We will spearhead the formation of Southeast Asia Circular Economy Coalition by 1st Quarter of 2022.
Promote and accelerate the adoption of Circular Economy in the ASEAN region.
Increase the membership to Southeast Asia Circular Economy Coalition to 200 composed of individuals (scientists, academics, industry practitioners) from the 10 member nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This coalition will encourage the governments comprising the ASEAN to adopt the Circular Economy Model as a national policy to ensure the regeneration and preservation of natural capital while ensuring a robust and sustainable business sector. The coalition will also serve as a forum for exchanging innovative ideas and research findings on effective Circular Economy initiatives. Lastly, it will help the ASEAN Secretariat in drafting its policy on Circular Economy. Circular Economy is imperative at this time when we have vast islands of trash in our oceans and we are consuming earth’s natural resources at an unsustainable rate. In contrast to the Linear Model (from cradle to grave) we have at present, the Circular Model mimics the natural cycle of the biosphere that is from cradle to cradle. In implementing the Circular Economy Model, waste generation will be at most residual and natural resource extraction will be eliminated.