About this project
In September 2020, The ECCA Family Foundation entered into a partnership with The Incubation Network (TIN), providing 2 million USD in multi-year funding which will contribute towards creating new and resilient waste systems by developing, promoting, and investing in technologies, business models, and entrepreneurs that prevent ocean plastic waste and create more circular economies in Southeast Asia.
The ECCA Family Foundation sees this partnership as an opportunity to expand and scale up TIN’s programming to Thailand, which is a jurisdiction of focus for the Foundation. Through this partnership, ECCA will support TIN in their efforts as they draw on their global network tools, materials and infrastructure in ways that are locally specific and targeted to the needs of Thailand.
We are excited to partner with TIN on this initiative, as we strongly believe in their innovative approach towards reducing leakage of plastic into the oceans, improving livelihoods of people working in waste, and ultimately to support transitions towards circular economies, inclusive markets, and resilient cities.
Point Form Summary
Our collaboration with TIN will consist of developing locally specific programming in Thailand by engaging local partners to develop strategies for scaling solutions by:
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Our partnership with The Incubator Network will focus on building and empowering an ecosystem of changemakers and supporting it through a regional coordination facility.
Activities will include:
Sourcing: identify investable businesses, novel technologies, innovative policies and connect key stakeholders in the plastics supply chain to facilitate collaborative partnerships regionally and globally
Supporting: directly provide technical support for waste and recycling ventures, and to local ecosystems through supporting local incubators and accelerators to improve the quality of their programming
Scaling: solutions through facilitating innovative finance, access to global supply chains and a range of investment funds including the $100m+ USD Circulate Capital fund
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Programs supported through The Incubation Network:
Thailand Plastics Circularity Accelerator
AVPN – Marine Pollution
In December 2019, the ECCA Family Foundation collaborated with The Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) to launch a report titled “Surfacing Innovative Solutions for Reducing Marine Plastic Pollution”.
