ACEN Foundation

ACEN Foundation

Denktanks

Accelerating the just transition to an inclusive, circular and sustainable economy in Africa.

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The ACEN Foundation has been formed by the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN), the network for circular economy practitioners in Africa, and Trinomics, one of the key international policy consultants in the field of environment, energy and climate change. The Foundation was established after the two organisations worked together on a project: “The Circular Economy in Africa-EU Cooperation”, financed by the European Commission which resulted in eight country reports and a continental report. With complementary strength, expertise and experiences, ACEN and Trinomics came together to deliver tailored and ambitious solution for various needs related to the circular economy agenda in African countries through the ACEN Foundation. Sign up here to keep up to date with the latest developments: https://acenfoundation.org/subscribe/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcenFoundation Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACENFoundation

Website
http://www.acenfoundation.org
Branche
Denktanks
Bedrijfsgrootte
2-10 medewerkers
Hoofdkantoor
Rotterdam
Type
Non-profit
Opgericht
2021
Specialismen
Circular Economy, Africa, Environment, Capacity Building, Sustainability, Development en Consultancy services

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Medewerkers van ACEN Foundation

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    This is certainly the something to consider for African economies!

    Introducing: Sugarcrete™ - a low cost, low carbon construction material 🧱️📽️ Sugarcrete™ is an ultra-low carbon construction material upcycling sugarcane by-products, developed by Grimshaw, the University of East London, and Tate & Lyle Sugars. Using sugarcane fibres left over after sugar sap extraction, this material is four times lighter than concrete, has a reduced curing time, and significantly lowers carbon emissions. 👏 With potential to transform sustainable construction, Sugarcrete™ exemplifies circular economy principles by repurposing waste and lowering the industry's environmental footprint. 🔗 Read all about the innovative project here: https://lnkd.in/eftH4sSu #CircularEconomy #Construction #Sugarcrete #Sustainability #CircularInnovation

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    Profiel weergeven voor Piotr Barczak, afbeelding

    Circular Economy Program Manager at African Circular Economy Network Foundation: Waste policies, Circular Cities, Zero Waste, separate collection, packaging, e-waste, urban development

    Some interesting findings in this study here. Official development finance (ODF) in solid waste management (SWM) reveals insufficient resources for tackling plastic pollution: A global analysis of two decades of data. Despite an 8-fold increase, SWM-focused ODF is still very low, representing just 0.41 % of all ODF. Low-income countries received only 8 % of SWM ODF. I agree with all this, however, important to emphasise, is the waste management hierarchy, where the main attention and funding must go to waste prevention, reuse, repair and then recycling. And this is how ODF should be channelled. Not into large and non-flexible mixed waste treatment facilities. full paper here: https://lnkd.in/duZ7cdvM

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    ACEN Foundation will be present at this important event in Brussels in November. Among the discussed topics will be the #BlackSoldierFly technology development. Our BUGS-Africa project's leader Piotr Barczak will be there representing the Foundation, bringing the insights from our work in #Africa on this Matter. IPIFF (International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed) Eclose GmbH Eawag PREVENT Waste Alliance GIZ Brussels Climate & Clean Air Coalition

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    Founder @Intersect | Co-founder @Insect Academy

    ❗ Europe's most important congress on insects as food and feed is coming! The IPIFF (International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed) represents the EU's insect production industry for food and feed use. Their annual event gathers Europe's top researchers, executives, and stakeholders in the insect industry. This year’s event is titled “Science meets Agriculture”. Among the topics that will be discussed are: • The European insect producing sector policy priorities for 2024-2029 • Opportunities for creating circular and bio-based economies • Cooperation between different EU policies 👉 You can get early bird passes until 31 October, which include: → Networking dinner on November 20 → On-site lunch on November 21 → All organizational expenses → Coffee breaks 🔗 Register here today! https://lnkd.in/e2Be59xd *** 📌 Follow Insect Academy for the latest news on the Insects as Food and Feed Industry #InsectIndustry #BlackSoldierFly #InsectProtein

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    Helping organisations take effective, data-driven action to reduce their environmental footprint.

