Dutch Trade Mission 2023
The Kingdom of the Netherlands hosted an economic mission to South Africa from 16 to 20 October 2023 taking place in Cape Town and Pretoria with multiple tracks.
Plastic bans and phase-outs
The United Nations was granted the mandate in 2022 to facilitate negotiations on a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. The negotiations should be finalised by 2024 and the intention is that from 2025, control measures for bans and phase-outs would be implemented at a national level across the globe. In a country like […]
World Circular Economy Forum 2024 (WCEF2024)
The African Circular Economy Network and the ACEN Foundation participated in various aspects of the just ended WCEF 2024, held in Brussels, Belgium.
World Circular Economy Forum 2023 (WCEF2023)
ACEN made substantial contributions to WCEF2023 through diverse initiatives and engagements. Firstly, showcasing regenerative agricultural practices by African subsistence farmers.
World Circular Economy Forum 2022 (WCEF2022)
In 2022, WCEF shifted its focus to Africa, for the first time since its inception in 2017. Held in Kigali, Rwanda, known as the green hub of the continent, WCEF2022 brought together 4,167 attendees from 149 countries.
World Circular Economy Forum
In several of the past WCEF events ACEN has participated in one way or the other, to make Africa’s voice heard and represent the Global South.
Lagos Circular Economy Hotspots 2023
The ACEN Nigerian Chapter in collaboration with the Lagos State Government organised the first ever African Hotspot event from 26th to 27th of July 2023 at the Lagos Continental Hotel Victoria Island.
Trainings and Masterclasses
The ACEN team has conducted multiple trainings and masterclasses for different organisations focusing on different sectors such as food systems and cross-cutting such as embedding circularity in organisations etc.
CSA – Circular Economy Platform for South Africa
ACEN conducted an exploratory study on the feasibility of a South African circular economy platform. In 2021, ACEN engaged with key circular economy role players who provide insights into local needs, interests, and access to knowledge and financial resources.
Circular Food Systems for Rwanda (CIRF)
A project, funded by the IKEA Foundation, to catalyse food systems transformation in Rwanda through circularity, presents an opportunity to translate global ambitions of a circular economy on food systems into real outcomes.
