<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waste-not-want-not-rethinking-value-in-the-circular-economy-tickets-52330091713" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waste-not-want-not-rethinking-value-in-the-circular-economy-tickets-52330091713</a><div><span style="color:rgb(111,114,135);font-family:"Neue Plak",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(111,114,135);font-family:"Neue Plak",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px">We hope you can join us on Wednesday November 28, from 6:30-8:30pm</span><span style="color:rgb(111,114,135);font-family:"Neue Plak",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px;font-weight:700;padding-top:0px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(111,114,135);font-family:"Neue Plak",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px">for the </span><a href="https://twitter.com/circeconomynyc?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="font-family:"Neue Plak",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(61,100,255);text-decoration-line:none">Circular Economy Network's</a><span style="color:rgb(111,114,135);font-family:"Neue Plak",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"> latest event: </span><em style="color:rgb(111,114,135);font-family:"Neue Plak",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Waste Not, Want Not: Rethinking Value in the Circular Economy. </span></em><span style="color:rgb(111,114,135);font-family:"Neue Plak",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px">We'll hear from three thought leaders about the innovative and exciting ways they're redefining value in the circular economy.</span><br></div><div><div class="gmail-has-user-generated-content gmail-js-d-read-more gmail-read-more gmail-js-read-more gmail-read-more--medium-down gmail-read-more--expanded" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div class="gmail-js-xd-read-more-toggle-view gmail-read-more__toggle-view" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word"><div class="gmail-js-xd-read-more-contents gmail-l-mar-top-3" style="margin:15px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><ul style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px 2em;list-style-position:initial;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-family:"Neue Plak",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px"><span style="padding-top:0px"><span style="padding-top:0px">Jennifer Russell,</span></span></span> Ph.D., Assistant Professor Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain at Bard College and Author of UNEP IRP report <a href="http://www.resourcepanel.org/sites/default/files/documents/document/media/re-defining_value_-_the_manufacturing_revolution_summary_english_web.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="color:rgb(61,100,255);text-decoration-line:none;background-color:transparent">'Re-defining Value - The Manufacturing Revolution'</a><em><br style="padding-top:0px"></em></p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:5px 0px 0px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px"><span style="padding-top:0px">Austin Lee,</span></span> Founder and CxO of <a href="https://bettercorp.nyc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="color:rgb(61,100,255);text-decoration-line:none;background-color:transparent">bettercorp</a><em></em></p></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:5px 0px 0px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Peter Schon, </span>Industrial Designer, Chair of <a href="http://www.idsa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="color:rgb(61,100,255);text-decoration-line:none;background-color:transparent">IDSA-NYC</a></p></li></ul><div class="gmail-g-cell gmail-g-cell-1-1 gmail-g-cell-md-7-12 gmail-g-cell--no-gutters gmail-l-lg-pad-right-6" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;width:560px;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:21px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-family:"Neue Plak",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail-g-group gmail-l-lg-mar-bot-6 gmail-l-md-mar-bot-4 gmail-l-pad-bot-6" style="margin:0px 0px 30px;padding:0px 0px 30px;letter-spacing:0px"><div class="gmail-g-cell gmail-g-cell-10-12 gmail-g-cell-md-1-1" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 15px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><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Peter Shon</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:10px 0px 0px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px"><img src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/234030105/peterheadshot-1.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px;"></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px">Peter is a product designer with over 16 years of experience researching, designing and developing products for the healthcare market. As the NYC chapter Chair of Industrial Designer’s Society of America he has worked to engage the NYC design community in building a more sustainable New York. In 2017 he co-developed Hack:Trash:NYC, a hackathon style event challenging a diverse array of New Yorkers to develop innovative waste reduction solutions using the theme of “reuse”. He’s also worked with the DSNY to develop the current BetterBin competition which has engaged designers from around the world in developing a next generation litter basket for the streets of New York.</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Austin Lee</span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px"><img src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/234030105/austinlee.png" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px;"></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><span style="padding-top:0px">Austin: "At bettercorp we connect systems of aligned capital. We do this by guiding businesses along the path toward B Corp Certification and through outreach of impact investing; what it is and how to get involved. Both of these act as levers on the economy, allowing us to contribute to the future through informed choice, while also signaling to others how to earn our business and a place in a fair and equitable future.'</span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><br style="padding-top:0px"></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">VENUE SPONSOR</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:10px 0px 0px"><img src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/234030105/roknlogo2rgbposopkleurxenklein.png" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:10px 0px 0px"><span style="padding-top:0px">The Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York City is part of a U.S.A.-wide network of diplomatic representations. CGNY aims to facilitate Dutch companies doing business in the New York area, to expand Dutch Culture in the U.S.A. and provides consular services. The Consulate is proud to host this program of the Circular Economy Network.      </span><a href="http://nlintheusa.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="color:rgb(61,100,255);text-decoration-line:none;background-color:transparent">Website</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/NLinNY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="color:rgb(61,100,255);text-decoration-line:none;background-color:transparent">Twitter</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NLinNewYork" target="_self" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(61,100,255);text-decoration-line:none;background-color:transparent">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/6496247" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="color:rgb(61,100,255);text-decoration-line:none;background-color:transparent">LinkedIn</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:10px 0px 0px"><br></p><hr style="border-right:0px;border-bottom:0px;border-left:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(219,218,227);height:0px;margin:0px;box-sizing:content-box"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><p class="gmail-MsoFootnoteText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><font size="1"><a target="_blank" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="color:rgb(61,100,255);background-color:transparent;padding-top:0px"><span class="gmail-MsoFootnoteReference" style="padding-top:0px">[1]</span></a> V. Moreau, et al.Coming full circle: why social and institutional dimensions matter for the circular economy J. Ind. Ecol., 21 (3) (2017), pp. 497-506</font></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><p class="gmail-MsoFootnoteText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><font size="1"><a target="_blank" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="color:rgb(61,100,255);background-color:transparent;padding-top:0px"><span class="gmail-MsoFootnoteReference" style="padding-top:0px">[2]</span></a><span class="gmail-MsoFootnoteReference"> </span><a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/sustainability-and-resource-productivity/our-insights/why-the-circular-economy-is-all-about-retaining-value">https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/sustainability-and-resource-productivity/our-insights/why-the-c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