Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty Read more about Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty This presentation gives an overview of the insights into the treaty discussions, the challenges ahead, and implications for the region.
Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty: Outcomes and Insights from the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Process (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 37) Read more about Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty: Outcomes and Insights from the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Process (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 37)
Miguel Bermundo Keywords circular economy digitalization enabling environment plastic waste global plastics treaty plastic pollution Read more about Miguel Bermundo In his role at Mober Philippines, Miguel leads sustainability integration, human resources, training, and corporate culture. Previously, he was the former Head of Sustainability Governance at GCash, where he oversaw sustainability strategies, ESG risk management, and corporate sustainability compliance. Before that, he spent 12 years at Globe, leading citizenship and advocacy marketing, and stakeholder engagement and management.
ADB Circular Economy Forum: Quick Side Chat with Miguel Bermundo Read more about ADB Circular Economy Forum: Quick Side Chat with Miguel Bermundo Along the sidelines of the Circular Economy Forum, ADB conducted a short interview with selected speakers to ask their perspectives on the circular economy. In this video, Miguel Bermundo, Vice President for People and Sustainability (Chief Sustainability Officer) of Mober Philippines, a green logistics firm, shared how ADB can support start-ups and the private sector in adopting circularity and why discussing the circular economy is critical for the region.
ADB Circular Economy Forum: Quick Side Chat with Surbhi Jore Read more about ADB Circular Economy Forum: Quick Side Chat with Surbhi Jore Along the sidelines of the Circular Economy Forum, ADB conducted a short interview with selected speakers to ask their perspectives on the circular economy. In this video, Surbhi Jore, Founder of ASM Global, a systems innovation company advancing circular economy solutions, explained why data collection and management are important for scaling up the circular economy.
ADB Circular Economy Forum: Quick Side Chat with Antoinette Taus Read more about ADB Circular Economy Forum: Quick Side Chat with Antoinette Taus Along the sidelines of the Circular Economy Forum, ADB conducted a short interview with selected speakers to ask their perspectives on the circular economy. In this video, Antoinette Taus, Founder of CORA and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme in the Philippines, recalled how their nonprofit organization started the Eco-Ikot Center, an inclusive recycling system that encourages communities to exchange clean, dry, and segregated recyclables for points that can be redeemed for fresh produce, e-cash, and other useful items.
ADB Circular Economy Forum: Quick Side Chat with Rob Kaplan Read more about ADB Circular Economy Forum: Quick Side Chat with Rob Kaplan Along the sidelines of the Circular Economy Forum, ADB conducted a short interview with selected speakers to ask their perspectives on the circular economy. In this video, Rob Kaplan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Circulate Capital and keynote presenter during the forum’s opening plenary, shared how different stakeholders can come together to advance a circular economy and what he thinks is the next big thing in this field.
ADB Participation at the Global Plastics Treaty Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Session (INC-5.2) Read more about ADB Participation at the Global Plastics Treaty Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Session (INC-5.2) Countries worldwide, from 5 to 14 August 2025, are gathering in Geneva, Switzerland for the second part of the fifth Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Session, also known as INC-5.2. This is a continuation of the INC-5 session held in November 2024 in Busan, Republic of Korea, which was then targeted as the conclusion of the negotiations.
Video: Closing Plenary Read more about Video: Closing Plenary This links to the video of the closing plenary.