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プラスチック汚染対策の切り札、トレーサビリティ技術の進化
廃棄物の自動選別や代替素材などのイノベーションはプラスチック汚染への対策に新たな可能性をもたらしていますが、文化、規制、市場特有の障壁により、効果的な規模拡大には至っていません。以前の寄稿文では、第四次産業革命（4IR）テクノロジーが急速に成熟しつつあるものの、重要な環境課題への展開は、先見性のあるリーダーたちがいかにして協調的かつ包摂的な行動を推進するかにかかっていると...
Fernando is the Head of the Resource Systems and Resilience program in the Center for Nature and Climate of the World Economic Forum, leading the team that advances initiatives in plastics pollution, the circular economy and societal resilience towards environmental risks. Fernando has held various roles at the Forum, more recently Head of the Materials and Infrastructure industries. Before joining the Forum in 2010, Fernando was for eight years at AkzoNobel.
Fernando is experienced in structuring and managing partnerships for technical development and has performed in areas including technology strategy and management, and corporate innovation. He received his Chemistry degree from Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia, earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Florida, and completed his post-doctoral work at Stanford University.
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