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 Empathy Story CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/ ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast CONNECT WITH LIS ✩ Ashoka Canada Profile https://ashokacanada.org/fellow/lis-suarez-visbal/ ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lis-j-suarez-visbal-769a2a2/ Season 14 of Purposeful Empathy is brought to you in collaboration with Ashoka Canada. Ashoka Canada is devoted to catalyzing social entrepreneurship and innovation aimed at driving systemic change. The Ashoka Canada story is one of solutions, developed over decades of searching, selecting, and supporting our country’s highest impact Social Entrepreneurs. Together, they represent some of Canada's most impactful responses to critical challenges. Learn more at https://ashokacanada.org/ Show Notes ✩ Inner Development Goals https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/ Video edited by David Tsvariani