User:Lemille

Alexandre leads discussions around a so-called ‘Circular Economy 2.0’ and its Circular Humansphere where he embeds two missing dimensions: the social dimension and a systemic approach of value creation. His proposals aim at advancing faster towards human development (Amartya Sen), the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Doughnut Economics.

He is also involved in private projects or public programs (Horizon 2020, Nexus, development banks, SDGs, sustainable development, university research, CSR) with the aim of rethinking the way we live, work and share. Sectors covered are education, job creation, water/soil/waste nexus, circular textiles, social entrepreneurship, rural communities, agrofood & resilient cities.

He lectures in equitable circular economy (#CircularEconomy2) at several Universities (Sciences Po Paris, ENSAIT Textile Engineers, Bradford UK, UCT Cape Town & others).

Alexandre is the co-founder of the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN), and was a Guest Member of the Circular Economy Taskforce (Young Global Leaders, World Economic Forum (WEF)) in 2016. During that year, Alexandre was recognized by the World Economic Forum as “Highly Commended” in the Circular Economy Leadership category.

He holds an MBA from Hult International Business School, Boston, MA, USA.