Circular Economy has grown from a hypothetical to a reality… What can we do?
From Zero Waste, to a Sharing Economy, there are no shortage of buzzwords surrounding the complex field of circular economy today. Working together with world class domain experts, I created a workshop on digital tools for everyday consumers with a singular aim- to inform and engage them in the activities of decision makers. If given the knowledge, the general public can play a remarkably important role in driving effective change. On for the ride are 2 digital tools available for free use by anyone- and they come with the expanded knowledge of the circular economy ecosystem.
Going a step further, I contacted and researched the names of state-level circular economy advisors- and their offices. I collected them in a table available below. The goal? To ease the process of contacting the responsible decision maker & to start a conversation. In also created email templates (in German and in English) as a starting point for this very important stepping stone. My ambition here is to simply prove that an informed, active public body can bring fast, widespread reform to current state of circular economy.
I interviewed key experts Tair Bilyalov, Digital Product Manager at Circle Economy and Valdemar Pirez, CMO at Addapters Portugal about the latest in their circular economy tools.
To really drive effective change, I argue that the best approach would be to reach out to public decision makers and participate in circular economy projects with them…
So I contacted and researched the names of state-level circular economy advisors- and their offices. I collected them in a table below.
Tell them you’re interested in helping. Feel free to email them using these templates!
Remember to replace the placeholder email when you press the email button.
Email Template (English)
Dear Team,
I’m resident of <city name>, and I’m interested in helping you with your local circular economy initiatives. I’d like to volunteer in receiving news, and related information, as well as participate in any future events. If needed, I’m also willing to be a part of surveys and stakeholder engagement sessions for your project(s). I received your information as a part of Arjun Jamil’s workshop (www.jamils.net/zwbf) on consumer roles in a circular economy, where we discussed how we can drive effective change by engaging public initiatives by local/state level decision makers like yourself.
If you are not the correct representative for this enquiry, please feel free to forward this email to the responsible colleagues.
Thank you for your time,
<Insert your name here>
Email Template (German)
Liebes Team,
Ich wohne in <Stadtname>, und ich bin daran interessiert, Ihnen bei Ihren lokalen Kreislaufwirtschaftsinitiativen zu helfen. Ich würde mich gerne ehrenamtlich für den Erhalt von Nachrichten und damit zusammenhängenden Informationen sowie für die Teilnahme an zukünftigen Veranstaltungen zur Verfügung stellen. Bei Bedarf bin ich auch bereit, an Umfragen und Sitzungen zur Einbeziehung von Interessengruppen für Ihr(e) Projekt(e) teilzunehmen. Ich erhielt Ihre Informationen im Rahmen des Workshops von Arjun Jamil (www.jamils.net/zwbf) über die Rolle der Verbraucher in einer zirkulären Wirtschaft, in dem wir darüber diskutierten, wie wir durch die Einbeziehung öffentlicher Initiativen von Entscheidungsträgern auf lokaler/staatlicher Ebene wie Ihnen wirksame Veränderungen herbeiführen können.
Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Vertreter für diese Anfrage sind, können Sie diese E-Mail gerne an die zuständigen Kollegen weiterleiten.