Alena Hänsch (M.Sc.) studied Industrial Design at the University of Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín, Colombia and Industrial Ecology (M.Sc.) at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. With her master’s thesis, she focused on the topic of Life Cycle Assessment method (LCA) in the design process. She has worked in environmental research and consulting and as a design coordinator in the consumer goods industry in Colombia and the Netherlands.
Areas of expertise:
• Sustainable product development and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
• Circular economy
• Risk assessment and environmental due diligence
• Project Management and organizational process development