*Participation in this event is limited to businesses operating in Thailand. 

The Circular Economy (CE) is firmly on the agenda of regional and national policy makers in East Asia and an emerging requirement of leading international buyers. At the same time a growing number of businesses have found out that adopting CE benefits their business through costs savings, new product and market access and improved business resilience, whilst at the same time doing good for environment and society.

The ASEAN Circular Economy Business Alliance (ACEBA) works to get businesses started with CE, through best practice sharing, networking, capacity building and business support services. Working with the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) as its country lead for Thailand, ACEBA invites Small and Medium Enterprises and others for an introductory online workshop on how circular economy delivers benefit to business in Thailand.

Enabling Circular Business Development and Investment 

ACEBA has entered the next stage to support circular business development and investment, in particular in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. This starts with enabling enterprises to determine their current understanding of and activities towards circular economy (CE), for which the Circular Business Check is developed and is being piloted.

The Circular Business Check aims to become a self-assessment tool leading to a balanced circular business score, and customised guidance for advancing CE within the assessed enterprise.

The Circular Business Check also seeks to point to potential support needs, e.g., for CE-driven product and business development; for planning and starting circular business transition; or for scaling up and commercialising innovative circular solutions. ACEBA is working towards offering further training and mentoring initiatives to address such support needs.

Getting your business started

To kick off these business support initiatives, ACEBA is hosting an introductory online starter workshop in each country, under its partnership with the East Asia Business Council.  This starter workshop aims to:

• Provide an East Asian-centric introduction to CE, and the opportunities this presents for responsible business development;
• To share, discuss and learn from good CE-relevant business practices in Southeast Asia; and
• Introduce the Circular Business Check, and invite businesses to participate in its pilot testing, and in follow up initiatives. 

Target participants. This starter workshop is designed to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in THAILAND, particularly, but not limited to, those operating in the following sectors:

• Food and beverage
• Textile and garments
• Leather and footwear
• Furniture and homewares
• Electric and electronic products
• Building and construction
• Tourism and hospitality

Provisional Agenda