Yunus Environment Hub joined global leaders at the Zero Waste Forum 2025 in Istanbul to explore how communities, businesses, and policymakers can turn waste into practical, scalable solutions. The Forum brought together voices committed to advancing the zero waste and circular economy transition worldwide.
When procurement decisions are made, they rarely make headlines. Yet the contracts behind them determine how resources move, how products are made, and what kind of future we build. For years, we have discussed sustainability in production and consumption, but not enough about the missing middle: how things are purchased. Circular impact procurement is changing that. It transforms procurement from a transactional process into a tool for systemic change – connecting the act of buying to the goals of climate action, social inclusion, and long-term resilience
Yunus Environment Hub and BASF have joined forces on BASF’s Starting Ventures program supporting Vietnam’s informal waste sector a crucial link in tackling the nation’s plastic waste challenge.
Istanbul, Türkiye – 19 October 2025 – As governments, businesses, and civil society accelerate efforts to curb plastic pollution, Yunus Environment Hub (YEH) and José Manuel Moller, Founder & CEO of Common House, with support from the Röchling Foundation, announced the upcoming launch of Open Reuse, an open-source platform designed to scale sustainable reuse business models worldwide.