Véronique Kesseler

Sustainability Manager at sykell ♻️ Working on the transition to a Circular Economy

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Experience

  • sykell (Full-time · 3 yrs 2 mos)
    • Sustainability Manager
      Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Ownership & Strategy: • Own sustainability priorities at an impact-driven reusable packaging company. • Develop a sustainability strategy, targets, and key impact KPIs with management • Owned sustainability priorities across teams and stakeholders Reporting, Measurements & Communication: • Conducted comparative LCA and product footprint assessments (LCA/ PCF) • Created yearly public Impact Report (VSME-inspired) and investor impact reporting (Article 9) • Communicated impact results internally and externally, incl. data requests Cross-functional cooperation: • Identify hotspots and initiate improvements in operations and product developement • Worked with product, business development, supply chain, and account management to improve reuse performance Regulation & Compliance: • Monitored EU and national sustainability and packaging regulations (CSRS, PPWR, VerpackG,..) • Translated regulatory updates into guidance and action points Advocacy & Partnerships: • Represented Sykell in networks, partnerships, and events to promote reuse • Supported sustainability positioning and circularity messaging for clients and stakeholders

    • Junior Sustainability Manager
      Jun 2023 - Jan 2024 · 8 mos

      Sykell accelerates the transition to a circular economy by scaling reusable packaging systems. Its solutions include the CIRCULAR ERP a pool management platform for reusable packaging, reusable packaging systems for To-Go, with EINFACH MEHRWEG and sykell PRE-FILL, and a nationwide collection network in Germany for convenient consumer returns. Responsibilities: • Setting up and overseeing sustainability management basics, policies and processes • Creating the first Article 9 Investor Report and public impact report • Execution of comparative LCA and Company Carbon Footprint according to GHG protocol • Responsible for measuring, assessing, improving and communicating our impact.

  • Junior Advisor for Circular Economy and Sustainability at Taival
    Apr 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Taival is a top-management strategy advisory working at the intersection of strategy, digital technologies, ecosystems and circular economy. Taival is a member of Reaktor's Fusion Ecosystem - with over 15 global locations and 25 companies I am focusing on circular economy and sustainability in business transformation, project delivery and business development.

  • Innovation Lab at Enactus Berlin
    Oct 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

    We created an innovation sprint, with four stages within which students from Berlin with different backgrounds could present and develop their social and/or sustainable entrepreneurial ideas and projects. My Tasks included: > Development of innovation/ ideation process > Introduction and support in ideation and development process > Meeting and Pitching session moderation and coordination > Sustainable Startup Ideas

  • Programm Management at Circular Together Incubation Programm at Impact Hub Berlin
    Apr 2021 - Dec 2021 · 9 mos

    Programme Manager (working student) of the Circular Economy Incubation Programme for early stage startups, now called Circular Together. My tasks included: > holding workshops and masterclasses about Business Models and Pitching > organising experts for classes and mentoring > feedback sessions with the startups to give them support > organising pitch events and Demo Day > partnership-building by talking to potential collaborators

  • Workingstudent | Communication at DB Intrapreneurs
    Dec 2019 - Jul 2020 · 8 mos

    The DB Intrapreneurship Team of Deutsche Bahn offers employees and business units of Deutsche Bahn the opportunity to develop digital business models and products in a suitable environment. At the same time, entrepreneurial thinking and action was promoted and disseminated. My tasks included: > Workshop and event organisation > Coordination of partnerships and the mentoring club > Communication via social media > Supporting the website > Writing editorial texts