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Launch event – Great Speakers to Kick off our 4 x Action Summit Series

Launch event – Great Speakers to Kick off our 4 x Action Summit Series

Our launch event was jammed packed with a fabulous line up of speakers to share their stories and inspiration for reimaging the future of responsible cafes.

We started with an acknowledgement of country from Stephen Thorpe of Charcoal Lane, one of Australia’s leading indigenous restaurants.

Then we spoke with Janet Salem from the United Nations to give us a global prospective on key café issues, Dr Adam Carr from Seven Miles Roasters who told us about key 2025 industry trends, Hana Assafiri from the Moroccan Soup Bar to hear her COVID story and how she created a whole new business approach, and then Sarah Wilson a Responsible Cafe Ambassador to discuss the concept of “moral courage” and how this relates to running a café.

We watched a compilation of wonderful café case studies before coming together as a group (with a few extra speakers – Sav from I am not paper, Michael from Huskee Cup, and Rachel from Alternative Dairy Co) to go deeper into the theme of reimaging responsible cafes.

This launch was a precursor to 4 x Action Summits to be held every Tuesday in March 2021.  Check out a summary of the program for each event.

ACTION SUMMIT 1 – March 9

• What’s circular economy thinking and what’s humanity centred design thinking and how can they help your café increase its positive impact with your stakeholders and the natural environment on which you depend? 
• Engage with our expert panel as they discuss the important question – How has your café reimagined its purpose to survive COVID?
• Receive Part 1 of our Responsible Café Playbook

ACTION SUMMIT 2 – March 16

• Listen to a world-renowned business sustainability leader who now who heads up FairTrade AUS/NZ. 
• What’s a fair food system and how can you access as a café?
• Engage with our expert panel as they discuss the important question – What are the biggest challenges you face in securing a sustainable supply chain?
• Receive Part 2 of our Responsible Café Playbook

ACTION SUMMIT 3 – March 23

• What is the Life Cycle impact of a café and how does this impact your cafe bottom line?
• Get the full story on compostables and how you can make good waste decisions
• Learn how you don’t have to be a social enterprise to have a social impact
• Listen to stories of inspiration from responsible and sustainable cafes across Australia as they share their goals, motivations, challenges and tips for success
• Receive Part 3 of our Responsible Café Playbook

ACTION SUMMIT 4  –  March 30

• Final session on the pathway to becoming a responsible business – what will it take, what’s in it for you and how we can help you and your team
• Listen to an expert panel as they answer questions posed by participants 
• Receive Part 4 of our Responsible Café Playbook

For more info contact Jane Stewart

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