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Rwanda’s First Ever Circular Economy Plan and Roadmap Launched
Rwanda hopes to achieve its vision of being a carbon-neutral and climate resilient nation by 2050.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India Shows How Investing in Smaller Projects Can Drive Large-Scale Green Transformation
Projects in India reveal how transformative change can be replicated across the world.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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GSMA Publishes Vision for a ‘Circular Economy’ of Mobile Devices
In the lead-up to COP27, the GSMA has published a new, long-term vision for how the mobile industry can increase the circularity of its supply and production chains for mobile devices.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Zero Waste vs. Climate Change: Why Waste Reduction Offers a Key Opportunity for Climate Action Through Private Enterprise
With the climate crisis growing increasingly urgent, pressure is mounting to find easily implementable, affordable solutions that yield fast results. As global leaders gather at the COP27 climate conference, waste reduction and management are increasingly seen as one such solution. According to Claire Arkin at GAIA, one reason for the enthusiasm around the waste sector’s climate potential is that it offers massive scope for business innovation. She discusses the connection between waste and climate change, and highlights some of the business models that are converting this global challenge into an opportunity for impact.
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- Environment, WASH
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Google Launches Startup Accelerator for the Circular Economy
The tech giant plans to support at least 10 tech startups and NGOs solving circularity challenges.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: 3 Ways to Improve Recycling Behaviour and Boost the Circular Economy
Better recycling behaviours are just as important for making the shift to a truly circular economy.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Coca-Cola India’s Project Unnati Has Touched the Lives of 3.5 Lakh Plus Farmers Across 12 States in India
The project is part of Coca-Cola’s Fruit Circular Economy initiative, which is a key pillar of the Company’s ESG priorities – Sustainable Agriculture.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- circular economy
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Finding Value in Food Losses and Byproducts: Why Circular Agribusiness is Key to Sustainable Food Security in Africa
Food waste and spoilage are major problems in Africa: For example, between 25% and 44% of mangoes are lost across the value chain in Kenya. Brenda Wangari at Village Capital and Patrick Guyer at Bopinc discuss an innovative solution to this challenge: circular agribusinesses that turn food waste and byproducts into affordable, nutritious foods and organic fertilizers. They explain how the O-Farms program, Africa’s first accelerator focusing entirely on circular agribusiness, is supporting these enterprises, and how this approach can help ensure food security on the continent.
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- Agriculture
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