    BBC News has just released an excellent exposé on the climate and policy boondoggle that is waste incineration in the UK. Buckle up for the ensuing crisis management from the EFW Lobby - here is exhibit C. The Waste Hierarchy holds an almost sacred status in sustainability, and for good reason—it offers a simple environmental guide to waste prevention and management. However, it suffers from a critical flaw, one that the incineration lobby has exploited. The Waste Hierarchy, developed half a century ago by European policymakers, is a framework for managing waste and resources. At the top are Prevention, Reuse, and Recycling—key concepts whose sustainability merits and order in the Hierarchy are based on solid life-cycle analysis (LCA) principles. Prevention is always better than reuse, and reuse is better than recycling because of their inherent life-cycle effects. The problem lies in the last two levels: ‘Recovery’ (EfW) is ranked above ‘Disposal’ (landfill), implying that burning waste for energy is always better than landfilling it. While this may have made sense in the 1970s when coal dominated the grid, renewables were scarce, recycling was niche, and waste had far less fossil carbon, the order here depends precisely on such context, not any principles of LCA. EfW is not fundamentally better than landfilling, and today, the assumptions which gave it environmental preference are outdated. The truth is, both options are bad, but the least bad option depends on the material in question, and how well a facility operates. Waste policy and the Hierarchy should be agnostic about treatment technology, and instead promote the principle that residual materials should separated for treatment via the least bad option. The incineration lobby uses the flaw in the Waste Hierarchy to ignore the need for such nuance, promoting instead the idea that diverting waste from landfills to incinerators is itself, an environmental objective. So sayeth the Waste Hierarchy. But a 'burn it all' approach to residual waste does not ensure the best environmental outcome - it only ensures incinerators continue to benefit from decades of overly simplified government policy and massive public subsidy. It's time to fix the Waste Hierarchy to reflect a science-based approach to residual waste management that actually delivers best-case environmental outcomes. It is time for a grown-up discussion about residual waste. #efw #incineration #residualwaste #circulareconomy

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    Profiel weergeven voor Jean D-Némahigui METCHRO, afbeelding

    Consultant Junior en Économie Circulaire | Coordinateur Régionals des Pays d'Afrique Francophone pour la fondation ACEN | Responsable-CI ONG AILPES

    Chers réseau, J’ai eu l’honneur de représenter ACEN Foundation au Forum #ECOCIR 2024, tenu du 15 au 18 octobre, organisé par Institut de l'Economie Circulaire d'Abidjan-IECA sur le thème : “VILLE DURABLE, TECHNOLOGIES : QUELLE CONTRIBUTION DE L’ÉCONOMIE CIRCULAIRE ?”. En tant que coordinateur régional pour l’Afrique francophone, il était essentiel de participer à ce programme pour échanger et contribuer aux discussions importantes sur l’économie circulaire en Afrique. 🔹 Cet événement, parrainé par le Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Transition Écologique en représentation du Premier Ministre, et soutenu par le District d’Abidjan, a rassemblé des leaders et experts autour de thèmes stratégiques comme l’investissement durable, l’utilisation des énergies renouvelables, la valorisation des déchets urbains, et l’importance de l’éducation pour la transition écologique. Des panels, tels que l’économie circulaire pour la croissance verte ou encore l’électromobilité en Afrique de l’Ouest, ont permis d’identifier des défis et des perspectives prometteuses pour l’avenir de l’Afrique. Un grand merci aux organisateurs, au District d’Abidjan, au Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Transition Écologique, ainsi qu’à tous les intervenants pour la qualité de ces échanges et des recommandations issues de ce forum ! #ECOCIR2024 #FondationAcen #EconomieCirculaire #Afrique ACEN Foundation Institut de l'Economie Circulaire d'Abidjan-IECA Piotr Barczak Théo Venturelli

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    Profiel weergeven voor Peter Desmond, afbeelding

