ACEBA is a responsibility initiative of and for businesses and industries in Southeast Asia. It unites organizations and enterprises committed to leading by example in adopting circular economy solutions tailored to the region's needs, and benefiting businesses, governments, and communities.
ACEBA participants pledge to champion the circular economy through strategic actions. They promote circular economy principles in their business dealings, advocate to government and stakeholders, develop and implement circular solutions in their products and services, and communicate the impacts of their initiatives through transparent reporting.
Thailand
Sai Yok Springs is Thailand’s first locally-sourced, closed-loop glass bottled mineral water that strives to reduce the carbon impact of the mineral water supply chain by up to 85%. A portion of company revenues is used to fund projects–organic farming, English education–in local schools, villages, and temples.
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Cambodia
SOGE is a renewable energy development association based in Kampong Thom province that provides and tailors solar irrigation products and systems, and technical services to local farmers’ needs.
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Cambodia
SUDrain is an award-winning social enterprise that provides WASH training and introduces a wastewater treatment technology using coconut waste to communities along the Bassac River, and around the Tonle Sap Lake area.
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Indonesia
Demand for near-expiry, overstock, and imperfect products is growing rapidly. However, there is still no large-scale solution that connects these goods with buyers. Surplus Indonesia fills this gap by helping businesses recover the value of unsold products and by reducing environmental impact. This creates a positive outcome for both business growth and the planet.
Indonesia
The New Factory is a worker-owned fashion circularity lab founded by a group of garment workers and sustainable fashion organizers. Their mission is to reduce textile waste going into landfill, support a circular textile economy, and create green manufacturing jobs.
Cambodia
Tontoton works with corporations and informal waste collectors to support a plastic credit system that collects, treats, recycles, and upcycles all types of plastic waste that end up in coastal communities.
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Thailand
Thai Wacoal Public Company Limited manufactures and sells finished garment products such as ladies' lingerie and outerwear, and children’s wear, manufactured under licensed brands and the company's own registered brands. Thai Wacoal is the first company certified for the standard of the Circular Economy Management System (CEMS) from the Bureau Veritas Certification (Thailand) Ltd., under the scope of Wacoal trademark bras.
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