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Harald Tepper

Senior Director Sustainability and leader of the Circular Economy Program, Philips

Harald Tepper has experience of sustainability and circular economy from several angles.

His work on the Circular Economy program is focused on realizing the Philips societal and ecological development goals, unlocking business value and innovation potential, with active involvement and engagement of Philips’ employees. Prior to Philips, Harald worked as department head at the Dutch Forensic Institute, where he was responsible for the DNA investigations for Dutch police and public prosecution, and human identifications, as well as research and innovation for future forensic technologies. From 2007 till 2013, Harald worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Harald is also co-founder of the Nationale DenkTank.

Speaking at the following WCEF2019 sessions:

Monday 3 June at 14.30-16.00: Acceleration of circular businesses

What's this about?

Project

WCEF2019

The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki, Finland on 3-5 June 2019 built the next era of the circular economy.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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