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Blake Robinson
Circle Economy
Blake is a Senior Strategist for cities at Circle Economy, a non-profit co-operative based in Amsterdam. For the past 10 years, he has worked on issues of urban sustainability, focusing on how resources can be better used in cities to improve lives and reduce environmental impacts. With a master’s degree in sustainable development and a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing, he is particularly interested in how societal aspirations and behaviours can be shifted toward sustainability through effective communications and supportive infrastructure.
In his current role at Circle Economy, Blake works with city stakeholders to accelerate actions that enable more circular resource management at the city scale. Prior to this, he worked with ICLEI Africa on promoting the circular economy and sustainable mobility in African cities. At the Sustainability Institute, he project managed two global reports for the International Resource Panel on urban resource management, and worked with a wide range of organisations on this and related sustainability issues. Originally from South Africa, he is passionate about helping cities in the global South to shift their aspirations toward sustainability, and take bold steps to develop accordingly.
In his current role at Circle Economy, Blake works with city stakeholders to accelerate actions that enable more circular resource management at the city scale. Prior to this, he worked with ICLEI Africa on promoting the circular economy and sustainable mobility in African cities. At the Sustainability Institute, he project managed two global reports for the International Resource Panel on urban resource management, and worked with a wide range of organisations on this and related sustainability issues. Originally from South Africa, he is passionate about helping cities in the global South to shift their aspirations toward sustainability, and take bold steps to develop accordingly.
