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Dr Melanie Joy among the Speakers at the ETHIIC Round Table: When Ethics Meet Economy

On Thursday, November 19, 2015, 9:30am 11:00am, Smart City Expo World Congress, Congress Area Meeting Room 1, Fira De Barcelona, Gran Via Venue, Barcelona, Spain.

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Dr Melanie Joy among the Speakers at the ETHIIC Round Table: When Ethics Meet Economy

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  1. DrMelanieJoyamongtheSpeakersattheETHIICRoundTable:WhenEthicsMeetEconomyDrMelanieJoyamongtheSpeakersattheETHIICRoundTable:WhenEthicsMeetEconomy • OnThursday,November19, 2015, 9:30am 11:00am,Smart CityExpoWorldCongress,CongressAreaMeeting Room 1,Fira De Barcelona,GranVia Venue,Barcelona,Spain. • Barcelona,Spain,November 16,2015 -OnThursdayNovember19,2015a panelofspeakerswillmeet attheSmart City ExpoWorld Congressforaround tableon Ethicsand Economy. • Theevent has beenorganized by ETHIIC,themultisectorialnetwork thatcreatesconnectionsbetweenconsumersandethical,sustainablecompanies. • Thefocusof discussion will bethefactthatpeopleareincreasinglybetterinformed aboutenvironmental issues,humanrightsandanimal rights.Consumersareready totake stepstomakeadifference,and that’swhyethicalproductsand servicesareboomingandready togomainstream. • Howeasyisliving inanethical wayforthosewhowantthings tobefast,readyand cool? Howeasyis“just giving it a try”forthose whoarepotentiallysensitivebutabit toolazy totry somethingnewunlessisit right there infront ofthemand presented inaveryappealing way? Arepublicadministrationsand companiesreadytomeet thisnew latent needandmakeethicalservicesand productseasilyavailabletoeveryone? Canwe still afford tolive inanon-ethical, • non-sustainableway? • TheETHIICround tableseeksdiscussionontheimportanceofre-directing themoneyflowfromun-ethicalbusinesses towardasustainableeconomythatrespectshumans,animalsand the environmentaccording toa paradigmdevelopedforurbanareas. • Arecent Nielsensurveyrevealsthatanevergrowing numberofconsumers(55% in2014) arewilling topayextraforproductsand servicesfromcompaniescommitted topositivesocial andenvironmental impact. • Agrowing numberofcelebrities invitestheirfollowers toliveinamoreethicalway.SirPaulMcCartney: “Ifanyonewantstosavetheplanet, all theyhavetodois just stopeatingmeat.That's thesinglemostimportant thing youcould do.It'sstaggering whenyouthinkabout it.Vegetarianismtakescareofsomanythingsinoneshot: ecology,famine,cruelty” • No wonderthevegetarian/vegantrend is burgeoningworldwide.Forinstance,Eurispesforecaststhat50% of theItalian populationwill govegetarianorveganby2050. • TheUnited Nations(2014populationreport)stresses that citiesmayofferopportunitiestoexpandaccess tosustainableproductand servicesforlargenumbersof peopleinaneconomicallyefficientmannerand allowthem toenjoyhealthierlivesoverall. This ispreciselyoneof thetopicsthat willbediscussed. • Dr.MelanieJoy, Ph.D.,Ed.M. • Harvard-educated psychologist,professorof psychologyandsociology,celebrated speaker,andpresident ofBeyondCarnism,MelanieJoyistheauthorof theaward-winning international best • sellerWhyWeLoveDogs,EatPigs,and WearCows,with translationssoon tobepublished in11 • languagesand top bookpickby televisionhost EllenDeGeneres.Dr.Joywas theeighthrecipient

  2. of theInstituteofJainology’sAhimsaAward forher workon globalnonviolence(pastrecipientsincludetheDalai Lamaand NelsonMandela). Contact: ImpactHub Barcelona-PatriciaETHIIC,PlazaReal18/2°Barcelona,Spain +34935951509 info@ethiic.nethttp://www.ethiic.net ###

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