ABOUT MARU

Cultivating the conditions for circularity to scale in Asia Pacific.

Cultivating the conditions for circularity to scale in Asia Pacific.

MARU is an Asia-Pacific circularity accelerator bringing together experience across business, innovation, finance and sustainability to help circular opportunities move toward adoption and scale.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND MARU

Built by people working across circularity, business and finance.

Built by people working across circularity, business and finance.

Maru brings together experience across circular economy, sustainable business, finance, research, stakeholder engagement and policy advocacy. This multidisciplinary, cross-sector expertise equips us to address the systemic barriers that hinder the mainstream adoption of circularity.

ANTHONY WATANABE

ANTHONY WATANABE

Board Chair

Leadership across circularity, sustainability and climate innovation.

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PATRICIA HEIBERGER

PATRICIA HEIBERGER

Executive Director

Strategic advisory, stakeholder engagement and sustainable finance.

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VED VYAS, CFA

VED VYAS, CFA

Finance Lead

Financial strategy, corporate finance and investment banking.

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PONGLERT CHANTHORN

PONGLERT CHANTHORN

Research Lead

Energy transition research, decarbonization and financial advisory.

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ADHI KURUP

ADHI KURUP

Program Lead

Responsible sourcing, supply chain sustainability and circularity project execution

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What does MARU mean?

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MISSION

Bridge the bankability gap for circular innovation in Asia Pacific.

VISION

Mainstream circularity across Asia Pacific.

Interested in helping shape what MARU becomes?

Interested in helping shape what MARU becomes?

We are building MARU with people and organisations working across circular innovation, corporate demand and finance.

Mainstreaming circularity in Asia Pacific.

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