{"id":40,"date":"2021-10-18T11:59:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T11:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.circularactionhub.org\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2022-01-04T11:54:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T11:54:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.circularactionhub.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Our mission is to leverage true corporate leadership to support and scale-up local circular economy projects around the world. We catalyse innovative finance to reward and incentivise local circular economy action on plastics and other recyclable materials.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Waste leakage and particularly plastic pollution is an alarming global problem, but the solutions must be delivered locally. We connect global corporate finance with ambitious and scalable local projects to support and accelerate circular waste management action.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t New mechanisms are emerging in response to the need for increased access to finance and financial services among actors in local waste management economies such as SMEs, cooperatives and other social enterprises. Circular Action Hub will enable better access to a variety of flexible financial solutions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Circular economy requires an effective collaboration of many actors such as formal and informal waste collection cooperatives and businesses, recycling companies, local authorities, packaging producers, consumer brands and investors. Circular Action Hub will facilitate partnerships and intersectoral cooperation. The platform will also host other relevant programmes and initiatives to generate a network effect.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Circular Action Hub will offer a variety of useful tools for project developers to optimise their operations. The platform will provide more data about informal regional waste management activities as well as potential recyclable content supply hotspots. We will also strive to bring greater attention to local waste management challenges that could be tackled by providing the local actors with more solution-driven capital.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Connecting local environmental service providers and projects with companies interested in reducing their plastic and other waste footprints, through an online negotiation platform for projects and Circular Credits.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t A public registry of local projects and environmental service providers, available to companies, investors and donors interested in supporting the local circular economy action, providing transparency, facilitating reporting, and avoiding double counting. All records are secured using our GreenChain\u2122 \u2013 low emissions blockchain system.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Facilitating access to new finance through different mechanisms: Impact investment, blended finance instruments, grants, 3RI's Plastic Credits, and performance-based payments such as Circular Credits\u2122.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Providing standardised contracts, monitoring services, and negotiations assistance to both buyers and sellers of environmental services.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Building capacity and fostering innovation by providing information, facilitating knowledge sharing and the exchange of local solutions.\u200b<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>
What are our goals?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Connect locally and globally<\/h3>
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ENABLE INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE<\/h3>
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COLLABORATE TO INNOVATE<\/h3>
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PROVIDE INFORMATION AND DATA<\/h3>
THE HUB\u2019S FUNCTIONALITIES<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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PROJECTS<\/h3>
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GLOBAL PROJECT REGISTRY<\/h3>
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ACCESS TO NEW FINANCE<\/h3>
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FACILITATE THE CONTRACTING PROCESS<\/h3>
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KNOWLEDGE SHARING<\/h3>