Katherine Featherstone has worked in the construction industry for over 20 years. With a background in industrial and retail design, she experienced first hand the incredible waste caused by fitout and construction practices, and was spurned towards looking for waste reduction and less harmful materials. As Senior Manager for Products and Materials at the Green Building Council of Australia, she is part of the effort to transform the way products and materials are procured and specified. She counts herself as very lucky to work with a lot of stakeholders including architects, manufacturers and materials experts and is inspired by the incredible change already happening throughout the supply chain, relishing the exposure she gets to new technologies and methodologies. Katherine is currently finalising the GBCA’s Practical Guide to Upfront Carbon as well as developing the Responsible Products Framework. She currently sits on the PCA's Circular Economy Working Group, and that of the City of Sydney's Better Buildings partnership.