-Relocates HQ from Singapore to Auckland to accelerate circular economy 
innovation across the Pacific. 

Circular Cities Asia ("CCA"), an open innovation platform to promote urban 
circular economy in Asia Pacific, has relocated their HQ to Auckland. The 
platform also announced the second edition of their flagship innovation 
program, Circular Campus, following the success of the inaugural edition.

First launched in Singapore by Suzanna Pomeroy and Shiva Susarla, a Fellow of 
the prestigious Edmund Hillary Fellowship program, this relocation represents a 
natural progression of their efforts to build an impact-focused organization 
that positively contributes to the looming issues of climate change, dwindling 
finite resources, pollution and waste.

The Circular Campus program invites student teams from universities across Asia 
Pacific to propose solutions that can make their university campuses circular. 
CCA then works closely with the teams to incubate the ideas and build them into 
real startups.

"University campuses are not just microcosms of larger cities, but also 
flag-bearers of innovation and new ways of doing things," said Suzanna Pomeroy, 
Co-Founder & Director of CCA and a returning New Zealander who is building on 
her experiences in leadership development, impact and diversity work in 
Singapore and elsewhere.  

"At CCA, we believe that innovation is the way to accelerate the circular 
economy and The Circular Campus Programme recognises the importance that 
academic institutions play in this acceleration and incubation of promising 
ideas."

The first offering of the programme had 10 universities in 8 Asia-Pac countries 
participating. 

"The circular economy is possibly the most feasible development paradigm that 
could help us battle climate change and problems associated with waste and 
pollution," said Shiva Susarla, a Fellow of the prestigious Edmund Hillary 
Fellowship program and the Founder of RENERGII and CCA.

"Our ultimate objective is to build a bottom-up innovation movement to redesign 
and reimagine every linear economic model as a sustainable circular economic 
product or solution," Shiva added.

What's next for the innovation journey in the circular economy, and how can you 
join?

CCA is planning to run two more cohorts of the Circular Campus Programme in 
2022.  The team is committed to growing and supporting partnerships between 
young innovators, universities, local government and industry organisations.  

To partner with CCA, or to sign your university up to the programme, contact 
Suzanna Pomeroy on suzanna@renergii.com or visit www.circularcities.asia

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SOURCE-RENERGII Asia