Climate change and eight additional planetary boundaries are currently threatened by unsustainable consumption, fueled by ever increasing material extraction, and generating vast amounts of waste and pollution. A circular economy seeks to reverse this trend by reshaping linear consumption through maximizing resource efficiency and designing out waste, thereby recoupling human well-being and economic growth with sustainable consumption within planetary limits. In this way, preservation and regeneration of material value and natural capital become the basis for prosperity.

While progress toward a circular economy has gained pace over the last decade, adherence to its key principles is uneven. To drive a faster and less fragmented transition, it will be crucial to bridge key divides within a global governance structure that ensures cooperation and accountability, tracks progress, and steers future efforts.

This session will bring together thought leaders from business, civil society, research, and government to share insights on advancing circular economy across three critical divides:

1. key sectors (industrial, environmental, financial and social)
2. advanced and emerging economies
3. climate and circular economy agendas.

The session will also highlight the importance of data as a key driver, and seek insights on addressing data gaps, which severely limit analytical capabilities across all aspects of circular economy.

 Opening Keynote

• Stientje van Veldhoven, Vice President of World Resources Institute and former minister of the environment of the Netherlands
• Alexander Bonde, Secretary-General of Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt/German Federal Environmental Foundation

 Panel Discussion

• Moekti Handajani Soejachmoen, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonization (IRID); Lead Co-chair of T20 Indonesia Task Force 3
• Beatriz Luz, Founder of Exchange 4 Change Brasil
• Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Member of the Management Board (GIZ)
• Michael Zimonyi, Policy & External Affairs Director (Climate Disclosure Standards Board)

Moderator:

• Nicolas J.A Buchoud, Co-chair of T20 Indonesia TF3 and Fellow at Global Solutions Initiative

 Registration: https://www.global-solutions-initiative.org/summit-2022/

(free digital access to the entire program)