Output
1) Pre-Workshop Survey
We intend to conduct a Pre-Workshop survey (online survey questionnaire), before the Workshop, in order to develop a view on the current state of sustainable manufacturing and consumption of APEC economies.
The survey will cover some aspects such as current situation of sustainable manufacturing and consumption, challenges and opportunities in promoting sustainable manufacturing and consumption, sharing good practices, recommendations and policies in promoting sustainable manufacturing and consumption.
The Survey will be sent to all participants and CTI focal points before the Workshop and will also help the Project focus on issues most pertinent to the member economies and develop substantive recommendations. The result of the survey will be incorporated and summarized in the Project Summary Report.
2) Workshop
2-full day Workshop will be held in Ha Noi, Viet Nam in July 2026.
We expect there will be 10-12 speakers/ moderators and about 60 participants attending the Workshop. The first day of the Workshop will be presentations of speakers, followed by Q&A Sessions. The second day of the Workshop will be presentations, Q&A, group break-out and a panel discussion.
The Workshop may include presentations on overview, information, experiences, best practices in sustainable manufacturing and consumption. Participants and speakers can continue to share ideas, experiences and discuss further in the Q&A Session at the end of each Session.
The group break out and panel discussion Sessions will focus on suggestions at economy and APEC levels for consideration of activities/ policies to promote sustainable manufacturing and consumption. This Session also recap the key learnings and facilitates discussion amongst participants about what they gained most from the event and how they can or plan to apply information and resources gained at the Workshop to apply in their economy. Participants can actively share their perspectives and clarify their concerns on this topic, discuss on solutions to solve the problems for practical implementation.
Organizers will exchange information, experiences, and good practices with substantial guidance or requirement on necessary resources to implement such practices.
The Post-event evaluation will help Organisers to assess the level of knowledge/capacity of participants regarding the topic. This Evaluation will help the Organizer to collect additional recommendations/suggestions from speakers and participants on promoting sustainable manufacturing and consumption.
The Workshop will gather various stakeholders such as Policy makers/Regulator; Researcher from APEC economies who have experiences or work related to manufacturing and sustainability from Universities, Research Centers, Chambers (Commerce, Production, Industry, etc.), Professional Associations (economists and administrators), Cooperatives, etc.; Private sectors (domestic and international
manufacturing companies); Regional and international organisations (for example OECD, WTO, ASEAN, etc.).
3) Project Summary Report (APEC Publication)
A Project summary report (minimum of 15 pages, excluding annexes) with key themes and options to consider from the Workshop will be presented to CTI. Such report will include substantive content of continuing value for members, such as survey findings, summaries of key presentations and discussions, case studies, best practices, etc. and be composed of the following, but not limited to, sections: introduction of the project; briefings of the presentations made at the Workshop, including best practices; briefings on discussions at the Workshop; themes and suggested options to consider made by Workshop participants and the speakers.
Participants will provide recommendations by 2 ways: (i) during discussions at the Workshop, (ii) at the Post–event Evaluation forms that are provided at the end of the Workshop.
Targeted audience of the Project summary report: project attendants, CTI, Policy-makers/ regulators in sustainable manufacturing and consumption.
Purpose: summarise discussions and practical options for consideration at the Workshop.
Outcome
1) Increased knowledge and awareness amongst participants regarding sustainable manufacturing and consumption. The Workshop is expected to increase capacity for participants, the regulators, Policy makers working on or related to sustainable manufacturing and consumption. Awareness level of participants will be measured by the Post-event evaluation; key policies, legal will be made at Discussion session and written in the Project Summary report.
2) Improved coordination/collaborative actions to promote sustainable manufacturing and consumption. In the short term, the organisers expect these stakeholders to integrate knowledge and information absorbed from the Workshop to apply in practice. Participants from developing economies will also have a chance to learn about case studies and best practices from APEC economies, from which they can draw lessons, experiences to apply in their economy. In medium and long term, the options identified at the workshop will be a resource/ reference guide for APEC economies to consider in developing policies at economy’s or APEC’s level. This outcome will be measured by question(s) in the Post-event Evaluation form, asking participants which recommendation they consider most relevant and applicable to their own economy.
Beneficiaries
The intended first beneficiaries of the Workshop are:
-Government officials and Policy-makers from APEC economies, who are directly involved in sustainable manufacturing and consumption. They may come from Department of Manufacturing, Manufacturing Regulatory Body etc. The level of those people are from junior to mid-level. The skills required are: can communicate in English, working in organisations related to sustainable manufacturing and consumption; have experiences in policy making.
The intended second beneficiaries of the Workshop are:
-Local and international experts from private sectors/businesses specialized in sustainable manufacturing and consumption. The expertise, number of years and level will be defined by the organizations sending the participants.
-Local and international experts from academic sector who have experience in research in sustainable manufacturing and consumption. They may come from Universities, Research Centers, Chambers (Commerce, Production, Industry, etc.), Professional Associations (economists and administrators), Cooperatives, etc.
The project will aim to be inclusive to all economies regardless of the current level of sustainable manufacturing and consumption. Additional beneficiaries include stakeholders in multilateral fora and academic and research institutes, Representatives from international/ regional organizations such as WTO, ASEAN, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) etc. These are people who can benefit from the recommendations of the Workshop.
