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Building the New Within the Old: Indigenous Voices and Corporate Sustainability at the Grand Canyon
Lessons in applying Just Transition principles to Upstream’s reuse project at Grand Canyon National Park.
image: National Park Service
De-Colonizing Branding & Marketing
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.
Joy & Connection in the Past, Present, and Future of Reuse
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
Centering Community Expertise to Build a Just Reuse Economy
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.
The Role Of Reuse In A Just Transition: Workforce & Economic Development
How reuse can meet the objectives of a just economy as well as provide safe, healthy, dignified jobs.
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.
Looking upstream: The linear economy & its social impacts
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.
Reuse, climate solutions & a just transition
A conversation summary from the summer meeting of the Reuse Solutions Network.
5 Takeaways from the draft plastics treaty
Upstream’s take on the recently published Zero Draft of the international treaty to reduce plastic pollution.