Honored to support driving CEC’s mission
We are committed to provide the highest professional standards in the circular economy field and empower people to bring circularities to reality in cities worldwide.
Patricia is a Member of the Board of Directors at the Circular Economy Club (CEC), and has been part of the core team since 2017. She has had the opportunity to showcase CEC at various events including the United Nations SDG Action Conference and the Ellen MacArthur’s Disruptive Innovation Festival.
Patricia holds a Masters from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, with a background in International Business, Globalization and Development. Her interest lies in crossover between private sector and development issues and has been involved in various circular economy research in the context of SMEs, business models, knowledge co-creation, developing countries, and green transformations. This enabled her to present at international conferences and have her work published in a Routledge book.
Patricia was selected for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Circular Economy Pioneer programme 2019, and was also shortlisted for the Young Energy Professional awards 2018 for her work at Limejump in Customer Experience.
Experience
- London - Project Analyst - Capgemini
- London - Customer Experience Manager - Limejump Ltd
- Sussex - Desktop Researcher on the Circular Economy - University of Sussex
- Sussex- Research Assistant on Business, States and Markets- University of Sussex
Education
- M.Sc. Globalization, Business and Development, University of Sussex (United Kingdom)
- B.Sc Hons. International Business, University of Kent (United Kingdom)
Featured speaking engagements
- The AllBright Collective 2020
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation DIF Festival 2019
- United Nations SDG Action Conference 2018
- British Council and Ellen MacArthur Foundation - Circular Futures Lab 2018
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation - From Linear to Circular Programme
- University of Exeter and EMF- International Circular Economy disruptions symposium 2018
- Global Research Forum (GRF) on Sustainable Production and Consumption, Hosted by the Institute of Development Studies- Sustainable Lifestyles, Livelihoods and the Circular Economy 2017
- Noble P. (2019) "Circular Economy and Inclusion of Informal Waste Pickers: Political Economy Perspectives from India and Brazil", chapter in Schröder, P., Anantharaman, M.,Anggraeni, K. and Foxon, T. "The Circular Economy and the Global South" 1st ed. Routledge
- Noble P. and Schröder P. (2017), "Closing the Plastic Waste Loop - How do Waste Pickers Contribute", Institute of Development Studies
LinkedIn profile: Patricia Noble
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