Enel Americas, its subsidiaries in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, and Enel Chile completed a new edition of the Latam Circular Economy School. The program created in 2020 aims to share knowledge regarding the new economic model proposed by circular economy, which this year added more than 120 new participants, including Enel employees in the region and external stakeholders from 8 countries.
"Decarbonization and circular economy were born as independent processes, but today they are interconnected and are central to Enel's strategy in Latin America and the world. We must address the energy transition in a circular economy context. In the face of this challenge, we have proposed to lead this transition by offering sustainable products and services and promoting regional training, conversation, and collaboration around circular action," explained Maurizio Bezzeccheri, general manager of Enel Americas.
Every year, the Latam Circular Economy School addresses topics to understand the circular economy through sessions led by international experts and specialists. The 2022 version included introductory classes on the circular economic model, Enel's circular strategy, circular business models, metrics for circularity, circular cities, and territories, and lines of business in the energy sector.
The closing of the 2022 edition counted with the participation of Carlos Karamanian, creator of La Casa G: the Sustainable House in Argentina, one of the most ecological houses in Latin America.
"Today, there are incentives to move towards electrification, and governments are supporting programs to make our homes more sustainable. These tested models have proven over the years that technology replacement programs are truly cost-effective," Karamanian said during the ceremony.
Maximilian Winter, general manager of Enel Green Power Panama, said he concluded Circular Economy School with a clear message: for a sustainable future, we will have to move from a linear economic model to a circular economy model. For our company, innovation is a transversal axis to compete and achieve the desired sustainability".
"Latin America has the potential to become a global benchmark for the circular economy, especially in circular cities. For example, we have seen the rapid development of electric public transport in Bogota and Santiago, the construction of the Pan-American 100% Electric Charging Corridor and the adhesion of 9 cities to the Declaration of Circular Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. As a company, we have been at each of these milestones," added Bezzeccheri.
With the closing of the 2022 version, the Circular Economy School Latam has had more than 470 participants since its creation.