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This pamphlet introduces the latest activities of Kitakyushu Urban Centre.

「まえがき」より 我々を取り巻く環境が変化していることは、もはや周知の事実である。異常気象・慢性的な気候変動・環境悪化は、今やますます業務運営に支障を生じさせ、より広範なシステム全体へのショックを引き起こしている。サプライチェーンの寸断から、資産の損傷・インフラへの衝撃・公衆衛生の危機・地域社会の崩壊に至るまで—多くの企業がすでにその影響を肌で感じている。そして、脅威はニュースの見出しを飾るような大災害だけにとどまらない。目立たず、じわじわと慢性的に進行する悪影響が、静かに企業価値を蝕んでいるのである。しかも、それらは多くの場合、既存のシステムでは予兆を検知することも、管理することも難しい形で進行していく。 （中略） ビジネスリーダーであるCEOには今こそ...

The global environmental governance landscape is undergoing a paradigmatic shift from state-centric pollution control to market-based Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). This report provides an exhaustive analysis of the EPR landscape within the Indo-Pacific region, contrasting the mature, strict-liability frameworks of East Asia (Japan, South...

This pilot project focuses on the underserved settlement of Bhutto Nagar in Sahiwal to address severe public health risks and environmental degradation. The program's core strategy involves formalizing the informal waste sector by organizing independent pickers into Waste Business Associations, providing them with professional training, safety gear...

This report provides a baseline assessment of Cambodia’s informal waste sector, with a focus on Phnom Penh and Battambang. Informal waste workers, including street pickers, door-to-door collectors, pickers at landfills and junkshop operators, play a critical yet undervalued role in the country’s waste management system. They are responsible for a...

This report evaluates a pilot project in Padang, Indonesia, that introduced the digital application to modernise community-based waste banks. The study explores how digital transformation can improve operational efficiency, data accuracy, and transparency within a circular economy framework. While the initiative successfully digitised thousands of...

In South Asia, a region facing rapid economic growth, immense population pressure, and high climate vulnerability, the circular economy (CE) has become a critical imperative for sustainable development. This study provides a comparative overview of the CE landscape across eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives...

This file serves as a comprehensive supporting dataset for Chapter 3 ( Scaling Cooperation: Bilateral Agreements and the Article 6.4 Mechanism) and Chapter 4 ( The Role of Independent Carbon Standards to Support Article 6 Implementation) of the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Status Report (2025 Edition) by cataloguing projects...

This pamphlet introduces the latest activities of Kitakyushu Urban Centre.

While the world is not on track to achieve the SDGs, some countries have performed better than others. However, several “high performing” countries have made progress on the SDGs by exporting negative social and environmental externalities as “spillovers” to other countries. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is intended to be a global...