The Latin American and the Caribbean Circular Economy Coalition has launched its shared vision for a circular economy in the region This will help create alignment and cooperation among countries, and guide future projects. The vision is tailored to the region’s unique characteristics and cultures, and focuses on moving away from linear and extractive economic models that cause environmental degradation, fostering a resilient recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, and being inclusive to its people.
The document is an important milestone of the Latin American and The Caribbean Circular Economy Coalition. It presents a common vision that contemplates the potential of Latin America and the Caribbean, so that governments, companies and other stakeholders in the region are aligned and can successfully cooperate towards a common goal. The circular economy is built on three principles driven by design: eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials at their highest level, and regenerate nature. But each region on the planet faces different problems and opportunities when it comes to a circular economy.
This is an important milestone of the Coalition, launched in 2021 to implement a circular economy approach in the region through collaborative work between governments, businesses, and society as a whole. In the process of building this vision, dozens of government officials from the region, as well as a wide range of representatives from relevant international institutions, businesses and academia, were consulted to collectively imagine the future of the region based on a circular economy functioning at scale.
The recording of the launch of this publication can be watched after clicking on the visual below.
