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@EU_Commission @eu_partnerships programme aims to encourage #EconomicGrowth via sustainable consumption and production alternatives #SCP #SDG12 in #AsiaPacific

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🗣️ What will determine whether EPR can help move markets beyond the “take-make-waste” model?
🎯 The success of EPR will depend on connecting global traceability requirements with practical investments that strengthen local capacity and include the actors who keep circular systems working.
#WeSwitch #circulareconomy #EPR #EUPolicy #Business @EU_Partnerships @Green_Europe @DENROfficial

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🗣️ How can the 🇪🇺 EU’s evolving EPR policies create new opportunities for Asia-Pacific businesses? Extended Producer Responsibility is no longer only about waste collection. It is increasingly becoming a 🔰 policy tool to encourage better product design, durability, repairability, and circularity. @EU_Partnerships @EUinCambodia @uni_eropa @euinlaos @EUinMalaysia @EUinMongolia @EUinthePH @EUinThailand @EUDelegationVN @EUASEAN @EUinBangladesh @EU_in_India @EU_Maldives @EUinNepal @EUPakistan @EUinKazakhstan @EUinKyrgyzstan @EUinTajikistan @EU_Tashkent @EUPasifika @Green_Europe @zerowasteeurope @OECD_ENV

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On 🗓️ 16 July 2026 I 14:00 - 15:30 (Bangkok Time) don't miss the @switchasia and @Green_Europe webinar on 🇪🇺 The EU’s omnibus agenda: What the “simplification” drive means for Businesses and Consumers in the Asia-Pacific region. Join our speakers. REGISTER 👉 https://t.co/dVlbnJ0bQY @EU_Partnerships @EUinCambodia @uni_eropa @euinlaos @EUinMalaysia @EUinMongolia @EUinthePH @EUinThailand @EUDelegationVN @EUASEAN @EUinBangladesh @EU_in_India @EU_Maldives @EUinNepal @EUPakistan @EUinKazakhstan @EUinKyrgyzstan @EUinTajikistan @EU_Tashkent @EUPasifika @AsiaSolidaridad @EuroChamCam

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How can circular building solutions help shape more resilient, affordable and sustainable homes in Asia?
Join @Habitat_AP and @switchasia on 🗓️ 2 July 2026 ⌚️ 14:00–16:00 👉 https://t.co/tJK3SI206B
@EU_Partnerships @EUinCambodia @uni_eropa @euinlaos @EUinMalaysia @EUinMongolia @EUinthePH @EUinThailand @EUDelegationVN @EUASEAN @EUinBangladesh @EU_in_India @EU_Maldives @EUinNepal @EUPakistan @EUinKazakhstan @EUinKyrgyzstan @EUinTajikistan @EU_Tashkent @EUPasifika @Habitat_org @habitatnepal @BEEN_MinErgy @RujakRCUS

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🇹🇭 Today #ACEBA and #TEI brought Thai businesses together to explore how circular economy can strengthen competitiveness, innovation and sustainability in Thailand @WacoalPH #BetterFly @switchasia #GlobalGateway @EU_Partnerships @EUinASEAN

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New @switchasia Publication | 📘 Circular Solutions Canvas. How can circular businesses strengthen and scale their impact? 👉 https://t.co/BrdNVeWqGU 🔍 The tool is already being applied in the Philippines by #ACEBA. On 2 June, the 🚀 CircuLab Circular Economy Accelerator for Mindanao welcomed 7 circular start-ups working on organic waste utilisation, regenerative cocoa agroforestry and refill solutions to reduce single-use plastic packaging. #GlobalGateway @EU_Partnerships @EUinthePH @EUinASEAN @cebuchamber

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How can businesses design products and systems that keep materials in use and waste out of the economy?
🗓️ On 24 June ⌚️ 10:00 - 11:30 (Manila Time) join the webinar 🔄 Designing for Circularity. REGISTER 👉 https://t.co/1L9cC5pb6A #GlobalGateway @EU_Partnerships @switchasia #ACEBA @EUinthePH @cebuchamber @GlobalCompactPH

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MSMEs are the backbone of ASEAN’s economy, yet many still lack the tools and guidance to put circular economy practices into action. 🤝 At the 66th EABC Meeting in Tokyo, the ASEAN Circular Economy Business Alliance #ACEBA and the East Asia Business Council formalised a new Partnership Framework on Circular Economy. Learn more 👉 https://t.co/y4coW5vORf @EU_Partnerships @switchasia @EUinASEAN @sujiseam @EUinthePH @cebuchamber

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📢 New @switchasia Report | Drawing on the S/GPP Stakeholder Platform Webinar Series, the report explores how public purchasing can drive demand for greener products and services while advancing climate action, circularity, and long-term value 👉 https://t.co/4q85i9dqx4 @EU_Partnerships @sanjayviti

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🗓️ On 4 June 2026 ⌚️ 08:30-12:00 (Bangkok Time), #ACEBA and the @TEIThailand will bring together Thai businesses, SMEs, policymakers, researchers, and sustainability practitioners for the first webinar in the ACEBA Thailand Circular Business Webinar Series. REGISTER 👉https://t.co/45zsQ7Kl59 @EU_Partnerships @EUinThailand @switchasia

