SEA of Solutions is an annually occurring partnership event towards solving plastic pollution at source, convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), through the SEA circular project supported by the Government of Sweden. This year's SEA of Solutions 2020 will be organized in collaboration with the government of Viet Nam.
We are proud to announce that South Poles' Patrick Bürgi, Director Innovation and Co-Founder will be speaking at the following events:
Date: Wednesday 25th November
Time: 1.30pm - 2.30pm ICT
This session will discuss the responsibility of businesses and producers to reduce their plastic footprints now. This includes discussion of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes that leave no one behind, plastic neutrality and credit programs that can generate additional financial flows and involve communities, and other models that can mitigate fluctuating market prices for recyclables and help address challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: Wednesday 25th November
Time: 4pm-5.30pm ICT / 10am-11.30am CET
New approaches are needed to meaningfully scale up waste collection and management to support the transition to a circular economy in developing countries.
This interactive session will explore new methods to increase transparency and accountability in impact reporting, while scaling up solutions to prevent plastic pollution. This includes discussions on the role of the informal sector in developing countries and how to integrate this sector into "formal" processes and into global waste management databases. We will also discuss the ways in which environmental, economic and social goals can be achieved through the reduction of plastic waste and how credible impacts can be measured and reported. We will also include discussions between the private sector and 3on-the-ground projects to explore how "beyond-value-chain investments" can accelerate the transition towards a circular economy
To register and get more information click here.
