Sommerhausen, Bavaria, Germany
Please have a look at our company website for more information about Leadership & Sustainability. I am a highly experienced, influential & visionary sustainability management director, with genuine commercial awareness & a proven record delivering corporate sustainability strategies & programs to transform core business functions & embed environmental, social & ethical considerations within the day to day thinking process delivering multimillion € savings, enhanced brand image & increased sales. I have worked with leading brands such as adidas, Nike, Timberland, Levi Strauss, Gap & H&M (to name a few), NGOs & governmental agencies & have co-led the creation & development of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition & the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group. I have successfully consulted, facilitated & orchestrated environmental programs & projects. In addition I have managed, developed & coached global multidisciplinary implementation teams, consistently achieving specific, measureable & time based goals. I am an astute & incisive multilingual communicator with outstanding interpersonal & impeccable presentation skills. A proven ability to network, facilitate & engage with stakeholders & develop relations across multi-cultural & linguistic boundaries as well as regularly conducting key note speeches to international audiences Specialities include: Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Program Management, Nachhaltigkeit, Sustainable Business, Stakeholder Engagement, Environmental Management Systems, Klimawandel, Strategisches Management, Business Strategy, Change Management, Apparel, Footwear And Textiles, Energy Management, Sustainability Management, ISO14001, ISO26000, Business Integration Of Sustainability, Corporate Governance, Resource Management, Budgetary Management, HSE, Best Practice, KPIs, Communication Plans, Corporate Compliance, Process Improvements
Leadership & Sustainability GmbH - global professional services & software. Approved SAC Higg FEM general verifier and chemical specialist verifier, as well as trainer with verification specialty. Consulting • Business Ethics, Governance and Controlling • Strategy Development and Implementation • Sustainable Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management • Green Operations & Retail • Sustainable Product Portfolios • Communication Empowerment • Executive Coaching • Organizational Development for Sustainability • Coaching • Courses and Workshops Sustainable Business Models • Business development with a sustainable business model at the core Software & Tools • Software - Product Sustainability Software - Corporate & Supply Chain Sustainability Software - Data - Pre-studies for Software Projects • Tools Please contact us to hear about the benefits for you. bit.ly/leaders-contact
• Managed & delivered innovative sustainability performance management programs; collaborating with clients to define environmental sustainability strategies, CSR frameworks, policies, project milestones, budgets, KPIs and goals • Provided technology & software solutions across Fortune 500 industries such as apparel, textile, footwear, manufacturing & FMCG • Led and facilitated client’s working groups and sustainability teams; ensuring compliance to industry standards • Identified, prioritized and tracked current/emerging issues; developing solutions and implementing action plans • Analyzed customer’s businesses & products to reduce environmental & social impact; growing brand value & sales • Integrated best practice corporate sustainability; reducing risk, waste, and costs in the total supply chain lifecycle • Developed excellent relations & partnerships with stakeholders, clients, core business functions & industry bodies
• Headed, developed and delivered the groups global sustainability strategy; identifying the potential brand image improvement through environmental impact reductions and multimillion euro savings • Conducted audits, impact and risk assessments; building business cases, proposals, targets and goals; gaining CEO and board approval • Managed and delivered the global 2015 Green Company environmental program across 300 operational sites • Prepared governance frameworks, policies, processes, annual action plans, resource reports & progress updates • Led and coordinated the global program advisory board, environmental strategy & green company steering teams • Facilitated the development of an environmental sourcing strategy; implementing a supplier assessment program • Commissioned, led and implemented effective software technology to automate & manage sustainability reporting • Incorporated environmental sustainability initiatives to include energy, waste water and emissions management • Managed and coached internal & external cross functional teams to achieve local and global action plans and goals • Project led the development and completion of a SharePoint facility to manage programs • Represented the company at external seminars, conferences, workshops, associations and working committees • Conducted high impact speeches to international audiences of multicultural business leaders and key stakeholders • Generated and presented strategic communication plans • Developed and utilized effective stakeholder engagement & consultation methodologies with key industry players • Drove global sustainability efforts across products, regions and functions to enhance brand value • Systematically addressed environmental issues to maintain compliance/company leadership position • Supported product development teams in the choice of environmentally/ethically acceptable materials
• Led, developed & delivered the SAC strategic vision for 2020 and established the Higg Index; working with leading fashion brands and founding members such as adidas, C&A, Nike, Gap, Walmart & H&M • Collaborated with the industry to bring together adversarial companies and associations to share a common goal • Supported and delivered group wide programs and initiatives to continuously improve environmental performance
• Co-led the creation of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals group and subsequent drive to achieve strategies, objectives and initiatives • Tasked to lead, develop & deliver the Roadmap to Zero by the founding fashion and retail members of the group • Collaborated on preparation, management & implementation of an active engagement & partnering workshop to gather stakeholder input • Developed and delivered a robust governance framework and supported on boarding of new members and brands