Sharing economy: towards a resource-light lifestyle | Sabrina Chakori | TEDxUQ

Convinced of the need to change the roots of our economy in order to solve our social and ecological crises, Sabrina Chakori has been advocating for a more sustainable global society through focusing on the circular economy. She founded the Brisbane Tool Library, a social enterprise that aims to reduce household waste and consumption based on a sharing economy. Her talk brings to the forefront the need to rethink our consumption addiction and explores some possible solutions that could help change the economic growth paradigm. In 2017, Sabrina founded the Brisbane Tool Library, a social enterprise that aims to reduce household waste and consumption based on a sharing economy. Convinced of the need to change the roots of our economy in order to solve our social and ecological crises, Sabrina redirected her interests from science to economics after completing a Bachelor of Science in Biology in Switzerland and a Master of Science in Environmental Economics at The University of Queensland. For more than a decade, Sabrina has been advocating for a more sustainable global society, leading to numerous collaborations including an initiative with Queensland’s Environment Minister to introduce the law banning single-use plastic bags. Her book chapter in Positive Steps to a Steady State Economy and her paper, The necessity to change the term consumer, both focus on the need to rethink our consumption addiction. Sabrina is currently completing a PhD at UQ, focusing on the circular economy and food packaging. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx