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Grameen Thailand: Co-Creating Thai Grassroots Financial Empowerment

November 22, 2024 – The seminar “Grameen Thailand: Co-Creating Thai Grassroots Financial Empowerment” was held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT), organized in collaboration with Yunus Thailand Foundation, [Grameen Trust](https://www.linkedin.com/company/grameen-trust/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_detail_base%3BV0HSb1DuQDq5LSkclWeqZw%3D%3D), [the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade](https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_detail_base%3BV0HSb1DuQDq5LSkclWeqZw%3D%3D), and [The Asia Foundation](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-asia-foundation/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_detail_base%3BV0HSb1DuQDq5LSkclWeqZw%3D%3D). The event brought together over 70 participants, including representatives from government, private sectors, the Australian Embassy, and both local and international media.

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REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN ASEAN COUNTRIES:A Systematic Review of Voluntary and Mandatory Upstream Policy Interventions

On 12 December 2024, [Yunus Thailand](https://www.linkedin.com/company/yunus-thailand/posts/?feedView=all) , [PXP Sustainability](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pxpsustainability/) , and the Yunus Social Business Center at the [Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute (CUSRI)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/chulalongkorn-university-social-research-institute-cusri/) co-hosted a seminar on ASEAN Plastic Policy Interventions and Implementation Experiences from Thailand. The seminar gathered over 40 representatives at the Chula Social Innovation Hub to exchange research findings on this important topic following recent international negotiations toward a global plastics treaty.

Cover image for blog: Yunus Thailand participated in the discussions on Social Business and sustainability at the المؤتمر العالمي الثاني لحفظ النعم Grace Preservation Second Global Conference in Abu Dhabi

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Yunus Thailand participated in the discussions on Social Business and sustainability at the المؤتمر العالمي الثاني لحفظ النعم Grace Preservation Second Global Conference in Abu Dhabi

From November 26-28, [Callum Mackenzie](https://www.linkedin.com/in/callum-mackenzie-9ba27ba3/), Co-founder & Managing Director of [Yunus Thailand](https://www.linkedin.com/company/yunus-thailand/posts/?feedView=all), joined Dr. [Faiz H. Shah](https://www.linkedin.com/in/faiz-shah-socbus-esg-yunus/), Yunus Thailand Chair of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of [Yunus Center AIT (YCA)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/yunuscenterait2024/), and [Alex Wang 王则开](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wangzekai/), Secretary General of the Global Committee on Social Business for SDGs, in a thought-provoking panel discussion on sustainable development best practices from Asia.

Cover image for blog: White paper - Catalyzing an Innovation Ecosystem for People-centred Justice in Southeast Asia

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White paper - Catalyzing an Innovation Ecosystem for People-centred Justice in Southeast Asia

Last week, Yunus Thailand had the privilege of presenting the White Paper on Catalysing an Innovation Ecosystem for People-Centred Justice in Southeast Asia on the second day of the UN Regional Conference on People-Centered Justice, held in Bangkok from 11-13 November. The regional conference gathered over 200 participants from across the Asia-Pacific region with a common vision of achieving just societies by leveraging people-centric approaches. The regional conference provided a space to gather wider insights from experts in various sectors across Southeast Asia and beyond during the panel discussion and a world cafe session organised by the UN Development Program’s Judicial Integrity Network for ASEAN.