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Bring It Back #6 - Green Friday is a wrap! Thank you all for joining our last event. 🫶 Last night we hosted the sixth and final edition of Bring It Back, our circular community event series in collaboration with Rotterdam Circulair. This special edition focused on Green Friday, a movement that discourages impulsive buying and overconsumption mindful as an antidote to the frenzy of Black Friday. Together with Eveline Eberhardt (Marktplaats), Sandra Jongejan (IKEA), and Tom Leenders (Repeat), we explored how businesses and individuals can counteract overconsumption and embrace mindful consumption. There are plenty of ways to do things differently. Repeat for example, is donating 30% of their sales to a charity. IKEA is promoting its buyback program and their secondhand corner in their stores. Marktplaats is a platform, so they can't do discounts. However they decide to communicate as much as possible how secondhand can be your first choice. Shoutout to Maartje van den Hurk for moderating this compelling conversation. We’re proud to have brought together such inspiring partners and a passionate community to share ideas, learn, and challenge the status quo. Although this was the final Bring It Back, the conversation doesn’t stop here. We're taking Bring It Back to the next level in 2025 to further built the circular community in Rotterdam and beyond! Thank you to everyone who supported us throughout this series so far. A special shoutout to Rotterdam Circulair for enabling us to share this message and to Kumasi Drinks for providing impactful refreshments. Together, we will keep the momentum going! #bringitback #event #circularcommunity #greenfriday #blackfriday

Bring It Back Green Friday Speaker #3 🤩 Tom Leenders is the founder of Repeat Audio. Repeat aims to develop circular consumer products, starting by offering high-end headphones as a service with regular updates and repair service. ♻️ The mission of Repeat is backed by various renowned Dutch artists such as Joshua Nolet (Chef's Special), Sticks, Bente and the Metropole Orchestra. To take a stand against Black Friday, Repeat Audio has chosen to collaborate with Sounds of Change. An NGO using music as a tool to aid-workers, psychologists, teachers, therapists and musicians who work in locations in the world where people have become alienated from themselves and from each other. Bring It Back #6 - Circular Community Event 📆 28th of November ⌚️ 18:30 - 21:00 📍 WEAR HQ - Rotterdam Get your tickets now via https://lnkd.in/gx6cAn8i. Bring It Back is powered by Rotterdam Circulair #bringitback #wear #repeataudio

We are excited to announce that the lineup is complete for our a special edition of our Bring it Back series at this year's Footwearise conference in Barcelona! We will host an engaging panel discussion focused on the future of retail and the growing movement of recommerce—where bigger footwear brands are rethinking the way they approach refurbishing, repair and selling secondhand goods. The panel will include Sophie van Kol Innovation manager at Fashion for Good, Theo Nooteboom Managing Director at Erren Recondition and our own Lorenzo van Galen :) Moderated by Pim Roggeveen. We will dive into innovative business models, explore new ways to extend product lifecycles, and discuss how brands are redesigning their approach to revenue, sustainability, and design. Join us as we explore how recommerce is transforming the footwear industry and reshaping the future of fashion. Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/edt6Y8Hf. We're very excited to organise our Bring it Back event overseas for the first time at such a cool conference with all industry leaders. Footwearise is the leading footwear conference and an initiative by Footwearology lead by Nicoline van Enter. Thanks to Rotterdam Circulair for powering Bring it Back ✅ 🌱 #bringitback #footwearise

Bring It Back Green Friday Speaker #2 🤩 Sandra Jongejan serves as Deputy Market Manager at IKEA Barendrecht, where she co-leads the Barendrecht/Rotterdam market. Her role emphasizes strengthening the retail foundation and driving outperformance in operations. 👊 She will share insights into IKEA's innovative buyback program, which encourages customers to return used furniture, supporting the company’s commitment to circular business practices. Sandra combines leadership with a passion for creating sustainable retail solutions, making her a pivotal voice in advancing IKEA’s environmental initiatives. 🔑 Bring It Back #6 - Circular Community Event 📆 28th of November ⌚️ 18:30 - 21:00 📍 WEAR HQ - Rotterdam Get your tickets now via https://lnkd.in/gx6cAn8i. Bring It Back is powered by Rotterdam Circulair #bringitback #wear #ikea #sandrajongejan

WOEI X ONE.OF.XX - 22/11/24 Deze vrijdag is het zover. Dan lanceert Bas Timmer een collectie gelimiteerde kledingstukken gemaakt van deadstock van een gerenommeerd Frans modehuis. Onderdeel van de collectie is een collaborative tee met kunstenaar Daan Koens. Meer over Bas? Beluister de laatste WEAR Podcast nu in je favoriete podcast kanaal. 🎙️Beluister op Spotify: https://lnkd.in/efd2AHHG 🎙️Beluister op Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eCv5e5gd 🎙️Beluister op Soundcloud: https://lnkd.in/emPSZ8qj. Meer over WEAR 👉 wear-store.nl Opnames in onze studio in Rotterdams Tij 🏙️ #wear #podcast #bastimmer #oneofxx