    Co-Founder of the African Circular Economy Network

    If you are in The Hague on 7th November, you are welcome to join me at the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN) Table Talk at ImpactFest: https://www.impactfest.nl/. The Hague is the city for entrepreneurs working on innovations for a better world. We will be exploring together: "Partnering for Impact in the Circular Economy – a dialogue on how collaboration can facilitate sustainable economic, environmental and social impact through the circular economy". Details of the Table Talk are here: https://lnkd.in/enBahEa9 You can register for ImpactFest here: https://lnkd.in/eyfcRBB5

    Partnering for Impact in the Circular Economy – a dialogue on how collaboration can facilitate sustainable economic, environmental and social impact through the circular economy

    Partnering for Impact in the Circular Economy – a dialogue on how collaboration can facilitate sustainable economic, environmental and social impact through the circular economy

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    ESEF 2024: Propelling the region toward a more sustainable energy landscape Among the key objectives of the Forum, it seeks to: 1. Promote cooperation and partnerships to accelerate the development of a viable regional electricity market with the massive integration of renewable energy; 2. Hold ministerial dialogues on energy transition and water-energy-food nexus; 3. Engage in discussions to uptake and pave the way on energy efficiency initiatives. Don´t miss this opportunity and register now at https://bit.ly/4dGwCZg #ESEF2024 #ECOWAS #CEDEAO #SustainableEnergy #Forum #Abidjan

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    Well done! More African countries shall follow suit in reduction plastic pollution systematically across the whole lifecycle.

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    🌍 Last week, we met with our colleagues from The Gambia to launch the country's historic National Action Plan to End Plastic Pollution. 🎉 It was a fantastic event, where Common Seas, The Gambia's National Environment Agency, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources and representatives from key local stakeholder organisations celebrated the plan and discussed the next steps for implementation. The following day, we reconvened with members of industry, financial institutions and the local community for a financing workshop led by David Lerpiniere and Faryal Gohar in collaboration with the NEA. The workshop began to lay out the groundwork for translating the NAP's ambition into action through collaboration. 🤝 Panellists defined securing finance and raising public awareness as immediate priorities for the NAP's success. Next steps identified include: 📚 Common Seas working with the NEA to develop tailored teacher training and educational materials to ensure the future leaders of The Gambia are empowered to tackle #plasticpollution in their communities. 🌿 The NEA organising the PD Committee into different thematic areas to lead the implementation of different strategies outlined in the NAP. The team returned from The Gambia inspired and optimistic about the impact of the NAP, which has the potential to reduce plastic pollution in The Gambia by 86% over the next decade and secure a healthy future for all. As our Director of Government and Business Partnerships Thais Vojvodic said during the launch, "With the collective efforts of all parties combined, we can see that our mission of significantly reducing plastic pollution in The Gambia is ambitious, but possible." A huge thank you to everyone who attended the launch of this vital strategy. ✨ Bubacar Zaidi Jallow Amuzo Nkamnebe Richa Ellis Jonas Barkhau Charles Reeve Mustapha J. Vicky Rollinson Babucarr E Camara Joanes Odero omar ceesay Ingrid Henrys Thais Vojvodic Charlotte Spinazzé Bourgoin David Lerpiniere Faryal Gohar #Circularity #Gambia #TheGambia #PlasticsTreaty

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    Le #Cameroun franchit une étape clé vers l’intégration de l’économie circulaire dans son développement national ! Avec le soutien de la Banque africaine de développement, à travers son Fonds pour l’économie circulaire (ACEF) et l’African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA), le projet de feuille de route nationale pour l’économie circulaire a été lancé en présence des acteurs du secteur public, privé et de la société civile. L’objectif : une gestion durable des ressources naturelles, la réduction des déchets, et l’amélioration de la qualité de vie de tous les Camerounais. Cette feuille de route contribuera à l’atteinte des objectifs de la Stratégie nationale de développement 2030, tout en respectant les engagements du Cameroun face au #ChangementClimatique. #EconomieCirculaire

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