Our Team
Karin Ekberg
Founder & CEOMain Role & Function at L&S
Founder & CEO, Consultant, Verifier and Trainer
Education & Experience
Karin has a Master of ...
Verena Grossmann
Office Manager and Executive AssistantMain Role & Function at L&S
Verena works as the Office Manager and Executive Assistant for Leadership & Sustainability.
Education & Experience...
Samet Yigit Mendi
Senior Supply Chain ManagerMain Role & Function at L&S
Samet works as Senior Supply Chain Manager at Leadership & Sustainability and he is the team lead of the German supply chain...
Janne Tesch
Associate Sustainability ManagerMain Role & Function at L&S
Janne works as the Associate Sustainability Manager at Leadership & Sustainability. Among other things, her responsibilities...
Ronja Königer
Associate Sustainability ManagerMain Role & Function at L&S
Ronja works as an Associate Sustainability Manager at Leadership & Sustainability. In particular, she supports Sila in custo...
Vanderlei Ekberg
Associate ManagerMain Role & Function at L&S
Vanderlei works as an Associate Manager at Leadership & Sustainability. He is largely responsible for assisting the marketin...
Julia Wolf
TraineeMain Role & Function at L&S
Julia supports administrative tasks and assists the team in sustainability research and data management. Furthermore, she ta...
Sophia Wolf
TraineeMain Role & Function at L&S
Sophia supports in administrative tasks and assists the team in sustainability research and data management. Sophia prepares...
Kim Beerthuis
TraineeMain Role & Function at L&S
Kim is mainly responsible for administrative tasks. These tasks include, for example, the implementation and development of ...
Julia Capune
TraineeMain Role & Function at L&S
Julia supports the strategy team in developing and implementing sustainable strategy projects. Along with project management...
Yao Xinzhi
TraineeMain Role & Function at L&S
Yao is part of the supply chain team and supports administrative tasks and assists the team in sustainability research and d...
Burçin Aydın
VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Burçin works as a Higg FEM Chemical Specialist Verifier for Leadership & Sustainability, based in Turkey.
Education...
Koray Cabir
VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Koray works as an SLCP Verifier and Trainer for Leadership & Sustainability, based in Turkey.
Education & Experience...
Farouk Boujemaa
Auditor & VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Farouk works as a verifier and trainer.
Education & Experience
Farouk holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical En...
Ahmer Butt
Higg FEM VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Ahmer works as a Higg FEM Verifier.
Education & Experience
Ahmer has more than 17 years of experience working in ...
Dr. Nilesh Kanoongo
Auditor & VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Nilesh works as an auditor and verifier.
Education & Experience
Dr. Nilesh Kanoongo has over 13 years of experien...
Klaus Wu
SLCP Verifier & Audit ManagerMain Role & Function at L&S
Klaus Wu works as an SLCP Verifier and Audit Manager of Great China at Leadership & Sustainability.
Education
Kla...
Palanisamy K
SLCP, SAC & IRCA VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Palanisamy works as an SLCP, SAC and IRCA Verifier for Leadership & Sustainability.
Education
Palanisamy holds a ...
Ramya Kandiyoor
ConsultantMain Role & Function at L&S
Ramya is a Higg FEM verifier & trainer, BEPI Consultant, BRM Verifier and a ZDHC Trainer.
Education & Experience
...
Simon Tang
Country Manager China & SLCP VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Simon works as a China country manager and as an SLCP Verifier at Leadership & Sustainability.
Education & Experience<...
Ceyhun Yalçın
Country Manager TurkeyMain Role & Function at L&S
Ceyhun Yalçın joined our team at the beginning of 2023 as the Country Manager for Turkey. His main responsibilities are; m...
Muhammad Golam Mutakabbir
Country Manager BangladeshMain Role & Function at L&S
Mutakabbir works as a Higg FEM Chemical Specialist Verifier and Trainer.
Education & Experience
Mutakabbir holds...
Sayda Farhat
VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Sayda works as a Higg FEM Generalist Verifier for Leadership & Sustainability, based in Tunisia.
Education & Experien...
Bien Vu
Country Manager VietnamMain Role & Function at L&S
Bien works as a Vietnam country manager. In addition to this, he is a Higg FEM Chemical Specialist Verifier, Higg FEM Appro...
Marinel Androne
Higg FEM VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Marinel works as a Higg FEM Verifier at Leadership & Sustainability.
Education & Experience
Marinel holds a Bache...
Fauzia Sampono
Higg FEM generalist VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Fauzia works as a Higg FEM generalist Verifier at Leadership & Sustainability.
Education & Experience
Fauzia hold...
Isabela Tihu
SLCP VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Isabela works as a SLCP verifier at Leadership & Sustainability.
Education & Experience
Isabela has a university ...
Ali Sami Balci
SLCP VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Ali works as a SLCP verifier at Leadership & Sustainability.
Education & Experience
Ali holds a Bachelor’s degr...
Elitsa Likova
SLCP VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Elitsa works as a SLCP verifier at Leadership & Sustainability.
Education & Experience
Elitsa holds a degree in B...
Vijay Kumar Gudi
SLCP VerififerEducation & Experience
Vijay Kumar Gudi has over 30 years of experience in the textile industry and textile research. He holds a bachelor’s degree in ...
Sanjay Mukherjee
SLCP VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Sanjay works as a Manager India Operation and SLCP Verifier and Trainer at Leadership & Sustainability.
Education & Ex...
Rui Filipe
SLCP VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Rui holds a degree in Occupational Health and Safety and has more than 20 years of experience in the consumer retail sector ...
Muhammad Zahid Osmani
SLCP VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Zahid works as a SLCP verifier at Leadership & Sustainability.
Education & Experience
Zahid holds a bachelor and...
Phuong Pham
Vietnam Assistant Manager and SLCP Verifier and TrainerMain Role & Function at L&S
Phuong Pham works as a Vietnam Assistant Manager and SLCP Verifier and Trainer
Education & Experience
Phuong Pham...
Long Le
Vietnam Assistant Manager and Higg FEM Chemicals Specialist VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Long Le works as a Vietnam Assistant Manager and Higg FEM Chemical Specialist Verifier.
Education & Experience
Lo...
Huyen Do
Higg FEM Generalist VerifierMain Role & Function at L&S
Huyen works as a Higg FEM Generalist Verifier at Leadership & Sustainability.
Education & Experience
Huyen Do has...
About Us
Company Overview
Leadership & Sustainability was founded in 2015 by Karin Ekberg and delivers a broad and deep spectrum of Consulting, Empowerment, Sustainable Business Models and Software & Tools in the sustainability area. We have global expertise and networks and operate worldwide. We can serve you wherever you are located.
Our Customer Vision
- Sustainability as Corporate Strategy
- Sustainability as Business Model
- Sustainability as Leadership Quality
We offer our solutions over the entire value chain and supply chain networks. Our focus sectors are consumer goods, for example, Apparel, Textile, Footwear, Luxury Goods, Retail, Food, and Electronics, as well as Manufacturing and Finance.
Our Mission
Initiate and support the transformation of industries, corporations, and organizations towards excellence in sustainability performance. We create business value by embedding sustainability practices into sustainable business models.
We value
- Top Service
- Integrity
- Vision
- Passion
- Excellence
- Teamwork
To find out more about our values, please read our Code of Conduct.
Our approach and methods are
- Result-oriented
- Solution-oriented
- Tested in practice
- Powerful and assertive engagements
- System-oriented with a holistic perspective
- Bundled and focused on project goals
You can download a company presentation here.
You can also visit our Solutions page here.
For some examples of our work please visit our Reference page.
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How we work
- Single day engagements, for example, workshops.
- Starter package. You need consulting or empowerment support related to several topics? Wish to get overall feedback related to your program? We can define a small retainer package at the beginning.
- Single-topic, short consulting projects.
- Larger strategy or operational consulting projects with defined objectives and milestones.
- Ongoing strategy advisory board membership.
- Fixed price packages. On a regular basis, we will offer a specific service for a fixed price. Usually, these are high-level, high-density, short-term projects.
- Interim positions. Do you need someone to fill in for a short or medium period? We can do that on a full-time or a part-time basis.
- Software solutions. Reseller of software solutions.
Our Partners
Leadership & Sustainability operates together with partners for sustainability software solutions, procurement, supply chain, lifecycle assessments and communication, to name a few.
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