Bring It Back #6 Green Friday Moderator Announced! Another powerhouse joining our sixth and last Bring It Back of the year! Give a big warm welcome to Maartje van den Hurk! Maartje is a freelance qualitative consumer researcher and brand strategist specializing in culture, lifestyle, and brand strategy. She dives deep into cultures, people, and lifestyles to uncover the unwritten rules they live by, identifying what makes them unique and what seems natural to them but appears new and exceptional to outsiders. Additionally, she serves as a women's sneaker consultant, hosting panel talks at sneaker events and creating content for various platforms. 👊 Get your ticket now while you still can! Bring It Back #6 - Circular Community Event 📅 Date: 28th of November 📍 Location: WEAR HQ ⏰ Time: 18:30 - 21:00 Tickets via 👉 https://lnkd.in/gx6cAn8i Bring It Back is powered by Rotterdam Circulair Drinks powered by Kumasi Drinks #bringitback #greenfriday #maartjesfootprint #moderator

Bring It Back Green Friday Speaker #1 🤝 We're excited to announce that Eveline Eberhardt will be joining our panel at Bring It Back #6. 🤩 She is a seasoned marketer with over 20 years of experience across online platforms (Marktplaats, bol, Pricewise), retail (Hunkemöller), and telecom (VodafoneZiggo). As Head of Brand and Content Marketing at Marktplaats and 2dehands / 2ememain, she has driven impactful campaigns advocating sustainability and secondhand trading. ♻️ Notably, she led the 25th-anniversary campaign celebrating “Wereldveranderaars”—Marktplaats users contributing to a circular economy through buying and selling second-hand goods. Another more recent campaign highlighted the appeal of pre-owned toys, encouraging parents to consider second-hand gifting by showcasing how kids are often drawn to toys that belong to others. Eveline’s innovative storytelling and strategic vision continue to strengthen Marktplaats' leadership in sustainable and secondhand commerce. 🌍 Bring It Back #6 - Circular Community Event 📆 28th of November ⌚️ 18:30 - 21:00 📍 WEAR HQ - Rotterdam Get your tickets now https://lnkd.in/gx6cAn8i 🎟️ Bring It Back is powered by Rotterdam Circulair #bringitback #wear #evelineeberhardt #marktplaats #2dehands #secondhand

Bring It Back #5 is a wrap! 🎃 Yesterday we celebrated Halloween a little different. We exposed ourselves to the dark side of the fashion industry, and boy this one is scary. Our incredible panel of experts shared some insights on the things that makes this industry so dark and full of terror. Halloween plays a big part in that as well. Did you know it's one of the most wasteful celebrations of the year? 👻 Luckily it wasn't all doom and gloom. There are many opportunities and change is coming. We need more local production, sustainable designs and accessible alternatives to turn things around and make fashion future-proof. A big thanks to Xander Slager Kiki Boreel Younghyun (Young) Kim Bas van der Pol for making this an unforgettable night. 🙌 We want to thank you all for joining and are looking forward to the last edition on the 28th of November, which is all about Green Friday. Reserve your spot now 👉 https://lnkd.in/gx6cAn8i Bring It Back is powered by Rotterdam Circulair. 🤝 Shoutout Kumasi Drinks for the drinks! #bringitback #halloween #thedarksideoffashion #event

🎃 Exciting Announcement: Kiki Boreel Joins Our Panel for Bring It Back #5! ♻️ We are thrilled to welcome Kiki Boreel as the third panellist for our upcoming event Bring It Back! 🙌 Before becoming an influential climate activist and being appointed Climate Ambassador of the Future by the Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate, Kiki graced the global runways as an international top model. Her time in the fashion industry, often criticized for its unsustainable practices, sparked her passion for sustainability, leading her to dive into environmental sciences. Kiki’s journey from model to role model is inspiring. She demonstrates how climate activism and diplomacy can work hand in hand. With her infectious energy, Kiki motivates audiences of all ages to take action in the fields of sustainability, climate, and sustainable fashion. Join us at Bring It Back #5 to hear from Kiki and be inspired by her unique perspective! 🤩 Bring It Back #5 📆 31st of October ⌚️ 18:30 - 21:00 📍 WEAR HQ - Rotterdam Get your tickets now 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEv5JCTv. Bring It Back is powered by Rotterdam Circulair #kikiboreel #sustainability #fashion #scaryfashionindustry

Bring It Back Moderator ✅ Exciting news! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce that Bas van der Pol will be returning to Bring It Back. This time he will be moderating the panel at our fifth edition! 🎤✨ Join us as we dive into the scary side of the fashion industry and uncover the truths behind it. From sustainability challenges to ethical dilemmas, this conversation will be eye-opening, and with Bas guiding the discussion, you know it’s going to be 🔥. Save the date and get ready to explore what the future of fashion holds 👀👗🌱 Tickets 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEv5JCTv. #BringItBack5 #FashionTalks #BasVanDerPol #ScaryFashion #Sustainability #FashionFuture #PanelDiscussion