Edinburgh - Small99's People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup

The Edinburgh Circular Economy Network is a cross-sector network with the aim to facilitate connection, collaboration and knowledge sharing to support the development, growth and measurement of circular initiatives in and around Edinburgh.
The network includes individuals from private, nonprofit and public sectors. Founding members range from local Universities, local businesses, the finance sector, early stage start-ups, technology businesses and consultants to leaders of local charities and interested members of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and Zero Waste Scotland.

Mary Michel is the co-Founder and Director of Ostrero, which works to grow the Circular Economy in Scotland through mindset change and education. She is interested in how alternative economies can bring about a fairer world for society and the planet. Mary is a Trustee of Circular Communities Scotland.

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Your local meetup is a great place to start your journey or continue learning, and meet diverse people to chat about life and how we can sustain it. Every job is a climate job, so come along and learn about how you can take action, as well as what is going on locally.

We welcome everyone, regardless of their experience or background. People Planet Pint is a space where everyone can feel comfortable learning about sustainability and sharing their ideas.

Afterall, creating a sustainable future requires connected communities. And what better way to bring everyone together than over a drink?

Our cohosts for the evening

Barry O'Kane

Sophie Rippinger

A recent addition to the Edinburgh Innovations, Student Enterprise team, Constanza brings extensive experience in regenerative business and supply chain. With an MSc in Sustainable Resource Management from Edinburgh University, she has dedicated her career to helping organisations become more sustainable. Formerly the Regenerative Business Team Leader at Ooni, she played a pivotal role in embedding regenerative business while spreading the joy of pizza globally. Recognized on the Scottish Power COP26 Green Power List as one of the UK’s green champions helping fight climate change, Constanza believes in the power of organisations and communities to drive change towards a regenerative future.

Tom is a climate educator, event manager and social psychology student. He facilitates climate education workshop Climate Fresk, and over the past few years he has been involved in local projects such as the Edinburgh Climate Festival. Tom's daily job is in event management, and for the last 2 years he combined this with event & corporate sustainability, helping clients and organisers to improve their events' environmental impact. Outside of work, Tom studies Social Psychology, loves cycling, public transport and veggie food.

Leonardo Binetti, PhD, is the CTO and co-founder of AraBat, the most awarded green/deep tech sustainable startup that recycles lithium-ion batteries using food waste. He is on Plastic Free Certification's quality board and an ex-lecturer in Environmental Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University.

KRYSTAL are an award-winning, 100% renewably powered web hosting, with datacentres in the UK, US, & Europe. They are climate positive, and their approach centres on value, quality and transparency.

We are delighted to announce our partnership with Krystal (the UK's only B Corp web hosting/cloud provider), and welcome them on board as sponsors of the People, Planet, Pint events.

This means the first 33 drinks are on Krystal at every event, and has allowed us to invest and upscale the series to accelerate action on climate change.

Simon Blackler is the founder and CEO of KRYSTAL, and Co-Founder of MillionTreePledge.

Small99 provides carbon reduction plans for micro and small businesses. With a simple measurement tool and practical actions broken down into 10 minute to-do lists, Small99 empowers the 99% of businesses to start on their sustainability journey, and win more customers while doing so.

Host or Publisher Adam Bastock - Small99