The Innovation and Financing Task Force of the Viet Nam NPAP launched on 18 May 2023 with an aim of boosting innovation and catalysing investment in effective solutions for reducing plastic waste and plastic pollution in Viet Nam. The NPAP Innovation and Financing Task Force, co- chaired by the International Cooperation
Department of the Ministry of Natural Science and Environment (MONRE) and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, brought together government agencies and domestic and international enterprises and organisations to boost innovative ideas and solutions to drive positive changes in plastic reduction, reuse and recycling and to unlock new sources of sustainable financing.