Nick has been an Ethical Buyer at Lush for seven years, sourcing the most environmentally friendly materials to use in packaging and shop fit-outs. Nick’s packaging remit covers recycled plastics, glass, wood, cork and metal packaging.
He has worked on many interesting projects including the use of 1000s of square meters of reclaimed wooden floorboards for shop furniture production and also bringing in a source of wood from Sustainable Forestry and Re-wilding initiatives for use as in-store signage display. Giving the company a fully transparent supply chain whilst also supporting regenerative practices on the ground.
Nick is also responsible for introducing natural cork into Lush stores, leading a two year regenerative material project in Portugal. The cork pot is the first customer facing carbon positive piece of mainstream packaging to be released into the market place.
He is a keen organic vegetable grower and sits on Lush’s Permaculture and Agroecology Circle which helps fund fledgling projects and demonstration sites around the world to promote this alternative approach to modern monoculture farming.
Werner is an expert in transforming business into one that strives to achieve optimal performance while preventing occupational and environmental incidents, thus being sustainable. With strong expertise, engagement and experience, he works on sustainability efforts that pay off. Consistently working towards sustainability practices in business that from an economic perspective, long-term success comes ahead of short-term profit maximisation and ensures that sustainability measures are long-term investments.
Dominic heads up GlobalData’s global packaging consulting operations. He has 37 years’ experience in international marketing research and consultancy, specialising primarily in the analysis and forecasting of the packaging industry.
During his career, Dominic has worked with clients throughout the packaging supply chain covering a wide variety of projects. Dominic has a BA Honours Degree in Modern Languages (German & Dutch) from the University of London, holds the technical Diploma of the UK Packaging Society and is a Certified Member of the Market Research Society. He has managed over 600 international market research projects and undertaken consulting work for most of the world’s leading packaging converters and suppliers.
Head of the packaging quality team in Essential Dairy & Plant Based Division, covering 30 Manufacturing plants , 200 supplier sites for > 1Bln spend.
Extended QFS experience developed in various roles of co-man and supplier management in PepsiCo and Danone, ensuring the right quality standards for materials and suppliers.
An agile innovator and designer with experience in the elevation of Design & Packaging Engineering to create and accelerate profit growth, positioning Design and Packaging Engineering as a strategic value-added essential for the organization. Luis has a well-rounded experience in the both technical and creative design with successful strategies in process and output behind him.
Bettina Lorz is a Senior Expert in the European Commission Directorate General for the Environment, working in the Waste Management and Secondary Materials Unit. Since 2015, she coordinates the ‘waste stream sector’, including policies on packaging and packaging waste, (single use) plastics, waste from electrical and electronic equipment and related substance restrictions, batteries. Bettina also advises on international matters related to circular economy and waste management. From 2010 to 2014, she was seconded to the EU Delegation in Nairobi, as the EU Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and UN-Habitat.
A lawyer by training and European Commission official since 1990, Bettina has worked in a number of central assignments notably in the Environment Directorate General, including on policy strategies (Environmental Action Programme, Sustainable Consumption and Production Action Plan). She has extensive experience of EU environmental, consumer and product policy, and worked on a large spectrum of EU and global environmental policies and issues.
Experienced Design Director with a demonstrated history of working in the cosmetics industry. Skilled in Product and Graphic Design, Art Direction, Branding and Communication.
Strong arts and design professional with a MASTER IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ADVERTISING, first focused in multimedia languages, pioneering the web design agencies while growing up as a professional in Madrid, Spain. Has found the holy grail of packaging collaborating with product designers from diverse disciplines.
