The Circular Economy emphasizes the need to design and manufacture products that last for a long time, using processes that minimize waste and pollution. It also encompasses Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Support Project.
Greening of the public sectorsee also Greening of Public Sector PROJECT START DATE: 22/11/2021 PROJECT END DATE: 28/02/2023 The public sector is a significant consumer of products and services. This project aims to integrate sustainable consumption and production practices into the public sector. Through this initiative, the government aims to set an example by making the public sector more environmentally friendly, reducing its carbon footprint, and embracing a more eco-conscious approach. This project aligns with the government's vision of transforming the island into a cleaner and greener Mauritius. Its primary objective is to encourage public organizations to adopt sustainable consumption practices. These practices encompass conserving energy and water, minimizing waste, transitioning to paperless work processes, reducing pollution to zero, avoiding harmful chemicals, adopting sustainable technologies, and implementing sustainable procurement practices. All of these efforts are aimed at enhancing and sustaining service delivery.
|  | |
Greening the Agricultural Sector through capacity development on pesticide residue testingPROJECT START DATE: 01/03/2021 PROJECT END DATE: 30/06/2022 Pesticide use in Mauritian agriculture, while boosting food production, poses risks to farmers, the environment, and consumers due to inefficient and excessive use. Pesticides contaminate agricultural products, soil, and water bodies, threatening both human health and biodiversity. The project's goal is to assess the impact of pesticides on the agricultural sector by creating a framework for pesticide residue testing in water. This initiative aims to improve water quality and promote sustainable agriculture. It seeks to regulate pesticide use, shift towards organic alternatives, and ensure safer food production while reducing environmental and health risks associated with pesticide contamination. |  | |
MCCI Roadmap for a Waste Plastic Free MauritiusLaunched on March 28, 2022. The primary goal of the MCCI Roadmap for a Waste Plastic Free Mauritius was to evaluate the effects of various plastic waste management legislations on industrial and commercial activities. The report highlights the private sector's commitment to effective plastic waste management and the transition towards a circular economy. It proposes a clear roadmap with realistic timelines and cost implications, and assesses the impact on food safety and consumers. | Click HERE to view the report.
| |
|  | |
ECONO-BIZ – “Angaz to lantrepriz pou vinn Ekolo ek EkonomThe Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change conceptualised the ECONOBiz Training Programme with the collaboration of the National Productivity and Competitiveness Council (NPCC) and the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) to improve the capacity and skills of SMEs to green their businesses. | Over the period May to October 2023, the personnel from ten (10) enterprises were trained on green and resource efficient practices. The project is being further sustained to provide capacity building to some 60 SMEs on greening and bringing circularity at the level of SMEs. | |
La Foire Anti-GaspillageTo showcase circular economy in practice, the Ministry in collaboration with the Municipality of Quatre-Bornes organized two ‘La foire anti-gaspillage’ in October 2023 and July 2024. The objective of the event was to engage and sensitise the public at large on the 9Rs of circular economy, namely Refuse; Rethink; Reduce; Reuse; Repair; Refurbish; Repurpose; Recycle and Recover. | • The event comprised various corners for: - Repairs; - Recycling; - Sale of recycled/ green products by SMEs and women entrepreneurs; - Reuse (donation of second hand products); and - Sensitisation on circular economy. • The public was also sensitised on the adoption of green practices including: - - Repair of goods instead of throwing away - Recycling of wastes instead of landfilling - Purchase of recycled / green products - Reuse of second hand goods through donation. | |
Training of trainers to promote circular jobs at Mauritius Prison ServiceTraining courses were delivered to some 60 officers of Mauritius Prison Service and female detainees by the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development and Academy of Design and Innovation (ADI) from February to May 2024 to build their capacity on green and circular jobs, such as upcycling of old garments, installation of solar water heater and rainwater capture system, Installation of standalone photovoltaic system and wood craft using ‘goyave de chine’. | To sustain the project at the level of Mauritius Prison Service, training equipment for Rainwater capture, standalone photovoltaic (PV), solar water heaters were procured by the Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change and handed over to the Mauritius Prison Service. An Award Ceremony was held on 23 May 2024 at Beau Bassin Prison Training School Gymnasium to remit certificates to the trainees and hand over tools and equipment to Mauritius Prison Service. | |
Circular Economy: Optimising private sector investment in MauritiusThis report is the product of a partnership between Business Mauritius and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with financial support from the Government of Japan as part of efforts to facilitate the socio-economic response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius. |
| |
Enhancing Food Safety, Food Waste Reduction and Food InnovationTo reduce and recover food losses/ food waste to improve food security (led by Assoc Prof Daya Goburdhun and a team comprising of Dr Arvind Ruggoo, Dr Deena Ramful Baboolall and Dr Roshini Brizmohun Gopaul. The trainee project assistant is Miss Lakshaya Beeharee, as Food Science graduate |  |
