EVENTS
Extended Producer Responsibility in Asia: Fostering Peer-to-peer Learning, Understanding Unique Local Challenges
ERIA and IGES co-hosted a hybrid seminar that discussed the challenges and lessons learned from EPR implementation in Asian countries, and key takeaways for countries preparing to introduce the EPR.
Engaging Youth in Preventing Marine Plastic Pollution: Clean Up Day in Cambodia
Within the framework of Cambodian ASEAN Chairmanship support, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment of Cambodia held a youth engagement event entitled ‘Clean Up Day’ in two high schools in Kampong Cham and Tboung Khmum Provinces, Cambodia
Assessing Marine Plastic Pollution: Site Visit to Mangrove Forest and Interceptor 001 in Jakarta Bay Area
A group of experts on marine plastic debris working in ASEAN+3 region visited the Jakarta Bay area to observe the plastic pollution affecting the mangrove forest
The 3rd ERIA’s Experts Working Group on Marine Plastic Debris: Stocktaking and Future Work
ERIA and IGES co-hosted the Third ERIA’s Experts Working Group on Marine Plastic Debris to stocktake existing efforts and formulate relevant recommendations.
The Keys to Sustainable Society: Habit, Younger Generation, and ESG Investment
A waste management expert from Japan pointed out three important factors that can influence consumer behaviour to build a more sustainable society.
Entrepreneurship in the Environmental Field: Insights from Women-led Businesses on Tackling Plastic Waste
Three female entrepreneurs in the region shared their insights in addressing plastic waste issues, including challenges and lessons learned that came along their journey in sustainable businesses.
Plastic Waste Management: Future Opportunities and Private Sector’s Good Practices in Cambodia
ERIA and Cambodian Environment Ministry co-organised a hybrid seminar to highlight the important role of private sectors and share lessons learned of plastic waste management in the country.
The Way Forward for a Stronger Regional and International Cooperation on Marine Plastic Debris
The Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN, in collaboration with the Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA,) hosted an online forum on marine plastic debris issues in the ASEAN region.
EPR for Plastics in Viet Nam: Challenges and Opportunities
Representatives from the government, business alliance, private sector, and international businesses operating in Viet Nam, gathered to stocktake the progress made, and share innovative approaches to support the effective extended producer responsibility (EPR) implementation in the country.
The OECD Global Plastics Outlook: The Facts from the Field
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) presented its recently published Global Plastics Outlook: Economic Drivers, Environmental Impacts, and Policy Options for audience in the Southeast Asia and Japan in the Regional Conference on the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.
