Social Enterprise - 3
Tracks
Stream 2
| Tuesday, May 2, 2017 |
| 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
| Currawong Room |
Overview
Harnessing social enterprise to achieve better waste diversion.
Dare Kavanagh, Reverse Garbage Co-op
Details
The creativity and innovation needed to make a social enterprise successful is the bedrock of what sets Reverse Garbage apart!
For more than 40 years Reverse Garbage has been taking a creative approach to diverting waste while demonstrating that social enterprise is an outstanding model for Reuse Centres and Community Recycling.
Innovation and renewal have been key themes in long story of Reverse Garbage.
This presentation will guide participants through the key learnings that have supported 40 years of successful waste diversion by one of Australia’s longest running social enterprises.
Speaker
Ms Dare Kavanagh
CEO
Reverse Garbage Co-Op
Harnessing social enterprise to achieve better waste diversion
2:00 PM - 2:20 PMBiography
Dare Kavanagh brings considerable experience in managing not-for-profit and public services to her role as Chief Executive Officer at Reverse Garbage. Dare has specialised in leading large scale community engagement and public education programs seeking innovative approaches to wicked and intractable issues. Dare’s previous work has been recognised by National and International awards for innovation in public participation.
Since 2014, Dare has lead the Reverse Garbage team in a successful process of refocusing on core objectives of sustainability education and creative reuse of industrial discards. These efforts were recognised in December 2016 by the Inner West Council Award for Sustainable Innovation.
