12MP aims to shift country into sustainable circular economy, says Mustapa


With a sustainable circular economy, the demand for natural resources would decline, thus reducing the stress and impact on the environment, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Mustapa Mohamed. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 7, 2022.

THE 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) aims to shift the country’s conventional linear economy model, which has been proven to be harmful to the environment, to the sustainable circular economy model, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Mustapa Mohamed. 

He said such a shift would enable Malaysia to achieve a systemic move towards long-term resilience, eliminate unsustainable consumption and production practices, and address the issues of climate change, environmental degradation, and biodiversity loss. 


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