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MIGHT participated in the 13th Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC) Conference: ‘Standardisation in Circular Economy for a More Sustainable Trade’ which was held virtually and was attended by about 120 participants comprising standards and conformance bodies, policymakers, regulators, academics, as well as industry players and businesses from across the Asia-Pacific region. The conference aims to provide a platform for the sharing of information and best practices, to encourage the development of standards and policies, to build infrastructure for circular economy and contribute to the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The conference comprises 4 panels covering standards development, policymaking approaches, support on international trade and good practices by industries and businesses. As part of the conference, Dr Raslan Ahmad, Chair of Technical Committee on Circular Economy under Malaysia’s National Standards Committee on Environment represented MIGHT to moderate Panel 1: ‘Circular Economy Initiatives by Standards Developing Organisations’. This panel session focused on the sharing of existing standards development initiatives and projects relating to Circular Economy (CE) from major standards developing organisations around the world. 13th SCSC Conference: Standardisation in Circular Economy for a More Sustainable Trade 7-9 September 2021 | Online December 2021
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