Policy Brief: Embedding the Circular Economy in Indonesia’s Climate Architecture through AKSARA

This policy brief highlights Indonesia’s progress in embedding the circular economy into its national climate planning and monitoring architecture through AKSARA, the platform managed by Bappenas. Supported by the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), coordinated in Indonesia by UNDP, the initiative brings together two complementary modules: one for integrating circular economy actions into national climate planning, and another for monitoring and evaluating progress through a set of national circularity indicators. The brief presents initial findings, lessons learned, and policy recommendations to strengthen cross-ministerial coordination, improve data quality and verification, align circular economy actions with national climate and development priorities, and support the institutionalisation of a more integrated approach to Indonesia’s circular economy transition.