We organise ourselves into nine
Streams
Construction and the built environment
Who we are
The construction and built environment stream address an urgent need to alleviate environmental impacts arising from this stream to create resilient and low carbon environments. The stream considers the full life cycle of the built environment from design, construction, operation and maintenance to end of life. The stream focuses on extending the life of existing built environment assets, rather than creating new; considers resource use downstream to support multiple life cycles of building materials; and examines opportunities to reduce overall environmental impacts through good design and encompassing technology such as digital applications. The vision is to ultimately use buildings and existing assets as material banks rather than use virgin materials.
Our stream leads
Usha Iyer-Raniga
Malindu Sandanayake
Education
Who we are
The education stream focusses on efforts to impactfully accelerate the transition of circular economy in the education sector. The stream explores circular economy education at schools, colleges, and tertiary education institutions. It also connects with industries, governments, and other public sector organizations to understand how individuals and organisations learn and apply their learnings to drive the circular economy transition. Overall, the education stream seeks to understand the current state of the circular economy landscape and enhance circular economy education and learnings in the Asia-Pacific region.
Our stream leads
Glen Croy
Ayon Chakraborty
Food and Organics
Who we are
The Food and Organics stream aims to accelerate circular economy adoption within food and organics. It focuses on developing evidence-based strategies and policies to overcome barriers, optimise resource utilisation, and reduce food loss and waste in food supply chain. Through stakeholder collaboration, the food and organics stream works to reshape conventional practices and drive system transformations using a scientific approach guided by the 10Rs of circularity. Additionally, the food and organics stream leverages innovative technologies and processes to implement circular approaches that enhance system resilience, improve competitiveness, and promote a greener economy.
Our stream leads
Amrik Sohal
Himanshu Shee
Governance, Policy and Regulation
Who we are
The Governance, Policy and Regulation stream focuses on policy and regulation across all levels of government – national, state & territory, and local. This stream also examines the governance of policy and regulation implementation.
Our stream leads
Roelof Vogel
Akvan Gajanayake
Martin Geissdoerfer
Manufacturing
Who we are
The Manufacturing stream seeks to promote circular economy principles in the manufacturing sector in the Asia-Pacific region. The current linear economic model is not completely aligned with sustainability principles. As an emerging paradigm, circular economy targets to minimise resource consumption by focusing on restorative and regenerative manufacturing, which aims to compensate for the weaknesses of linear transformation.
Our stream leads
Roberto Chavez
Plastics and Packaging
Who we are
The Plastics and Packaging research stream promotes research into sustainable and circular plastic and packaging solutions and their applications through collaboration, capacity development, communication, and advocacy. It advances these efforts across the Asia-Pacific region.
Our stream leads
Kate Arnautovic
Olamide Shittu
Supply chain
Who we are
The supply chain stream engages its circularity expertise with the community and industry to drive meaningful change in the supply chain and logistics sector. This stream collaborates on circular economy knowledge creation, strengthens applied research and consulting capabilities, raises awareness and develops best practices, and champions the transition from linear to circular supply chains in both industry and communities.
Our stream leads
Mohsin Malik
Textiles
Who we are
The textile stream brings together fibre, fashion, and textiles researchers across the entire value chain. This stream also fosters collaboration and discussion on ideas, research, and practices to close the loop – spanning fibre and textiles redesign, extending the use phase of textiles, addressing overproduction and consumption issues, and advancing recycling solutions.
Our stream leads
Saniyat Islam
Alice Payne
Colleen MacMillan
Water
Who we are
The water research stream brings together water researchers from the Asia – Pacific region to share knowledge, collaborate on research, and communicate findings to influence policies and practices. This stream drives innovation in water research and champions sustainable practices, resource recovery, and efficient water management to support the transition toward a circular economy.
Our stream leads
Reba Paul
Harpreet Singh Kandra