RLG Joins the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Network

RLG Joins the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Network

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We are proud to announce that we are officially part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Network, a global initiative driving the transition to a circular economy. This network connects us with a dynamic community of businesses, policymakers, and thought leaders with high ambitions to drive the circular economy.  

Why Join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Network?

Founded in 2010 by renowned sailor and environmental advocate Dame Ellen MacArthur. The foundation collaborates with global businesses to drive systemic change toward a circular economy that eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature. 

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has emerged as a global hub for innovation, thought leadership, and collaborative action, uniting organizations devoted to redesigning our economy for a more circular future. 

What This Means for Our Customers

Joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Network enhances our capacity to deliver innovative circular solutions. With access to a diverse and collaborative community, we strengthen our position to: 

  • Anticipate and respond to emerging sustainability trends and regulations 
  • Apply timely, research-driven insights to our services 
  • Collaborate on forward-thinking projects with global leaders 
  • Training to stay ahead of emerging circularity trends 

 

This active participation enhances our support for clients as they build resilient, future-ready business models. 

A Natural Fit for RLG

At RLG, circularity is a core principle of our business. Our global compliance, take-back, and return management solutions are designed to reduce waste, recover value, and promote sustainability. Being part of this forward-thinking network naturally extends our mission to close the loop across industries and regions. 

We’re proud to contribute to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Network’s collective impact and are excited to help shape a circular future. We look forward to the journey ahead. 

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Les Griffith - Speakers

Business Development Director
RLGA

Les Griffith is currently the Business Development Director at RLGA and is tasked with expanding the company’s data management offerings for packaging EPR in the Americas. Les has over 30 years of industry experience in Environmental Services, Extended Producer Responsibility and Reverse Distribution. Les has spent these last 30 years working with organizations to develop progressively more sustainable solutions to the management of end-of-life materials. Prior to joining RLG, Les spent eleven years at Covanta most recently serving as the Business Development Director for the Healthcare Solutions division. His group covered North and Central America and specialized in providing a suite of services to healthcare PROs, take-back services to retail pharmacy and law enforcement and environmental services to the healthcare sector and reverse distributors. Prior to Covanta Les spent 10 years at Waste Management Inc. as an Area Manager for their Healthcare Solutions group.

Andriana Kontovrakis - Speakers

Director of Compliance Services
RLG

Andriana Kontovrakis is the Director of Compliance Services for Reverse Logistics Group’s US team.  She manages a team responsible for ensuring manufacturer and retailer customer compliance with EPR laws for electronics, batteries, packaging, household hazardous wastes, and other consumer products across the US. Along with RLG partner the Household and Commercial Products Association, she is spearheading the development of the Household Product Stewardship Alliance, a stewardship organization forming under the guidelines of Vermont’s HHW EPR law.  Prior to working with RLG, she was a Policy Analyst with the global electronics recycler Sims Lifecycle Solutions where she managed programmatic implementation and customer and supplier accounts for the US EPR compliance unit and the Deputy Director for Waste Prevention for the NYC Department of Sanitation.

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