SICC aims to raise awareness of the circular economy

Singapore

THE Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) on Thursday identified raising awareness on the circular economy as one of its three areas of focus for this year.

This comes on the heels of its recent position paper on the subject, which it submitted to the government. It recommended that the authorities create a roadmap with the appropriate standards and processes to reduce waste and promote environmental sustainability.

The chamber's chief executive Victor Mills said the SICC is the first chamber to push for attention to be paid to the circular economy - an economic sys…