The ‘Bega Circular Valley 2030’ (BCV 2030) aims to deliver a transformational high-impact regional development initiative with the pioneering vision to establish Bega Valley Shire (BVS) as the most circular regional economy in Australia that can be replicated by other regions globally.
It’s a holistic program developed by collaborating with local, national, and global stakeholders to mobilise innovative circularity solutions across the 5 streams of water, waste, renewable energy, food systems, and education. The program will build on and accelerate new and existing initiatives by embedding smart circular economy principles and skills.
Over the next 3 years, the program will implement the delivery of 15 flagships and 29 supporting circular projects to stimulate a regional circular marketplace and a vibrant ecosystem of diverse stakeholders, SMEs, technology innovators, researchers, academics, indigenous leaders, and social ventures, NGOs, government and investors.
BCV 2030 is anchored in the community in the form of a membership-based Cooperative that will co-convene the program and optimise community participation. With a leading practice impact evaluation framework in mind, to measure the success (at both program and project level) and enable a targeted focus of key circularity initiatives to create circular system change thinking and drive a 100% circular valley.
Private sector, Member state(s), Producer organizations, Civil society, Youth
Boost Nature-Based Solutions of Production
Country
Barry Irvin, Bega Valley Circular Economy Co-operative Limited
barry.irvin@bega.com.au
Circular Economy, Holistic, Regional Marketplace
Commitments to action Food Producers’ Declaration for the UN Food Systems Summit International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF); Intercontinental Network of Organic Farmers Organisations (INOFO);
Commitments to action The Cool Move Rabobank, FAO Cold storage is virtually non-existent in smallholder value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa. This lack of storage facilities
Commitments to action Biodiversity Monitor Rabobank, RoyalFrieslandCampina, World Wide Fund, Duurzame Zuivelketens, Versnellingsagenda Melkveehouderij We would like to stress that a supply-chain-based approach is essential.
Commitments to action Rabo Carbon Bank Rabobank, Column P The Carbon Bank will enable transitioning to regenerative carbon farming, and the societal position and earning
Commitments to action Pathways to Dairy Net Zero Global Dairy Platform, FAO, International Dairy Federation, Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform, International Livestock Research Institute, Dairy Sustainability
Commitments to action Database Sustainability Linked-Loans Rabobank, World Benchmarking Alliance Further encouraging the mainstreaming of incorporating a sustainability feature (in the form of sustainability KPIs)
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