Building Circular Economy Capabilities in Social Enterprise

About this webinar

A learning community of circular economy-focused enterprises has been working together over the last year to strengthen impacts, and it's now time to share learnings. Through collective knowledge and experience, they have created a set of practical resources to help social enterprises adapt aspects of their daily running towards more circular ways of operating.

Join this interactive workshop to explore:

• What is a circular economy and how can you be part of it? 
• Examples of what social enterprises are doing, key tools and frameworks.
• Tangible actions you can take to make your enterprise more circular.
• How to collaborate with other social enterprises offering circular goods and services.

Whatever your social enterprise type, you will take away at least one or two simple and practical actions to further your enterprise's journey towards circularity.  At a time of climate crisis, we can all adapt aspects of the running and decision-making of our enterprises to be more effective in protecting planetary boundaries. Join this webinar and help shape a social enterprise sector that mobilises as a whole for greater climate action.

About the Convenor

Green Collect has championed circular living and working for over 20 years, partnering with hundreds of organisations to recover and recirculate over 150 tonnes of stationery, electronics, furniture and clothing each year. Through delivering innovative circular services and outcomes across a range of industries, Green Collect also creates new jobs and training for communities facing barriers to employment.

Sally Quinn

Co-Founder and CEO

 

Green Collect

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Over the last 20 years, Sally has developed Green Collect to be a dynamic provider of sustainability services demonstrating innovation and best practice in the circular economy, while creating an inclusive employment model that enables deep care for both people and planet. As Chair of Social Enterprise Network Victoria, Sally collaborates widely to help generate impact within communities, industries and the ‘business for good’ movement.

Darren Andrews

Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer

 

Green Collect

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Since its inception, Darren has managed Green Collect's development and pioneering approach within the resource recovery sector. With a background in Environmental Policy, Darren has worked as an environmental consultant and managed extensive waste audits to deliver impact to a wide base of clients across Melbourne.

Kathryn Boin

Project Coordinator

 

Green Collect

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Kathryn is a Project Coordinator at Green Collect, working on education-related projects to help organisations and individuals learn how they can contribute to a more circular economy. These include working with industry and training organisations to create the TAFE-accredited Certificate in Circular Economy Practice, the Circular Capabilities Package for office-based businesses, and supporting this learning community.

Kirsten Junor

CEO

 

Reverse Garbage

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Kirsten has worked with Reverse Garbage since May 2015. As a leading advocate for reuse and the circular economy, Kirsten lives and breathes waste diversion and is passionate about sharing her creative skills to inspire a new generation of reuse champions and waste innovators. Kirsten is now steering Reverse Garbage as a global leader of reuse. A key member of Charitable Recycling Australia, Kirsten has worked alongside policymakers on co-design recommendations for integrating reuse and the development of Circular Economy targets for Government.

Fiona Meighan

Innovation Leader and Strategist

 

STREAT

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Fiona is an innovation leader and strategist with a special interest in exploring and designing for sustainable and circular futures. She is passionate about combining behavioural science with human-centred design to achieve outcomes that support people and our planet. Highlights in recent years have included her work at social enterprise STREAT and design thinking organisation MAKE Studios contributing to an open innovation project to reduce disposable coffee cups and the development of STREAT’s open source Siptember campaign. Another highlight was her involvement in the Sustainability Victoria supported Crowd Sauce collaborative project, reframing food system waste as a resource while exploring circular solutions at the Queen Victoria Market.

Jayne Clarke

Founder

 

Imagine Re-Evolution

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Committed to breaking the cycle of poverty by supporting young people, Jayne aims to empower youth by developing creative skills through mentorship, with a focus on sustainability and social justice. In the years before creating Imagine, Jayne worked to provide material aid relief to local children in need. But when the same names kept appearing on the list, she questioned how she might contribute to breaking cycles of poverty in her community. And so, she created Imagine. With over 300 young participants and 93 volunteers, Jayne is proud that Imagine connects older mentors with young people in an informal setting. Participants and volunteers build, construct and craft new creative projects together using donated items that would otherwise be destined for landfill. The intergenerational relationship provides social connection and purpose to the volunteers.