UL Webinar - Circular Economies and Second Life Products At the Crossroads of Circularity and Safety
Dear Members and Stakeholders,
We are pleased to invite you to join the next TIC Council webinar that will feature circular economy experts from UL (a TIC Council member) for a lively and topical discussion about how standards and certification accelerate the safe adoption of innovations to transition towards a circular economy system.
Focus Points:
Catherine Sheehy and Kenneth Boyce will consider the emergence of the circular economy conversation and how some “old school” safety principles can speed adoption of refurbished and remanufactured products and foster reuse.
They will discuss when it is and when it is not appropriate to “revive” a product for repurposing, and the importance of standards and third-party certification to ensuring trust in the outcomes of this important movement to “bend the curve” of the conventional “take, make, use, and waste” economic model.
The webinar on 'Circular Economies and Second Life Products At the Crossroads of Circularity and Safety' will take place on 29 April 2020 from 15:00 to 16:00 CEST.
The webinar is addressed to the TIC Community, please feel free to distribute the information within your organization. The threshold of participation to the platform is 300 participants maximum, as such registrations will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.
TIC Council
Hanane Taidi
Director General
Presenters:
Catherine Sheehy is the global lead for sustainability partnerships at UL. Catherine previously led the UL Environment and Sustainability advisory practice, helping organizations operationalize their sustainability and circular economy commitments. Prior to UL, Catherine was a Manager with Accenture where she led organization design and change enablement teams. Catherine’s other work experience includes the Human Rights Campaign where she helped update and grow the Corporate Equality Index, a tool that rates organizations on LGBT+ diversity and inclusion. Before that, Catherine worked at the Investor Responsibility Research Center as director of the Corporate Benchmarking Services, where she was director of a research department that provided social and environmental screening data on companies to institutional investors. She holds an MBA from the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame, and is a Certified Project Management Professional.
Ken Boyce is a Corporate Fellow at UL LLC and serves as global Principal Engineer Director, Energy & Power Technologies. He leads global technical operations for renewable energy technologies, batteries and energy storage systems, advanced grid technology, Smart City infrastructure, e-mobility systems, drones & autonomous vehicles, oil, gas & hydrogen fuel systems, power distribution, factory automation, and related equipment. Ken is very active in the standards and code community, serving as Chairman of National Electrical Code Panel 1 and the Solar Energy Industries Association Codes & Standards Working Group. He represents UL in global energy initiatives and serves as the Chairman of UL’s Energy Council. He works closely with the U.S. Department of Energy, National Laboratories and academic institutions to advance scientific knowledge in the energy sector, leading a number of significant renewable energy research projects. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and is a Registered Professional Engineer.
Dear Members and Stakeholders,
We are pleased to invite you to join the next TIC Council webinar that will feature circular economy experts from UL (a TIC Council member) for a lively and topical discussion about how standards and certification accelerate the safe adoption of innovations to transition towards a circular economy system.
Focus Points:
- Definition of circular economy
- Five circular business models
- Key safety concepts related to second life/repurposing initiatives
- Standards and certification can advance Circular Economy principles
Catherine Sheehy and Kenneth Boyce will consider the emergence of the circular economy conversation and how some “old school” safety principles can speed adoption of refurbished and remanufactured products and foster reuse.
They will discuss when it is and when it is not appropriate to “revive” a product for repurposing, and the importance of standards and third-party certification to ensuring trust in the outcomes of this important movement to “bend the curve” of the conventional “take, make, use, and waste” economic model.
The webinar on 'Circular Economies and Second Life Products At the Crossroads of Circularity and Safety' will take place on 29 April 2020 from 15:00 to 16:00 CEST.
The webinar is addressed to the TIC Community, please feel free to distribute the information within your organization. The threshold of participation to the platform is 300 participants maximum, as such registrations will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.
TIC Council
Hanane Taidi
Director General
Presenters:
Catherine Sheehy is the global lead for sustainability partnerships at UL. Catherine previously led the UL Environment and Sustainability advisory practice, helping organizations operationalize their sustainability and circular economy commitments. Prior to UL, Catherine was a Manager with Accenture where she led organization design and change enablement teams. Catherine’s other work experience includes the Human Rights Campaign where she helped update and grow the Corporate Equality Index, a tool that rates organizations on LGBT+ diversity and inclusion. Before that, Catherine worked at the Investor Responsibility Research Center as director of the Corporate Benchmarking Services, where she was director of a research department that provided social and environmental screening data on companies to institutional investors. She holds an MBA from the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame, and is a Certified Project Management Professional.
Ken Boyce is a Corporate Fellow at UL LLC and serves as global Principal Engineer Director, Energy & Power Technologies. He leads global technical operations for renewable energy technologies, batteries and energy storage systems, advanced grid technology, Smart City infrastructure, e-mobility systems, drones & autonomous vehicles, oil, gas & hydrogen fuel systems, power distribution, factory automation, and related equipment. Ken is very active in the standards and code community, serving as Chairman of National Electrical Code Panel 1 and the Solar Energy Industries Association Codes & Standards Working Group. He represents UL in global energy initiatives and serves as the Chairman of UL’s Energy Council. He works closely with the U.S. Department of Energy, National Laboratories and academic institutions to advance scientific knowledge in the energy sector, leading a number of significant renewable energy research projects. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and is a Registered Professional Engineer.
