Accelerating Circularity and Just Transition through Digital Solutions (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 36)

Series: ADB Data Room: Circular Economy

Accelerating Circularity and Just Transition through Digital Solutions (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 36)

12 March 2025

In the journey toward a sustainable, inclusive, and waste-free future, digital transformation plays a pivotal role in reshaping material flows and empowering communities. This webinar explored how data-driven technologies, digital product passports, and traceability platforms can accelerate circularity by ensuring transparency in supply chains, optimizing resource recovery, and fostering regulatory compliance. Additionally, it highlights the importance of a just transition by integrating waste workers, recyclers, and the informal sector into the digital economy, ensuring economic empowerment together with a positive environmental impact. 

 

Speaker 

Surbhi Jore | Founder, ASM Global

Surbhi Jore is a leader and innovator in sustainability solutions, driving digital transformation for circular economies. As the founder of ASM Global, she has pioneered RecyclX, a cutting-edge platform that enables traceability, transparency, and accountability in material supply chains. Her work spans more than 40 countries, tracking 700 million kilograms of sustainable materials and supporting governments in implementing Extended Producer Responsibility mandates, industries in plastic recycling, sustainable textiles, sustainable agriculture, aviation fuels, and waste-to-value solutions.

Recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Wide Fund for Nature, Surbhi champions the use of technology, data, and digital product passports to accelerate material circularity, proving that smart systems can power real-world sustainability impact. 

Program and Learning Materials: 
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
12 Mar 2025 Presentation Material Circularity Platform
This presentation gives an overview ofthe importance of a just transition by integrating waste workers, recyclers, and the informal sector into the digital...
Surbhi Jore

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