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2025 will be a BETTER YEAR than 2024. ✨ According to the Ipsos Predictions Survey 2025, overall, a majority of people (71%) believe that 2025 will be a better year than 2024. Ipsos interviewed 23,721 adults from 33 countries for this study, which looks at people’s expectations and predictions for the year ahead. Optimism levels have fluctuated between 75% to 80% over the past decade, though. The infographic from Visual Capitalist reveals the most optimistic countries based on how their populations are feeling about 2025, relative to 2024. Source: https://lnkd.in/dPGuQafF As we step into 2025, we look forward to new challenges, opportunities and strategies for SUCCESS. Wishing each of you good health, prosperity, and happiness in 2025. ❤️ 🌱 🌟 WinSolutions | Win on Impact

The world produced 414 million tons of NEW PLASTIC in 2023, ⬆️ from 368 million metric tons in 2019, according to industry data. Plastic production could rise about 70% by 2040 without policy changes and is on track to TRIPLE by 2050. Based on OECD - OCDE estimates, about three quarters of plastic produced becomes WASTE and nearly a fifth is so-called MISMANAGED WASTE - burned, discarded on land and in waterways or left in open dumps and substandard landfills. Meanwhile, MICROPLASTICS have been found in air, fresh produce and even human breast milk. A growing body of research LINKS PLASTICS and their ADDITIVES, which provide properties such as flexibility and color, to HEALTH ISSUES including cancers, birth defects, reduced immunity to disease and hormonal disorders. In 2022, a resolution that kicked off TWO YEARS of NEGOTIATIONS led by the UN Environment Programme, called for a treaty that would "promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics". The fifth and final round of negotiations, held in Busan from November 25th to December 1st, 2024, brought together >3,300 participants, including representatives from >170 countries and >440 observer organizations. It was INTENDED to PRODUCE the FIRST LEGALLY BINDING GLOBAL TREATY to ADDRESS PLASTIC POLLUTION. On ONE SIDE were 85 “high ambition” countries led by Norway and Rwanda (source: The Associated Press), pushing for a legally binding treaty that caps production, addresses the design and makeup of products, limits toxic materials, and sets controls for the pollution and harm caused throughout the entire life cycle of plastic production and use. On the OTHER SIDE were countries, including those that produce a lot of oil and plastic, as well as >200 lobbyists from the fossil fuel and chemical industries (source: Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)), resisting limits on production and many of the other demands. Not surprisingly, the negotiators FAILED TO REACH AN AGREEMENT. For more insights, see https://lnkd.in/gfMUqqj5 Escalating HUMAN HEALTH and ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION CHALLENGES offer OPPORTUNITIES for #innovators, #entrepreneurs, #startups and #smallbusiness to develop SOLUTIONS aimed at PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION and LOWERING COSTS by addressing ROOT CAUSES. WinSolutions | Win on Impact supports investment in #southeastasia SMEs and startups having viable sustainable innovations relating to #biodiversity, #healthyfood, #nutrition, #health and #healthcare for #EU market entry.

#thailand is setting an example for global ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY by announcing a BAN on ALL PLASTIC WASTE IMPORTS from January 1st, 2025, as it aims to PREVENT hazards to the environment and public health. The law, a result of a Thai cabinet resolution on February 21st, 2023, was approved on December 3rd and published in the Royal Gazette on December 16th. For more insight, see https://lnkd.in/gBpm9E_t Escalating HUMAN HEALTH and ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION CHALLENGES offer OPPORTUNITIES for #innovators, #entrepreneurs, #startups and #smallbusiness to develop SOLUTIONS aimed at PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION and LOWERING COSTS by addressing ROOT CAUSES. WinSolutions | Win on Impact supports investment in #southeastasia SMEs and startups having viable sustainable innovations relating to #biodiversity, #healthyfood, #nutrition, #health and #healthcare for #EU market entry.

