🔹 Workshop 1 – Morning, 11 September 2025

Title: Greener Futures: ESG Frameworks and Sustainability in the Real World

Organized by AIT Extension, supported by RecyGlo

• Background
  In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks have transitioned from optional corporate responsibility measures to mandatory requirements across many industries. Regulatory mandates, investor expectations, supply chain compliance, and market competitiveness are driving organizations to integrate ESG principles into their core strategies. In Southeast Asia, ESG adoption is also linked to national commitments toward net-zero targets and sustainable development.

  Overview
  The workshop “Greener Futures: ESG Frameworks and Sustainability in the Real World”, organized by AIT Extension and supported by RecyGlo, will provide participants with a solid understanding of ESG concepts, regulatory frameworks, and industry-specific applications. It will combine expert presentations with real-world case studies, offering practical insights into overcoming challenges and unlocking opportunities in ESG implementation.

  What to Expect

  • Foundational knowledge on ESG standards and reporting

  • Frameworks.Industry-specific compliance requirements and market trends.

  • Case studies from RecyGlo highlighting practical applications.

  • Panel discussion on barriers and solutions to ESG integration.

  • Opportunities for peer networking and cross-sector collaboration.

  Expected Outcomes

  • Clear understanding of ESG relevance to sustainable business.

  • Awareness of sector-specific compliance obligations.

  • Practical strategies to address ESG challenges.

  • Actionable ideas to apply ESG thinking in participants’ own contexts.

  • New professional connections to support ongoing ESG initiatives.

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🔹 Workshop 2 – Afternoon, 11 September 2025

Greener Future: Advancing Climate Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions

Organized by: RRCAP in collaboration with OSC

Background
Climate change demands solutions that both reduce emissions and enhance resilience. Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) offer an integrated approach by protecting, restoring, and managing ecosystems to address climate challenges while delivering co-benefits for biodiversity, livelihoods, and sustainable development. Despite their potential, NbS are not yet fully mainstreamed into national policies due to gaps in capacity, finance, and institutional integration. This workshop will explore NbS as a critical pathway to achieving climate resilience alongside decarbonization goals.

Overview
The workshop “Building Climate Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions” will explore how ecosystem-based approaches can address the dual challenges of decarbonization and climate adaptation. Organized by the Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP) under the Decarbonization Nexus 2025 framework, the session will highlight the role of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) in enhancing climate resilience, supporting national and local adaptation strategies, and contributing to net-zero transitions.

What to Expect
Participants will gain insights into NbS concepts, principles, and global experiences, as well as strategies for integrating NbS into adaptation planning and policy frameworks. The program features expert presentations from the RRC.AP thematic clusters, case studies, discussions on financing mechanisms, and policy-enabling conditions. The workshop will also facilitate cross-sectoral dialogue, engaging government, academia, private sector, and community stakeholders.

Expected Outcomes

• Enhanced understanding of NbS in advancing both adaptation and mitigation.

• Evidence-based recommendations for integrating NbS into climate strategies.

• Identification of policy, financing, and capacity-building priorities for scaling up NbS.

• Strengthened stakeholder collaboration and knowledge-sharing for inclusive, locally informed implementation.

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🔹 Workshop 3 – Morning, 12 September 2025

Greener Future: Keys to Success: A Circular Economy & Systems Thinking Workshop

Step into “Keys to Success: A Circular Economy & Systems Thinking Workshop” on 12 September 2025 and discover how waste is more than just a disposal problem—it’s a systems challenge. In this 60-minute interactive session, you’ll explore real-world waste issues, map the complex relationships driving them, and identify leverage points for change. Through hands-on activities and collaboration, you’ll leave with fresh insights, practical tools, and an “If… then…” action statement to inspire circular economy solutions.

Organized by: Yunus Center AIT in collaboration with OSC

Background
Waste mismanagement is a complex environmental challenge rooted in interconnected systems of production, consumption, and governance. Addressing it requires moving beyond technical fixes to a deeper understanding of the systemic drivers and leverage points for change. Circular economy principles and systems thinking offer powerful frameworks to reimagine waste as a resource and design more sustainable solutions.

Overview
The “Keys to Success” A Circular Economy & Systems Thinking Workshop is a 60-minute interactive session designed to engage university students in exploring waste issues through a systems-thinking lens. Using participatory activities, students will identify root causes, map sectoral relationships, and co-create strategies to address waste within the broader circular economy framework.

What to Expect

• Guided mindfulness exercise to build emotional connection with waste issues.

• Case study exploration of a real-world waste challenge.

• Hands-on mapping of causes, sectors, and systemic relationships.

• Collaborative identification of key leverage points for change.

• Co-creation of an “If… then…” systems statement to inspire action.

Expected Outcomes

• Deeper understanding of waste as a systemic, multi-actor issue.

• Practical skills in systems mapping and analysis.

• Awareness of the role of policy, markets, behavior, and communication in circular economy solutions.

• An actionable, collaboratively generated insight to guide future interventions.

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