Sometimes a picture can say more than a thousand words: South Africa’s Environmental Minister Mrs. Edna Molewa, MD Acceleratio Mr. Freek van Eijk and Ms. Bernice Robbertse from Blank Canvas surrounded by start-ups at the EU-South Africa-NL conference on Circular Economy in Durban. They all enjoy and are wearing Sk8Shades sunglasses made from used skateboards.
Acceleratio supported the EU-SA Dialogue facility and the Dutch Embassy with the organisation and moderation of a conference on Circular Economy in Durban on May 4, 2017. The conference was well attended (165 attendees, including the SA Minister of Environment, SA municipalities, SA ministries, EU and SA multinationals, start-ups, NGO’s and UNIDO).