Désirée is a senior project manager in the circular economy team at ecos. She has many years of experience in sustainability and circular economy, with a particular focus on textiles. Her expertise includes developing sustainable strategies and procurement criteria, implementing circular design and business models, and managing complex multi-stakeholder and co-creation processes.
She supports companies and public organizations in their transformation to circular and sustainable systems. Désirée also leads pilot projects on living wages, social circular economy, and textile recycling. In addition, she brings in-depth practical experience from her own sustainable fashion label, particularly in the areas of materials, circular design, supply chain management, and marketing.
Désirée holds a master’s degree in Sustainability in Fashion and Creative Industries from AMD Berlin and a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design from FHNW in Basel. In addition, she completed the Project Cycle Management course at NADEL at ETH Zurich in order to be able to systematically plan, implement and evaluate projects, particularly in the context of international cooperation.
Competencies
- Circular Economy
- Design, Circular Design, Design Thinking
- Sustainable strategies and procurement criteria
- Multi-stakeholder processes
- Textiles and material concepts
Projects
- STS: Pilot projects on fair wages, social circular economy, and responsible procurement
- FOEN: Circularity Action Plan, workshops on circular economy business models
- City of Zurich: Market research and pilot project support
- Sustainable Textiles Switzerland 2030: Head of the Administrative Office
- Prozirkula: Projekte zu textiler Kreislaufwirtschaft