Developing strategic plans to move towards a circular economy

We came across some key gaps in the way councils and public sector organisations develop their plans to transition towards a circular economy. 

• Waste and resource recovery strategy is simply extended or modified to come up with a circular economy strategy
• There is minimal focus on influencing upstream activities in the city/region 
• A holistic look at the council (as an organization) and the relevant city/region’s production and consumption system is missing 
• There is a misconception that close looping the material within the region is achieving circularity 

Introducing "Developing strategic plans to move towards a circular economy," a short training program for public sector organisations, specifically for local government organisations/councils in answer to the above key gaps. 

Designed to address the pressing need for solutions, this program is tailored to empower professionals within the public sector with the knowledge and tools necessary to lead the transition towards a circular economy. 

Through a series of engaging sessions, case studies, and hands-on exercises, participants will embark on a transformative journey towards embedding principles of circular economy in the domain of strategic planning. Our program provides a comprehensive approach, delving into both theoretical frameworks and real-world applications, along with strategies for organizational change. 


The participants will be able to:  

• Uncover the core principles of circular economy as it apply to your local context as a system of production and consumption 
• Explore how to unpack the process of creating transition plans embracing principles of circular economy for a locality and an organisation 
• Understand how to get informed through technical assessments in crafting your strategy 
• Explore opportunities to tackle challenges within the local economic ecosystem. 

Course content

This in-person training will enable student-driven training completed with relevant case studies and interactive activities, with time allocated for discussion of practical problems faced. 

The modules presented will have the following content. 

• Introduction to Circular Economy principles and key strategies​ 
• Transition to Circular economy – What does it mean?​ 
• Understanding the council’s economic system​ 
• Key components of a circular transition plan​ 
• Unpacking upstream and downstream transition​ 
• Facilitating upstream transition​ 
• Facilitating downstream transition​ 
• Enabling organizational transition​ 

Course details

• Venue: This is an online event. The Microsoft Teams link will be shared with the participant upon the confirmation of payment.
  
• Dates: 13th June 2024
  
• Time: 9.00AM - 3.00PM (6hours)

About the Lead course designer and trainer

Dr. Mayuri Wijayasundara. Director, Anvarta

Mayuri is a leading expert in strategy and transformation specialising in enablers of transition towards a circular economy. Mayuri currently leads Anvarta, a management consulting practice that advocates circular economy and helps organisations with their transition. She was also engaged as Circular Economy Expert at UN Habitat. 

Mayuri was a tenured University academic leading multiple research programs in circular economy until 2021, where she was the Deakin Lead Investigator and a Chief Investigator for Australian Research Council funded Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Transformation of Waste Resources to Engineered Materials and Solutions for a Circular Economy (TREMS). Mayuri has authored several research articles and is a contributor to acclaimed international forums such as World Economic Forum. 

Mayuri joined academia following a career as a senior industry practitioner for nearly a decade, where she has formulated and led programs driving strategic industrial and organisational transformation initiatives in the Asia Pacific. Mayuri obtained her PhD from the University of Melbourne and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant of CIMA, UK. She currently holds several board and advisory committee positions in public and private sector, industry bodies and professional organisations. 

For more information: Website | LinkedIn | Deakin Uni | World Economic Forum | Google Scholar | The Conversation  

About Anvarta

Anvarta is a professional practice​ that provide strategy and policy advisory, consulting and project management services to organisations. We specialize in helping organisations to transition to a circular economy​ and help transform business models, products, supply chains, markets in line with the principles of circular economy. One of the key areas we focus on is capacity building towards a circular and clean economy and in facilitating organisational transition. We drive innovation through research and development in this area, and have a portfolio or products and services that we have developed and in progress presently.  

Our typical products and services include;

• a range of courses that aim capacity building of professionals in transition to a circular economy 
• advisory and consulting services covering concept creation to strategy formulation​, leading to constructing detailed roadmaps for organisations
• analytical solutions, including material flow analysis, life cycle analysis and life cycle costing
• support for new initiative integration and operationalization, including change and transformation management

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