Greater Vancouver Circular Economy Network Series
Returning Fall 2023
In partnership with the Share Reuse Repair Initiative (SRRI), the Greater Vancouver Circular Economy Network Series (GVCEN) is a platform for circular economy businesses, and those interested in the circular economy, to connect, share, learn from, and engage with entrepreneurs and business operators facing similar challenges on their journey to circularity.
Details for the 2023/2024 program will be released in Summer 2023.
The Vancouver Economic Commission and the Share Reuse Repair Initiative are once again pleased to announce the Greater Vancouver Circular Economy Network Series (GVCEN), an event series tailored to Vancouver’s circular economy business community. Our upcoming series will take place Fall 2023 through Winter 2024.
Through the topics explored, participants will have the chance to develop their business and gain deeper knowledge on emerging circular practices and opportunities in the region.
Note: While this series is targeted to circular entrepreneurs and businesses in Greater Vancouver, others outside the region are welcome to join us.
The sessions below are from the 2022/2023 cohort. Recordings of each session can be found on the Share Reuse Repair Initiative website.
Do you have a circular business and want to learn how to integrate inclusive employment into your business model? This session will dive into questions around how circular businesses can create an inclusive culture, how circular businesses can connect with job seekers from a variety of communities and backgrounds, and how workers can be prepared for the circular economy.
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Join this session to learn about the circular attitudes and behaviours found in four new innovation territories for consumer goods with mass-market potential in Canada. SIF2 is a global insights study that includes the Canadian market for the first time thanks to sponsorship by Canadian Tire and the efforts of the project team that includes the Share Reuse Repair Initiative and Circular Citizen Consulting with support from Alice Labs management consultants.
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This 4-hour session will introduce carbon accounting principles and build a business understanding of how to calculate and report greenhouse gas emissions for circular service providers. The session will focus on parsing out carbon accounting aspects most relevant to your organization’s service offerings.
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As we transition towards a circular economy, access to R&D opportunities becomes key to the growth of a circular business. This session will highlight the ways a circular entrepreneur, innovator and/or business owner can obtain the necessary resources for growth in the circular economy.
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This session will focus on scaling circular economy efforts. Speakers will touch on how to expand your circular business in a way that upholds and maintains your circular value, and next steps after your business becomes export ready.
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The Vancouver Economic Commission respectfully acknowledges that it is located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.