The circular economy has gained significant momentum in Southeast Asia given its potential to decouple economic growth from resource use while creating new jobs, unlocking investment opportunities, and enhancing regional competitiveness. Southeast Asian countries continuously adopt circular economy principles and practices in policies, business models, financing, and community engagement that fit diverse local contexts while advancing shared regional goals.

The EU Webinar Series on Circular Economy in Southeast Asia aims to serve as a strategic platform for regional dialogue and knowledge exchange between stakeholders from Southeast Asia and the European Union (EU), exploring how government, private sector, civil society, and academic stakeholders can co-create policies, financing mechanisms, and cross-border partnerships to scale up circular economy implementation across Southeast Asia.

This webinar series is implemented by GIZ through the European Union-Philippines Green Economy Partnership and Go Circular projects in collaboration with the PREVENT Waste Alliance.

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Green Financing and Investment for Circularity in Southeast Asia

⏰ When? 27 August from 3-4.30 pm PH Time / 9-10.30 am CEST

✍️ Where? Online via MS Teams

Green investments in Southeast Asia reached US$8 billion in 2024, marking a 43 percent year-on-year increase, according to the Southeast Asia Green Economy report. The Philippines accounted for 16 percent of total private green investments that went into the region, reflecting growing investor confidence in the country’s sustainability agenda. Southeast Asia market can pursue a systemic approach to unlock circular growth in building long-term economic impact.

The aim of this webinar is to examine how green financing and sustainable investments can accelerate the transition to circular economy practices in Southeast Asia and the Philippines. It will highlight financing mechanisms, incentive schemes and blended finance models that can promote circular economy initiatives and encourage public–private partnerships across sectors. The session will also feature insights from development banks and partners who support investment pipelines and policy development, including initiatives in the region that establish a taxonomy for the circular economy. The session will also explore scalable, investment-ready business models. Finally, the webinar will highlight how EU-SEA cooperation, including development partners and financing institutions, can mobilise sustainable investments, support policy development and enable the adoption of green technologies.