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)

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.

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