Circular Economy in the COVID-19 Era - Webinar Documentation

This report documents insight from the webinar “Circular Economy in the COVID-19 Era: Challenges and Opportunities” jointly organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and the EU-LAC Foundation in November 2020.  The Webinar collected experiences and good practices, shed light upon projects and progress in the transition to a Circular Economy. In particular, the potential of a circular economy for a green recovery post-COVID-19 and the importance of global cooperation were emphasised.

The report comprises inputs from a diverse range of leading experts including Dr Stanislav Raščan, State Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr Adrián Bonilla, Executive Director of the EU-LAC Foundation, Marjeta Jager, Deputy Director General, DG INTPA,  Thibaut Portevin (Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the European Commission), Ladeja Godina Košir (European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform - ECESP), Circular Change Institute for Circular Economy), Janja Kreitmayer McKenzie (Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning of Slovenia), Beatriz Luz (Exchange4Change Brasil), Linnet Solway (EuroChile), Fernando Britez (Kora Paraguay), Izabella Teixeira (International Resources Panel, Former Minister for Environment of Brazil) and Denise Hamú (UNEP Brazil).