Circular Business Platform

At the Circular Business Platform, we are dedicated to advancing circular entrepreneurship as a key driver of Nigeria’s transition to a circular economy. Currently, three impactful projects support this mission: 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐎𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: This initiative is dedicated to developing a strong talent pipeline for businesses and organizations within the circular economy ecosystem. It equips members with essential awareness and knowledge of the circular economy while offering sustainability-focused career pathways. The community also supports individuals who are either launching their careers in this field or transitioning from other industries. 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 (𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐋𝐏): Created through a collaboration between the Circular Business Platform (CBP) and the Nigeria Climate Innovation Center (NCIC), CEPLP offers a supportive network for circular entrepreneurs. It facilitates knowledge sharing, collaboration, and mutual support to foster growth and innovation in the circular economy space. 𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐎 𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚: An extension of CIRCO International, an educational service company from the Netherlands specializing in circular design, CIRCO Hub Nigeria empowers Nigerian businesses to integrate circular design practices and develop innovative sustainable business models. Together, these initiatives fuel our commitment to a circular future for Nigeria. Which of these projects do you identify with? #CBP #CBP2024Inview

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It has been a year filled with events and impacts all geared towards ensuring the development of circular business and investment activity across Nigeria. Here is a quick run down of the events and their impacts (snippets) 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭:  Helped drive circular procurement through the MarketPlace experience, it was a win win for guests and circular businesses   𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: A completion of the Nigeria Circular Roadmap which commenced in 2023 at Abuja.  𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤:  With focus on waste to energy, waste management , agriculture and e-waste, the four days event ushered in indepth strategies and actions plans to drive circularity in the selected industries. This event has been a catalyst in birthing so many projects eg CIRCO Hub  Nigeria 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 (𝐂𝐀𝐀𝐅): At this event, the Circular Entrepreneurship Peer Learning Platform now managed by Circular Business Platform and the Nigeria Climate Innovation Centre poised to support circular business through knowledge sharing,  networking and amongst others was created   𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐎 𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚: Adapting the CIRCO International methodology, this project caters to increase Circular Entrepreneurship in Nigeria  𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧: CBP and WAMASON on Knowledge Network for Waste Management: Primarily focused to influence the right policies and plans to regulate the waste market in Africa  𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩: leaning on the Nigeria Circular Roadmap, this workshop rolled out insights on how to tackle plastic waste in Nigeria   𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 2024: Identified the latest advancements in clean energy and environmental sustainability  𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 2024- 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦:  Aimed to tackle textile waste and increase sustainable fashion businesses and consumption 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩:  To encourage organisation on  the importance of patronising circular businesses  𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐮𝐭 1.0: Focused to sensitize Circular Entrepreneurs on the value of collaborating with research institutions in their business development comment ‘𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓' if you attended any of these events #CBP #CBP2024Inview 

OLUWAFUNMILOLA AWOMUTI was present at the Circular Procurement Breakfast Workshop. In this video she shared what she learnt during the workshop and how organisations can begin to initiate circular procurement in their strategies and processes. Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/dEjhFQy8 #CBP #PWCNigeria #CircularProcurementBreakfastWorkshop #CircularEvents

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Check out the 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬  during the 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱  held on Nov. 1 2024.   A big thank you to all the organisations that brought their expertise to the table, showcasing actionable strategies to mainstream circular procurement. Each presentation underscored the importance of collaboration, innovation, and commitment to sustainability. Watch the video to learn! Video is also available on YouTube [https://lnkd.in/dGmnTJWC  ] Dangote Industries Limited The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) EPRON Shakira Mustapha Agharese Onaghise Ibukun Faluyi (PIEMA, NEBOSH-IGC) Joshua Attat Pneedles Victor Boyle-Komolafe GIVO Africa Toyin Craig- Adeniran Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Marilyn Obaisa-Osula PwC Nigeria #CBP #PWCNigeria #CircularProcurementBreakfastWorkshop #CircularEvents

𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨, 𝐂𝐁𝐏 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚  The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in its 2022 survey on 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 , highlighted realities indicating that waste management in Africa is at a low-ebb. They are: Sub-Saharan Africa 6 waste volume is estimated to reach 516 million tons annually by 2050; collection rate is less than 55 percent with a possibility of illegal dumping of uncollected waste while sanitation and public health are threatened by poor collection/sorting, intermediate treatment, recycling and final disposal. Interestingly, with the herald and increase of advocacy on how a Circular Economy can help stem down waste generation and improve the waste management practices, stakeholders in the industry are beginning to explore the opportunities and solutions therein. In March 2024, the idea to establish a regional  knowledge network around the topic of regulating waste markets in Africa was identified during the multi-stakeholder Circular Economy Strategy Week, inspired by the Consulate of the Netherlands and the Circular Business Platform. On 3rd October 2024, this regional knowledge network became a reality. The Circular Business Platform (CBP), working with the Waste Management Society Of Nigeria (WAMASON) and by extension its international counterpart - The ISWA International Solid Waste Association with a support of other stakeholders such as the University of Lagos (UNILAG), (E-waste Producer Responsibility Organization of Nigeria(EPRON)) and the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has established a regional knowledge network for regulating waste markets in Africa to: . 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥) 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.  . 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 (𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭).  . 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝. .𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚. . 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚. Flip through the pictures to see who made it into the #LunchandLearnSession.  #CBP #WasteManagement #CEStrategyWeek2024 #WAMASON

Do you know why it is important that organisations begin to patronise circular businesses? Find out in the video below Watch the full video here: [https://lnkd.in/dZNby4Fr ] Ibukun Taiwo PwC Nigeria #CBP #PWCNigeria #CircularProcurementBreakfastWorkshop #CircularEvents

As the year comes to a close, the Circular Business Platform is excited to share a recap of our journey in 2024. Join us as we walk you through our highlights and achievements with #CBP2024InView To begin, get to know the Circular Business Platform . 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞: The Circular Business Platform is an independent organisation that is designed to promote the development of circular business and investment activity across Nigeria. Our core activities are ingrained in three focus areas namely: 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦: Focused on delivering circular business and incubation services, we work with local and regional partners to share learnings and create networking and funding opportunities for circular businesses. 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: We are championing the cause for effective community development in the circular space with our programmes; Snap Survey and True Leader Training Series, Circular Oasis Community, Circular Entrepreneurship Peer Learning Platform. 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞: We monitor whether and how policy is implemented, to provide recommendations that will support compliance. We identify and facilitate opportunities to work with other stakeholders to meet regulatory goals. These include, (The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA)), (E-waste Producer Responsibility Organization of Nigeria(EPRON)),Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA)etc . Looking forward to working with us? Send us a DM! #CBP #CBP2024Inview 

Did you know that SMEs in Nigeria would mandatorily report sustainability efforts by 2030? That’s about 5 years from now! Join me tomorrow at the Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University’s “Enterprise Stories on air” live on INSPIRATION FM LAGOS where I will be discussing strategies and pathways for a circular transition for SMEs. You can watch live on www.ifm923.com. #circularity #businessdevelopment #SMEs Circular Business Platform Deborah Edward