Webinar Description:
Are we leading the way or stumbling behind? Does anyone have a handle on the statistics? Has your business, agency or non-profit adopted DEI initiatives? Are they actively being implemented and tracked? Are the benefits clear to all involved? What factors are being addressed – age, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, class, ability, language and/or cultural background? Does your workforce reflect these commitments – in front of the house: management/decision makers, as well as the back of the house: workforce/membership? Are there efforts underway to boost workforce training and advancement?
This webinar’s objectives are to motivate the waste and recycling industry to actively explore and discuss DEI issues and initiatives, and inspire organizations as well as individuals to create their own DEI mandates. We will address the various aspects of the topic via succinct introductory presentations followed by commentary, a robust intra-panel discussion and a lively Q&A session! The webinar slides and resources will be made available to all attendees.
Panelists and Topics
Moderator: Wanda Redic, City of Oakland Department of Public Works, California Resource Recovery Association Board of Directors and NCRA DEI Committee Member
Commentator: Arley Owens, Executive Director, Ohio Recycling Coalition, former NRC Board Member, organizing member of the NRC DEI Council, and former Chair of the NRC Communications Committee and the Minorities Recycling Council
DEI Introduction and Industry Situational Report: Sophia Huda, Vice President, Ohio Recycling Coalition, member of the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board and Adjunct Sustainability Professor, The New School, New York
Developing DEI Mandates: Faye Christoforo, Executive Director, Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN)
Moving Forward Together: Abrilla Robinson, Vice President, Ohio Recycling Coalition and Chair of the Ohio Recycling Coalition’s newly created Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council. Past President of the National Recycling Coalition Minorities Recycling Council and organizing member of the new NRC DEI Council.
*This event is presented by Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA) in coordination with the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council, the NCRA DEI Committee and the Ohio Recycling Coalition. Produced by Portia Sinnott, NCRA Vice President and
Zero Waste USA Progam Director.
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Upcoming Conference Webinar Schedule At A Glance
Thursdays, 10:00am – 12:00pm (PDT), 1:00pm-3:00pm (EST) unless noted otherwise.
Future webinars are complimentary to NZWC registrants, so please consider registering for the conference for all of this great content, or each webinar is $25.
August 27………………..Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (FREE)
September 10 …………Product Policies
September 24 …………Implementation of ZW in Buildings on Campuses & Businesses
October 8 ……………….Reduce and Reuse
October 22 ……………..Webinar A: ReThink and Redesign
October 22 ……………..Webinar B: Zero Waste Community Planning
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