#vietnam was the world's FOURTH LARGEST IMPORTER of PLASTIC WASTE in 2022, according to OECD - OCDE. In 2023, Vietnam imported 420,000 tons of plastic waste, ⬆️ >11% from 2022, according to United Nations statistics, which does not capture the entire volume. However, spare capacity to process imported plastic amounted to only 300,000 metric tons, according to The World Bank in a 2021 report, Moreover, researchers from Utrecht University found that recycling is being hampered by the inability to properly sort plastic waste, both offshore and in Vietnam. That is partly because some imported plastic is often mixed with organic waste that makes it hard or impossible to treat. The findings were published January 24th, 2024 in ScienceDaily. 🔎 https://lnkd.in/gzDeZvvs Approximately 75% of solid waste, including plastics, in Vietnam is mismanaged, or improperly disposed, with less than 30% of plastic waste being recycled. This has contributed to plastic pollution as plastics constitute 80% of marine waste in the country, as reported on February 22nd, 2024 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 🔎 https://lnkd.in/gT5s59XS For more insight on this ISSUE, 🔎 https://lnkd.in/gp9UyrBF Escalating HUMAN HEALTH and ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION CHALLENGES offer OPPORTUNITIES for #innovators, #entrepreneurs, #startups and #smallbusiness in #vietnam to develop SOLUTIONS aimed at PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION and LOWERING COSTS by addressing ROOT CAUSES. WinSolutions | Win on Impact supports investment in #southeastasia SMEs and startups having viable sustainable innovations relating to #biodiversity, #healthyfood, #nutrition, #health and #healthcare for #EU market entry.

ONLINE SHOPPING in #vietnam generates numerous SMALL, LOW-VALUE ORDERS. It significantly IMPACTS the ENVIRONMENT. The PACKAGING-TO-PRODUCT RATIO is SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER compared to traditional retail, according to Doan Quoc Tam, a consultant for WWF speaking at the Sustainable E-Commerce Trends in the Digital Era seminar on November 21st, 2024. Other key findings presented at the seminar include: ⚠️ Promotional strategies like VND1,000 (US$0.04) items and free shipping, common on e-commerce platforms, encourage IRRESPONSIBLE SHOPPING HABITS. (WWF) ⚠️ 37% of Asia-Pacific consumers DID NOT PLAN their most recent online purchases, while 47% avoided buying online because they feared making impulse purchases. (NielsenIQ Vietnam) ⚠️ IMPULSE BUYING worsens the environmental threat as customers often place MULTIPLE ORDERS in SMALLER, SEPARATE PACKAGES. (NielsenIQ Vietnam) ⚠️ Sellers need to PACK even LOW-VALUE PRODUCTS INDIVIDUALLY, contributing to HIGHER WASTE. (WWF) ⚠️ #vietnam uses 2.7x the PLASTIC PACKAGING PER PARCEL that #china does. (WWF) ⚠️ The LACK OF CLEAR CRITERIA for green products and services hinders efforts to promote sustainable practices on e-commerce platforms. (TikTok Vietnam) ⚠️ STARTUPS often claim their products are eco-friendly but FAIL TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE of reduced carbon emissions or other sustainable attributes. (TikTok Vietnam) For more insights, read: 🔎 https://lnkd.in/gHsc-mah Escalating HUMAN HEALTH and ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION CHALLENGES offer OPPORTUNITIES for #innovators, #entrepreneurs, #startups and #smallbusiness in #vietnam to develop SOLUTIONS aimed at PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION and LOWERING COSTS by addressing ROOT CAUSES. WinSolutions | Win on Impact supports investment in #southeastasia SMEs and startups having viable sustainable innovations relating to #biodiversity, #healthyfood, #nutrition, #health and #healthcare for #EU market entry.

