Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Non-executive advisory role alongside my primary position at Brenntag Essentials. Focus on go-to-market, partnerships and industrial decarbonization.
Sustainability strategy & execution • Driving commercial approaches for defossilization, detoxification, and decarbonization • Developing circular business models and CO₂e-based business services • Embedding CO₂e as a business metric in transactions and integrating SBTi targets Strategic impact • Translating sustainability from PowerPoint to P&L by linking it to commercial growth • Positioning Brenntag through TÜV-certified CO₂e transparency solutions (e.g. CO₂Xplorer) • Designing and implementing sustainability policies Leadership & influence • Advising green-tech startups and innovators • Representing sustainability in executive-level discussions and industry associations External engagement • Speaking at international sustainability summits and industry events • Contributing to sustainability-focused media and publications
Sustainability strategy development and implementation - Organizational & ecosystem readiness and development - Leadership of a commercial sustainability group and associated business initiatives Industry decorbonization - Development of a low carbon prodcuts portfolio - Development of a CO2e management system as revenue model - ISCC+ & REDcert2 certification Environmental preservation - Safer products - Replacement of SVHC and PFAS products Circular economy matchmaking - Closed loop packaging solutions incl. CO2 savings as new value poposition - Upselling of circular products - General industrial matchmaking Network - Large industry network ranging from chemical key producers to future green champions and green start-ups