SUSTAINABILITY
With the natural world around us increasingly under threat, I have contributed to building sustainability into the DNA of the places I have worked at. I have contributed to internal task forces, suggested and contributed to workplace initiatives, participated in environmental action and produced communication around sustainability topics. I also served as an expert for the One Planet Lab in Zurich offering advise for NGOs and start-ups in the sustainability realm. In 2024, I also won 2nd price with my team at the Climathon in Zurich.
As changes on the policy level take time and a long breath, I try to inspire everyday action that has a direct impact on our everyday lives. For example, at the Swiss Council Pro Helvetia, I initiated the foundation’s participation in Bike to Work.
UNTERWASSERWELTEN
Since its founding moment in 2012, I have served as a strategic advisor to the Unterwasserwelten Netzwerk in Germany.The network has since evolved into a living and self-sustaining association that encourages young adults to explore the world under water and by sharing their experiences with the public become future leaders and stuarts for the environment. Participants have produced award winning video and film projects and inspired activism to protect the underwater world.
Inspiration
In my early thirties I spent a year working remotely in the mountains. The experience transformed my connection to nature. I was able to reorient my life to the rhythm around me - waking up with the birds, watching the seasons change in front of my doorstep. It was a deeply calming experience that I have ever since tried to match up with while living in the city - work in progress.