Sustain Our Future Foundation's community benefits agreement model aligns circular procurement with mechanisms that improve material conditions for communities, not just materials flows within supply chains.

Lessons in applying Just Transition principles to Upstream’s reuse project at Grand Canyon National Park.

image: National Park Service

Part III of a conversation with Jo Banner and Frankie Orona, an installation of Upstream’s project exploring the role of reuse in a Just Transition.

Part II of a conversation with Jo Banner and Frankie Orona, an installation of Upstream’s project exploring the role of reuse in a Just Transition.

image credit: Society of Native Nations

Part I of a conversation with Jo Banner and Frankie Orona, an installation of Upstream’s project exploring the role of reuse in a Just Transition.

We know reuse plays a crucial role in a just transition to a more sustainable economy—but we’ve not yet explicitly stated how and why this is so.

Reducing resource consumption and improving production processes can develop more resilient, equitable systems that prioritize long-term sustainability for the economy, people, and the environment. 

A conversation summary from the summer meeting of the Reuse Solutions Network.

At its root, the reuse movement is a social and environmental justice movement.