The Human Side of the Circular Economy Ft. Lis Suarez-Visbal Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how the circular economy 2.0 can
promote human rights and dignity in addition to sustainability.
Lis Suarez-Visbal is an Ashoka Fellow, Circular Economy Expert
and Doctoral researcher at Utrecht University, with nearly two
decades leading a social enterprise that promoted women’s
empowerment. In this episode, she explains how policymakers and
companies in the apparel sector can reduce gender and power
asymmetries, while also advancing sustainable development. 00:00
Preview 00:25 Introduction 00:49 About Lis Suarez-Visbal 02:56
Lis’ backstory that led to FEM 07:43 Taking the leap into the
space of social impact 11:30 How can the circular economy promote
equality and inclusion? 15:50 Different forms of change-making:
from social entrepreneur to academic researcher 20:06 How can
higher education accelerate social innovation? 23:57 What is the
circular economy? 30:42 Elevating the human within the circular
economy 34:47 The Inner Development Goals 40:06 How has Ashoka
Canada impacted Lis’s work? 42:43 Lis Suarez-Visbal’s Purposeful
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