Faced with the accelerated growth of pollution due to inadequate waste management worldwide, Global Zero Waste, as a leading organisation in the development of international projects and standards of circular economy in the flow of materials, and Cercarbono, a multidisciplinary organisation and expert in the creation of programmes and initiatives to mitigate climate change in the voluntary carbon market, have formed a strategic alliance to jointly develop the Voluntary Programme on Circular Economy (VPCE), according to their Global Zero Waste and Cercarbono standards.