# Circular Retail in Action: Solving Plastic Waste Through Local Innovation | ESG Decoded Podcast #180 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/esg-decoded-podcast-3566053/circular-retail-in-action-solving-plastic-waste-through-local-innovation-esg-decoded-podcast-180 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/esg-decoded-podcast-3566053/circular-retail-in-action-solving-plastic-waste-through-local-innovation-esg-decoded-podcast-180.md Podcast: [ESG Decoded Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/esg-decoded-podcast-3566053) Published: 2025-12-09T13:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/esgdecoded/episodes/Circular-Retail-in-Action-Solving-Plastic-Waste-Through-Local-Innovation--ESG-Decoded-Podcast-180-e3bt09a Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/490ed370/podcast/play/112148202/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-4%2Fb648daba-945b-3f61-c978-89210af3d1df.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/esg-decoded-podcast-3566053/episodes/circular-retail-in-action-solving-plastic-waste-through-local-innovation-esg-decoded-podcast-180 Duration seconds: 2680 ## Resource How can global corporations and local entrepreneurs collaborate to fight plastic pollution at scale? In this week's episode, host Anna Stablum welcomes Jessie Coates , EY Corporate Responsibility Markets Leader, and Bintang Ekananda , Founder and CEO of Alner . Together, they unpack the unique public-private partnership known as TRANSFORM , a collaboration between Unilever , the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) , and EY. This decade-long initiative connects multinationals with mission-driven startups in Asia and Africa to scale innovative, market-based solutions. Jessie and Bintang share how Alner’s refill-and-reuse business model is helping reduce plastic waste in Indonesia and how this collaboration supports both impact and profitability. During this episode, you will learn: How refill systems are transforming local retail in Indonesia Why big brands benefit from investing in impact-driven startups How public-private partnerships accelerate sustainability solutions What’s needed to scale circular packaging models & reduce single-use plastic waste Don’t miss an episode—subscribe to ESG Decoded on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on social for the latest updates! Episode Resources: Alner – Circular Retail & Refill Solutions in Indonesia: https://www.alner.id/ TRANSFORM Program – Unilever, UK FCDO and EY Impact Accelerator: https://transform.global/ EY Ripples – Shaping the future with confidence: https://www.ey.com/en_gl/corporate-responsibility/ey-ripples UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution (Global Plastics Treaty Overview): https://www.unep.org/intergovernmental-negotiating-committee-plastic-pollution - About ESG Decoded ESG Decoded is a podcast powered by ClimeCo to share updates related to business innovation and… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/esg-decoded-podcast-3566053/episodes/circular-retail-in-action-solving-plastic-waste-through-local-innovation-esg-decoded-podcast-180/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/esg-decoded-podcast-3566053/circular-retail-in-action-solving-plastic-waste-through-local-innovation-esg-decoded-podcast-180.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.