Dr. Yassie Samie is an ECR and ESG & Sustainability advisor, working across academia and industry. She completed her Ph.D. at RMIT University, Australia, investigating the flows of unwanted textiles throughout the urban environment. Her Ph.D. outcome proposes a conceptual model called “Textile Urban Metabolism”. Serving as a tool to enact systemic transition, this model draws on industrial ecology, discard studies, social theories, and circular economy. Yassie’s research interests include sustainable innovation and circular economy, sustainable business models, Targeted and Extended Producer Responsibility, Extended Consumer Responsibility, and material flow analysis.