Here are some projects I've worked on.
Video Projects
Recycling Training for Businesses
Video Production
Developed new revenue stream producing recycling training videos. This video educates businesses how to recycle correctly.
Organics Recycling Training for Residents
The first training videos for businesses did so well, clients asked for additional videos focusing on single family homes and organics recycling.
Educational Materials
Newport Beach Waste Diversion Toolkit
Drafted plan for enforcement of new local ordinance requiring event organizers to implement waste diversion systems​ at their events. Created tool kit.
Presentation for Recycling Training
A recycling training presentation created with Canva.
Writing
Sustainable Brands Writer
Writer for Sustainable Brands
Sustainable Brands 2021 Event
2022 - Brand Led Culture Change
Some titles include:
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"Connecting sustainability and regeneration credentials to sales"
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"Boosting sustainable product sales with Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly"
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"Straightforward social impact measurement any company can use"
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"Building brands that champion equity and justice"
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"Rethinking the whole value chain of plastic"
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"A more sustainable food supply starts with better breeding"
WSL Surf Breaks - News Show
2019 - News Writing
Conducted research and writing about ocean conservation, part of which contributed to the very successful 'Glowing Glowing Gone' campaign with the scripts read by renowned marine biologist and policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.
Short Articles
Reports
WSL Corona Open JBay
Event Sustainability Report
2018 - Report Writing
After completing my master's, I was hired as a sustainability researcher at the 2018 JBay Open of Surfing event in South Africa. This report used the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to create sustainability KPIs to guide further monitoring and evaluation of sustainability efforts.
Sustainability KPIs & Sustainability Policy for JBay Open 2018
Drafted a Sustainability Policy for JBay Open 2018 event. Used the Global Reporting Initiative's EOSS (Event Organizers Sector Supplement) framework to identify sustainability KPIs.
Report on Cape Town's Surfing Economy
2018 Presentations in Cape Town and at the 2019 SDSU Surfing Conference
This study explored the economic composition and dynamics of Cape Town’s local surfing sports cluster, factors that led to its emergence, a typology of its members, and ascertains current interdependencies amongst the members.
Policy and Report Writing
Gun Run Half Marathon Event
2016-2017 - Report Writing
The Gun Run Half Marathon is one of the largest running events in Cape Town, with over 21,000 participants annually. This project consisted of in-depth engagement with the organizing committee to identify opportunities for the event to reduce its environmental footprint and maximize its sustainability impacts. The project began with defining an environmental policy, continued with a post-event report, and concluded with an action plan for improvement.
Master's Thesis
Integrating Sustainability Thinking and Practices into Surfing Events: Case Studies in Hawaii and Jeffreys Bay
2017 - Academic Writing
Master's Thesis Dissertation for a research spanning 2.5 years and two continents to compare sustainability efforts at major surfing events. This 96-page thesis received a distinction from the University of Cape Town.
2016 - Greening Surfing Mindsets
As part of my master's research project, I created crowdfunding campaign and raised $1,000 to fund projects that increased awareness of sustainability practices at the 2016 JBay Open event. I collaborated with a video editor to create the crowdfunding video.
