What It is All About
During the webinar, you’ll get to hear from subject matter experts across a range of industries, as well as businesses in Food & Beverage, E-Waste and Textiles already practicing the circular economy. As innovative thought and business leaders, they’ll answer your questions on how they’ve tackled their waste streams, and why the circular economy is good for business.
Some of the questions you’ll get answered:
- How does the circular economy advance a net zero economy?
- What can your business do to minimise the impact of your packaging?
- How to make reuse as convenient as single-use in the food & beverage industry?
- How can your business manage its e-waste more sustainably?
- Where does all that fabric waste go and what can fashion brands do to address it?
- Tips on what your business can start doing today to embrace the circular economy
The givv-away
We’re passionate about the circular economy, and in our broader initiative to drive more action towards it, we have a givv-away! When you register for this event and complete our survey, you’ll go into the draw to receive 1 of 3 Circular Economy Workplace Starter Kits.
Dr Nicole Garofano
Head of Circular Economy Development at Planet Ark Environmental Foundation
Nicole is Head of Circular Economy Development at Planet Ark Environmental Foundation, and the founder of UsePlasticBetter. In her role at Planet Ark, she leads the ongoing strategic development of the Australian Circular Economy Hub (ACE Hub) to ensure its relevance and value for Australia’s transition to a circular economy. Nicole’s purpose lies in creating change in how we generate and manage resources globally, with a focus on plastic. Having spent significant time living, working and researching in small island developing states, she is contributing to change in the global packaging space to deliver equitable consumption and post-consumption experiences and resources across developing and developed countries.
Dr Lisa Lake
Development Manager at the Sustainable Fashion + Textiles Centre of Excellence, University of Technology Sydney
Dr Lisa Lake (nee Heinze) is a sustainable fashion author, researcher and academic, and one of Australia's leading authorities on sustainability in fashion. Currently, Lisa is the Development Manager of the Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion & Textiles, a joint initiative between UTS and TAFE NSW, where she is tasked with establishing a new Centre to support a sustainable Australian fashion industry through education, innovation and advocacy. Previously, she completed her PhD research at the University of Sydney, where she was a key researcher with the Sydney Environment Institute, on pathways toward a sustainable fashion industry. Lisa's book, Sustainability with Style, was published in 2012, positioning her at the forefront of the sustainable fashion movement in Australia.
Lesley Fox
Partnership and Projects Officer at Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO)
Lesley Fox is Partnership and Projects Officer for the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), where she is now responsible for leading a range of partnerships and projects designed to help Australia meet the 2025 National Packaging Targets.
A former Irish national, Lesley has over 15 years of experience working as a consultant on sustainability, climate change education and business consultancy projects across commercial and government industries. She has worked on Australia’s largest business recycling program, Bin Trim, and the Circulate Program, which supports business circular economy projects.
Kristy O’Loughlin
Sustainability Lead at KITX
Sustainability Curator Kristy O’Loughlin represents KITX, an organisation committed to creating fashion through ethically sourced natural fibres from farmers practising regenerative agriculture. Regenerative farming of natural fibres can rebuild dynamic eco-systems, replenish soil health and offset the carbon footprint, and in this system KITX also renews materials by generating want from waste in partnership with The Future from Waste Lab, rehomes past KITX collections with the KITXCHANGE initiative and partners with Carbon Neutral to plant native trees and shrubs to drawdown carbon and restore biodiversity through reforestation. Proudly supporting local Australian manufacturing processes, KITX are assisting the move toward a circular fashion system.
Lauren Hart McKinnon
Studio Manager at BETA By STH BNK’s Future From Waste Lab
Lauren Hart McKinnon is the studio manager at BETA By STH BNK’s Future From Waste Lab, a disruptive retail space that produces capsule collections with leading fashion brands made entirely from waste. Curated by Kit Willow, the Future From Waste Lab has worked with iconic Australian brands KITX, Romance Was Born and ARTCLUB by Heidi Middleton. All clothing waste is sourced from local recycling partners and washed, cut and sewn in a cyclical fashion model in-house. The Future From Waste Lab challenges fashion producers and consumers to sow the seeds for a seismic shift in thinking, diverging from the traditional linear narrative of ‘buy, wear, dispose of’ into a future of fashion that is sustainable, circular and transparent.
Naomi Tarszisz
CEO of rePlated
Naomi founded rePlated with the aim of making the 4.5 million takeaway meals Australians eat every day completely waste-free. rePlated is circular by design, designing and building flexible systems to support sustainability throughout their product lifecycle and take-back at end of life. rePlated’s customer base includes start-ups, corporates, and a growing network of restaurants, cafes and individuals who share the aim to make reuse as convenient as single-use. Their approach has afforded them accolades including an inaugural circle award, and a placement among the top 5% of B Corps across the globe.
Franz Siasat
CEO of Zolo
Franz Siasat is a former 9-5er and the co-founder of Zolo, a tech and sustainability start-up that supports businesses to properly manage their technology waste in a way that’s better for the planet and for people. Tech-cycling experts with over 10 years’ experience in IT and ethical e-waste management, Zolo collects old business tech and wipes data securely, and delivers that same tech to communities in need. Committed to a broader sense of ethical sustainability, Zolo provides a tailored and commercially viable approach for end-of-life devices, and is breaking the cycle of social disadvantage by creating equal learning and access opportunities.
Moderator
Moderated by Frances Atkins, CEO and co-founder of givvable: the go-to platform to discover and track the sustainability actions and attributes of businesses.
