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The World Bioplastics and Biopolymers summit will bring together more than 150+ industry experts from biopolymers manufacturers, chemical companies, major associations, raw materials, and technology companies, and consultants, to discuss the latest developments, cutting-edge technologies, new challenges and opportunities in bioplastics and sustainable biocomposites. This year’s agenda is shaping up to be our best yet. Every year we work with some of the leading minds of the industry to ensure that the programme includes topics which are at the forefront of discussion, and which provide the most value for attendees.

Thua Thien Hue province, which is already home to many green businesses and grassroots circular initiatives, is certainly no exception. The ancient capital of Hue City, which was home to the Nguyen dynasty for more than 150 years, welcomes around 3–4 million visitors annually and aspires to transition to green tourism. That said, transitioning to a circular economy is no easy task: it requires new models and respective shifts in how policy and investment decisions are made, as well as the data to support those decisions.

Although the circular economy is a relatively new concept, local governments have actively promoted it to protect the environment. It may be claimed that people’s devotion to the environment, which is currently at risk…

Due to the need for the efficient use of natural resources, the circular economy is now being introduced and developed along with the green economy, low-carbon economy, and others. The urgency of responding to…

The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) is a global technical assistance programme funded by the UK government to directly support climate projects to access finance. The CFA operates in nine countries (Viet Nam, Colombia, Nigeria,…

UNDP Vietnam is seeking for 01 National Consultant to support the implementation of projects under the Circular Economy Portfolio. Submission guide and documents can be downloaded from the below link: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=2535 Interested individual consultants must directly…

The “Saxion – NEU Draw-Down Project” is funded by Nuffic, The Netherlands, under the framework of the Orange Knowledge Program. The project aims at modernizing and internationalizing the climate change and water-food economics course in Vietnam. The project rationale is to transfer (educational) experiences and successfully implemented innovations in The Netherlands to Vietnam and to modernize its curriculum in valorizing the transitions being made to cope with climate change. The objective is to create synergies between the project and partners in South East Asia Region to link & learn and to enhance knowledge exchange in this thematic area.

In order to ensure synchronous and effective law enforcement, efficient use of resources towards a circular economy and help to conduct the industrial symbiosis in industrial park, the Project is supporting for study of Reviewing the status of legislation on waste management in the industrial parks of Viet Nam and international standards for waste reuse as the background for the development of framework for guidelines to reuse waste in industrial zones.

The British Embassy in Hanoi has just launched a program to support access to investment capital for innovative, low-carbon projects through the Climate Finance Promotion Program.

To create “vibration” for circular economy development policies, the traditional, sequential approach is not enough. Accordingly, the context of economic recovery needs more motivation from the efforts to promote “green recovery”, associated with building a legal framework for businesses to feel secure in implementing business initiatives associated with their circular economy ideas.

The global economy is now only 7.2% circular; and it’s getting worse year on year—driven by rising material extraction and use. The global economy increasingly relies on materials from virgin sources. In the six…

Instead of throwing away organic garbage, Trinh Thi Hong now converts it into soap products that are good for human health and the environment and are worth up to 5 billion VND. The first…