Why we need data-driven-decarbonisation now, more than ever

We are Usedfully®, a low carbon clothing system where textiles are utilised to their full potential through technology and cutting edge research – Working together with industry partners, we are driving the reuse of unwanted clothing and textiles, preventing them from going to landfill, and instead creating a circular system that fully utilises this untapped resource.

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As the urgency around climate change increases, the role for data-driven decision making has never been stronger...

Cogo offices, level 3/11 Cable Street

<h2>As the urgency around climate change increases, and we collectively step up our efforts to reduce and mitigate our greenhouse gas emissions, the role for data-driven decision making has never been stronger.</h2><h2>We need to quantify the scale of the challenge, the rate of change, and the effectiveness of reduction strategies that we employ - and this need applies equally across both the business and public service communities.</h2><h2>But what are the necessary conditions to promote data-driven decarbonisation?</h2><h2>Join local and international leaders in this space for a panel discussion, hosted by Cogo, that looks into how better and more accessible data can unlock more engagement and speed on decarbonisation.</h2><p></p><h2>***  The event will be live-streamed <a href="https://youtu.be/5nkPwEw-8as" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a><strong> (note – no need to register if you&#x27;re not attending in-person)</strong></h2><p></p><p><strong>On the panel...</strong></p><p><strong>Jason Kibbey</strong> – <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kibbey/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kibbey/</a></p><p>Jason is the CEO of <a href="https://higg.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Higg</a>, a technology company that helps brands, retailers, and manufacturers to measure and improve their social and environmental supply chain impact. Higg implements a robust, universal sustainability measurement system called the Higg Index, with tools that enable improved company and product sustainability. Before Higg, Jason was the CEO of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, an industry-wide group of leading apparel and footwear brands, retailers, manufacturers, non-governmental organisations, and academic experts working to improve the environmental and social impacts of the global apparel and footwear sector.</p><p><strong>Bernadette Casey – </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadette-casey-b2598423/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadette-casey-b2598423/</a></p><p>Co-founder of <a href="https://www.textilereuse.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">UsedFULLY®</a> a textile technology company helping organisations take climate action by circulating textile resources, measuring impacts, reducing waste and emissions. It’s research and development arm creates industrial scale solutions for the vast amount of unwanted clothing and textiles. UsedFULLY has led the industry co-design of a national circular textile economy and provides expert advice, advocacy and research to both government and industry. Bernadette was a guest writer for Melting Point, a book about global warming published by Penguin in 2008. She has presented her research on systemic change and circular fashion systems at international conferences including the Global Fashion Conference. Bernadette holds an MSc her research explored ethical consumer purchasing behaviour for which she was awarded a University of Liverpool Dissertation of the Year.</p><p><strong>Brian Johnston</strong> – <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-johnston-nz/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-johnston-nz/</a></p><p>Global Head of Impact at <a href="https://www.cogo.co/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cogo</a>, an ethical fintech startup offering carbon footprint management solutions that help individuals and businesses to measure, reduce and offset their impact on the climate. His role is primarily to integrate credible data sources into Cogo’s spend-based carbon footprint, a tool to enable users to easily measure their footprint and shift focus to taking action to reduce it. He has extensive global experience working with businesses to integrate sustainability - from large brands in the fashion and sports industries through to small businesses in New Zealand, as well as engaging at industry level on systems change.</p><p><strong>Christin Schaller – </strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christin-schaller-101a96aa/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/christin-schaller-101a96aa/</a></p><p>Senior Sustainability Specialist at <a href="https://www.thinkstep-anz.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">thinkstep-anz</a>, her focus areas are carbon and climate. She helps clients to understand and manage their carbon impact across the whole value chain. This includes preparing carbon footprints, setting emissions reduction targets, and identifying lower carbon alternatives. thinkstep-anz is independent sustainability firm with offices in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. They use data to understand organisations and their environmental impact. This includes Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) which help businesses understand the carbon footprint of their products, and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) that transparently communicate LCA information.</p><p><strong>MC – John Holt – </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiwiholty/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiwiholty/</a></p><p>Serial Founder and Company Director who is committed to founding, growing and supporting high impact, high growth ventures that will better NZ&#x27;s future of aviation, Sustainable Fashion, Waste minimisation and the growth of New Zealand&#x27;s technology and innovation ecosystem.  His purpose statement is to actively engage the world, learn and grow and share with others. John’s latest venture with co founder Andrea van der Meel is a global platform for consumer consideration - <a href="https://alltc.co/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">All Things Considered</a> - shining a lens on the sustainability and ethics of consumer brands initially in the fashion industry and allowing consumers to have their say. He is a Director of <a href="https://airways.co.nz/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Airways Corporation of New Zealand</a> , <a href="https://www.airways.co.nz/about/airways-international/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Airways International</a> , <a href="https://puttiapps.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PuttiApps</a> , <a href="https://tainz.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Technology and Innovations New Zealand</a> (TAINZ) and <a href="https://orbica.world/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Orbica</a>. </p>

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