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Vere Shaba

Founder and Director, Shaba Green Building Design & Engineering

Vere Shaba is the founder and director of Shaba Green Building Design & Engineering. Over her 12–year career, Ms Shaba has won multiple awards for her work in multinational engineering consulting firms, leading a range of projects in the commercial, retail, hotel, healthcare, education and residential sectors. 

Ms Shaba holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Cape Town and is accredited to a number of Green Building Councils worldwide, namely in South Africa, Australia and the USA. 

In 2013, Ms Shaba was selected as one of South Africa’s Top 100 Women in Business, featuring as one of the Top 10 Women in Engineering. In 2017 she was selected by the South African newspaper Mail & Guardian as one of the 200 Young South Africans. She is also one of Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 in Business. 

Speaking at the following WCEF2019 sessions:

Monday 3 June at 14.30-16.00: The circular economy in Africa

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Project

WCEF2019

The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki, Finland on 3-5 June 2019 built the next era of the circular economy.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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