SCGP took part in sharing knowledge and operations on sustainability with the 7 ASEAN member countries from SEAMEO
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SCGP welcomed the members of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for Sustainability (SEAMEO SEPS). The members are school directors and teachers from 7 ASEAN countries: Cambodia, Thailand, Brunei, the Philippines, Malaysia, Laos and Indonesia, who participated in the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy towards Sustainability (SEP4School) Project. The group visited SCGP Ban Pong Plant and Ban Rang Plub community in Banpong District, Ratchaburi Province, which is a model community for waste management in the SCGP project under the name SCGP Zero Waste Community. The purpose of the visit is to study business operations under the Circular Economy principles, based on the ESG framework. The community also adopted and applied the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in both business operations and community development. The visit was also aimed to enhance members’ knowledge and experience, in accordance with the objectives of SEAMEO SEPS of being an information center of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, research study, and knowledge sharing. The center promotes applying the philosophy in various dimensions according to the context of countries in Southeast Asia, expecting that it would lead to mutual achievement in the region and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.