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Green/ Sustainable Public Procurement is often held back by the perception of a “green premium” 💡 the idea that greener alternatives are inevitably more expensive. 📘 This new @switchasia Report shows that cost-neutral G/SPP is not only possible, but already happening 👉 https://t.co/LbJzOwirVZ @EU_Partnerships @sanjayviti

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On 9 June 2026 I 14:00 - 15:30 (Bangkok Time) don't miss the @switchasia and @Green_Europe webinar on Closing the Loop: How the 🇪🇺 EU’s Evolving EPR Policies Create New Opportunities for Asia-Pacific Businesses. Join our speakers. REGISTER 👉 https://t.co/gV8plPdJZH @EU_Partnerships @EUinCambodia @uni_eropa @euinlaos @EUinMalaysia @EUinMongolia @EUinthePH @EUinThailand @EUDelegationVN @EUASEAN @EUinBangladesh @EU_in_India @EU_Maldives @EUinNepal @EUPakistan @EUinKazakhstan @EUinKyrgyzstan @EUinTajikistan @EU_Tashkent @EUPasifika @pcxsolution @zerowasteeurope @DENROfficial

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ASEAN is accelerating 🔰 EPR policies, with the Philippines leading regional action on plastic packaging regulation. At the ASEAN-EU Sustainability Summit in Cebu:

♻️ Panelists stressed that EPR must go beyond waste collection by boosting demand for recycled materials through stronger policies and eco-design requirements.

🔄 Circular economy goes beyond recycling by prioritising rethink, reduce, reuse, repair, refurbishment, and remanufacturing.

+90 ASEAN circular economy business cases already show how circularity can drive innovation, cost savings, and environmental benefits.

🌏 Climate disasters across Southeast Asia highlight the urgent need to move beyond “business as usual” with circular and resource-efficient solutions.

@switchasia @EU_Partnerships @EUinthePH @EUinASEAN @sujiseam @EU_AseanBC @DENROfficial @CocaCola @CirculateCap

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🇱🇦 Lao coffee is stepping onto the world stage. From 7-9 May 2026, the @switchasia #SuPERWECoffee project will represent producers from Dakcheung District in Sekong Province and showcase their specialty coffee at the ☕️ World of Coffee Forum at BITEC in Bangkok. Learn more 👉https://t.co/0MCSDdLVL8 @EU_Partnerships @euinlaos @CARE @FairtradeItalia @Halieus_ @ITCILO

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How can Asia turn 🌱🛒 green procurement from ambition into action? It starts with people and the skills behind the system. Today’s webinar focused on moving beyond one-off trainings toward building a 💼 professional, skilled workforce that can deliver sustainable public procurement in practice. 🗣️ Key takeaways @switchasia @EU_Partnerships @OECD @ITCILO @Sustainabl28594

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🌏 At the @RES_2026 in Astana, five nations launched a shared regional framework designed to make their economies more resource-efficient — 🎯 reducing waste, setting favourable conditions for investment, and harmonising regional policy approaches. 🇪🇺 @switchasia 👉 https://t.co/fBBnUpJCUM @EU_Partnerships @EUinKazakhstan @EU_Tashkent @EUinKyrgyzstan @EUinTajikistan @EU4Turkmenistan @recca_carec @UN @UNEP @WorldBankGroup @FAO

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⚡️The energy crisis in Southeast Asia is a wake-up call: energy security can’t wait — and neither can the green transition.

At the ASEAN-EU Sustainability Summit 2026, leaders will tackle how to accelerate a resilient, sustainable and circular economy. 🗣️ Featured speakers include senior officials from the Philippines, @sujiseam @EUinASEAN @EUAmbPH @EUinthePH, and key regulators shaping climate & finance agendas.
📢 Register: https://t.co/J3zo1NKksM
🗓️ 7 May 2026 | 📍Cebu
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With ambitions to reach upper-middle-income status by 2030, 🇺🇿 #Uzbekistan is advancing green growth. Through its 2030 Strategy, SCP and circular economy are at the heart of its future. NEW 📘 @switchasia 👉 https://t.co/qAnCVHHFpX @EU_Tashkent @EU_Partnerships @recca_carec

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The transition to a circular economy in Central Asia is entering a new phase — from dialogue to implementation, and from national to regional action.
🗣️ Watch the video featuring voices from our champions 👉 https://t.co/wmLHpLz0S6
@EU_Partnerships @EU_Tashkent @EUinKazakhstan @EUinKyrgyzstan @EUinTajikistan @EU4Turkmenistan @recca_carec @UN @UNEP @FAO @WorldBankGroup

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📢 🔴 WATCH LIVE our session at @RES_2026 https://t.co/xUJDkFBaIK @EU_Partnerships @EU_Tashkent @EUinKazakhstan @EUinKyrgyzstan @EUinTajikistan @EU4Turkmenistan @recca_carec @UN @UNEP