On behalf of the EU-ASEAN Business Council, EUROCHAM Malaysia as a supporting partner would like to invite our members to participate in the upcoming webinar regarding Legislating Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in ASEAN: A Need? happening on Tuesday, 1 March 2022 at 4 PM (SGT).
It is not a surprise that plastic pollution is a major problem in Southeast Asia – in 2021, more than 30 million tonnes of plastic waste was generated in just six ASEAN countries, packing landfills and choking water bodies that surround and meander through the region. The threats to human life and nature have been made clear, and with ASEAN’s population and economies booming, it is now more urgent than ever to tackle the issue. One clear way is through moves on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
This webinar will discuss how stakeholders in both the public and private sectors can encourage and accelerate the adoption of EPR legislation in ASEAN countries, the challenges in doing so, particularly for MSMEs and private sector players, and how we can get the buy-in of all stakeholders along the chain, from manufacturers, to waste facilities, and consumers.
Join the extensive line-up of panelists who will be discussing how stakeholders in both public and private sectors can encourage and accelerate the adoption of EPR legislation in ASEAN countries and the challenges in doing so. The panelists for this session will include the following:
- Henriette Faergemann, First Counsellor, Environment, Climate Action, and ICT, EU Delegation for Indonesia
- Sunita Kapoor, Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability ASEAN, Reckitt
- Tommy Tjiptadjaja, CEO, Greenhope
- Xin (Vivian) Chen, Global EPR Project Manager, WWF
This webinar will be moderated by Chris Humphrey, Executive Director of the EU-ASEAN Business Council.
For more information and to register for the webinar, please visit – https://mailchi.mp/eu-asean/whats-moving-in-march
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