project team | 0.0319 | 0.0100 | 5 | 28 | |
| P3 | Knowledge and capacity building in life cycle cost management of circular infrastructure projects | 0.2021 | 0.0635 | 1 | 1 | |
| P4 | Awareness creation on cost reduction practices | 0.0745 | 0.0234 | 4 | 18 | |
| P5 | Competitive pressure towards circular infrastructure projects | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 7 | 30 | |
| P6 | Financial quality management | 0.0319 | 0.0100 | 5 | 28 | |
| P7 | Market orientation | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 7 | 30 | |
| P8 | Collaborative financing between relevant stakeholders | 0.1809 | 0.0569 | 2 | 2 | |
| P9 | Financial risk-sharing mechanisms | 0.1489 | 0.0468 | 3 | 6 | |
| P10 | Decent employment opportunities | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 7 | 30 |
| Category | ID | Sustainable financing strategies | Weight(a) | Weight (b) | Rank(a) | Rank(b) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to funds for circular infrastructure projects | A1 | Public equity funds | 0.0532 | 0.0167 | 6 | 21 |
| A2 | Corporate bonds | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 12 | 30 | |
| A3 | Private market funds | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 14 | 41 | |
| A4 | Innovative funding and finance | 0.1383 | 0.0435 | 2 | 7 | |
| A5 | Green bonds | 0.1702 | 0.0535 | 1 | 3 | |
| A6 | Credit institutions | 0.0426 | 0.0134 | 8 | 24 | |
| A7 | CE venture capital | 0.1064 | 0.0334 | 4 | 13 | |
| A8 | Company’s internally generated funds | 0.0426 | 0.0134 | 8 | 24 | |
| A9 | Green loan | 0.1064 | 0.0334 | 4 | 13 | |
| A10 | Green finance | 0.1277 | 0.0401 | 3 | 8 | |
| A11 | Green climate fund | 0.0426 | 0.0134 | 8 | 24 | |
| A12 | Green credits | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 14 | 41 | |
| A13 | Sustainable/ green banking | 0.0426 | 0.0134 | 8 | 24 | |
| A14 | Sustainable finance | 0.0532 | 0.0167 | 6 | 21 | |
| A15 | Environmental finance | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 14 | 41 | |
| A16 | Sustainability bonds | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 12 | 30 | |
| Quality of financial resources | Q1 | Providing valuable collateral (guarantees) to secure funding for circular infrastructure projects | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 1 | 30 |
| Q2 | Access to external funds with reasonable interest rate and other cost associated with external funding | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 2 | 30 | |
| Cost management practices | C1 | Cost reduction through resource efficiency or minimization of resource consumption | 0.0532 | 0.0167 | 3 | 21 |
| C2 | Reverse logistics practices | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 4 | 30 | |
| C3 | Waste reduction practices | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 4 | 30 | |
| C4 | Circular procurement financing | 0.1170 | 0.0368 | 2 | 11 | |
| C5 | Just in time delivery | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 7 | 41 | |
| C6 | Funding circularity at the design phase | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 4 | 30 | |
| C7 | Financial risk assessment | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 7 | 41 | |
| C8 | Standardization and integration of circular metrics into financial reporting | 0.1277 | 0.0401 | 1 | 8 | |
| Government financial support | G1 | Green tax exemptions | 0.1170 | 0.0368 | 3 | 11 |
| G2 | Import duties incentives | 0.0851 | 0.0268 | 5 | 16 | |
| G3 | Subsidies/Incentives | 0.1596 | 0.0502 | 1 | 4 | |
| G4 | Soft loans | 0.0745 | 0.0234 | 6 | 18 | |
| G5 | Financial policy formulation for circular infrastructure projects | 0.1277 | 0.0401 | 2 | 8 | |
| G6 | Start-up financing and grants | 0.1064 | 0.0334 | 4 | 13 | |
| Technology and innovation | T1 | Investment in CE technology and innovation | 0.1596 | 0.0502 | 1 | 4 |
| T2 | Green innovation | 0.0851 | 0.0268 | 2 | 16 | |
| T3 | Digital finance on green investment | 0.0106 | 0.0033 | 4 | 41 | |
| T4 | Investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy | 0.0745 | 0.0234 | 3 | 18 | |
| Project organizational initiatives | P1 | Commitment and leadership of contractor and client toward achieving financial performance | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 7 | 30 |
| P2 | Adequate financial knowledge and experience of the project team | 0.0319 | 0.0100 | 5 | 28 | |
| P3 | Knowledge and capacity building in life cycle cost management of circular infrastructure projects | 0.2021 | 0.0635 | 1 | 1 | |
| P4 | Awareness creation on cost reduction practices | 0.0745 | 0.0234 | 4 | 18 | |
| P5 | Competitive pressure towards circular infrastructure projects | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 7 | 30 | |
| P6 | Financial quality management | 0.0319 | 0.0100 | 5 | 28 | |
| P7 | Market orientation | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 7 | 30 | |
| P8 | Collaborative financing between relevant stakeholders | 0.1809 | 0.0569 | 2 | 2 | |
| P9 | Financial risk-sharing mechanisms | 0.1489 | 0.0468 | 3 | 6 | |
| P10 | Decent employment opportunities | 0.0213 | 0.0067 | 7 | 30 |
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