Proceedings
Sustainable Supply Chains within the APEC Region: Challenges, Progress, and Future Tasks
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.

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Given the relevance and benefits of refurbished medical devices to APEC economies, this report aims to reemphasize the importance of remanufactured goods to the APEC region through the lens of refurbished medical devices. The benefits and treatment of refurbished medical devices are consistent with those of a broader category of remanufactured goods, as promoted by the APEC Market Access Group Pathfinder initiative launched in 2011, and the APEC economies chosen for the case studies (Malaysia; Thailand; United States; and Viet Nam) illustrate varying degrees of openness to the importance of trade of refurbished medical devices and the current state-of-play for market access of refurbished medical devices across the APEC region.
Proceedings
Sustainable Supply Chains within the APEC Region: Challenges, Progress, and Future Tasks
Reports
Study on Sustainable Supply Chains in the APEC Region
Reports
Improving Supply Chain Transparency with Digital Exchange of Traceability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Credentials to Facilitate APEC Trade Flows