In 2024 Q3, Vietnamese CONSUMERS spent VND84.75 trillion (US$3.3 billion) ONLINE, ⬆️18.2% from 2024 Q2, according to recent market research by Metric - Số liệu E-commerce. According to Metric, sales of FASHION ITEMS generate the highest revenue on e-commerce platforms, particularly those priced between VND100,000 and VND200,000 (US$4-8) each. Large quantities of items sold result in a HIGH VOLUME of WASTE in #vietnam, posing a RISK to the ENVIRONMENT. The report “Plastic Packaging Waste from E-Commerce in Vietnam” by the World Wildlife Fund showed that e-commerce platforms in Vietnam created 332,000 metric tons of PACKAGING in 2023, of which 171,000 metric tons were made of PLASTIC materials. Most of it was NOT RECYCLED, but instead DISCHARGED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. Moreover, low-cost products sold on e-commerce platforms tend to be of POOR QUALITY and have a SHORT LIFESPAN, increasing the risk that they would be QUICKLY DISCARDED to BECOME WASTE which is mostly burned or buried, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Textile and Garment Embroidery Association. According to the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM), if Vietnam's e-commerce sector maintains the same annual growth of 16-30% seen in the past seven years, the sector’s scale will ⬆️4.7x by 2030, and will create waste amounting to 800,000 metric tons per year. For more insights, read: 🔎 https://lnkd.in/gcmUSCzV Escalating HUMAN HEALTH and ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION CHALLENGES offer OPPORTUNITIES for #innovators, #entrepreneurs, #startups and #smallbusiness in #vietnam to develop SOLUTIONS aimed at PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION and LOWERING COSTS by addressing ROOT CAUSES. WinSolutions | Win on Impact supports investment in #southeastasia SMEs and startups having viable sustainable innovations relating to #biodiversity, #healthyfood, #nutrition, #health and #healthcare for #EU market entry.

The world's 3 largest markets (by number of consumers) are the U.S., China and India. Household final consumption expenditures were $17.51 trillion in the #unitedstates, $6.69 trillion in #china and $2.14 trillion in #india, based on the latest (2022 and 2023) The World Bank Group data. What did CONSUMERS in these 3 markets INTEND TO SPEND on in November 2024? These charts, from Deloitte Insights, visualize SPENDING INTENTIONS as a SHARE of the CONSUMER'S TOTAL WALLET in #china, #india and the #unitedstates. Spending intentions represent the amount of money respondents expected to spend over the four weeks of November 2024 in each category. See https://lnkd.in/g6RE6WsW for more insights   These spending behavior patterns will impact #innovators, #entrepreneurs, #startups and #smallbusiness having significant interest in supply chains that ultimately lead to consumers in China, India and the US. It will be prudent for businesses to REVIEW STRATEGIES to SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES in these markets EARLY. WinSolutions | Win on Impact supports investment in #southeastasia SMEs and startups having viable sustainable innovations relating to #biodiversity, #healthyfood, #nutrition, #health and #healthcare, to tap into opportunities arising from spending behavior patterns in the #EU market.

Latest global CONSUMER SPENDING PROJECTIONS for 2025 through 2030 by World Data Lab, as at October 2nd, 2024. WinSolutions | Win on Impact

Global CONSUMER GROUP SIZE and TOTAL SPENDING in 2024, according to World Data Lab. WinSolutions | Win on Impact

What is the global ECONOMIC SENTIMENT in November 2024? Here is a snapshot of Global Consumer Confidence based on the opinion of a panel of 23,320 adults aged 16-74 in 29 countries, interviewed between October 25th 2024 and November 8th 2024 by Ipsos. This study is conducted monthly for over a decade. Some takeaways: 1️⃣ On AVERAGE, across 29 countries, ONLY 37% of people describe the economic situation in their country in November 2024 as “good”. This is up 2pp from a year ago. 2️⃣ Only 31% in #germany describe the country’s economic situation in November 2024 as good: an ALL-TIME LOW. 3️⃣ The MAJORITY of people in ONLY 6 out of 29 countries describe the economic situation in their country in November 2024 as "good". 3 of these countries are in #southeastasia. 4️⃣ 77% of people in #singapore, 70% in #malaysia, 58% in #indonesia, and 43% in #thailand describe the economic situation in their country in November 2024 as "good". 5️⃣ POSITIVE ECONOMIC SENTIMENT has RISEN MOST in #malaysia (+24pp) and #southafrica (+17pp) from a year ago. 6️⃣ POSITIVE ECONOMIC SENTIMENT has FALLEN MOST in #france (-10pp), #germany (-9pp), and #thailand (-7pp) from a year ago. For the full methodology and more insights from Ipsos, read the report "What Worries the World - November 2024" in https://lnkd.in/gX93zg-i. PROBLEMS require SOLUTIONS thru INNOVATION driven by ENTERPRISE #innovators #entrepreneurs #startups #smallbusiness #businesstransformation #investmentmanagement #startupstrategies #biodiversity #healthyfood #nutrition #health #healthcare WinSolutions | Win on Impact