International Conference "Circular Economy: Opportunities and Prospects for Belarusian Enterprises"

The Conference was opened by Astrid Sahm, Executive Director of the Dortmund International Education Center (IBB Dortmund) and Kateryna Bornukova, Academic Director of BEROC. The conference was attended by more than 100 participants, including representatives of Belarusian business, banks, government agencies, mass media, as well as international experts.

The speakers at the conference were BEROC experts, representatives of international organizations, business and banks. Based on conducted surveys, BEROC experts presented the results of the research of the possibilities of circular transformation in Belarusian enterprises. There were also formulated proposals for implementation of green economy principles in Belarus. 

The results of the conference were summarized by Natalia Apanasovich, head of green economy project at BEROC. She mentioned that movement towards the green economy has been advocated and supported in Belarus by main stakeholders, including government, NGOs, and business. However, there is limited research and analytics on this matter. In addition, there is a significant gap in public awareness about the current state of affairs and relevant opportunities that would stimulate enterprises in implementing principles of green and circular economy.