Alexander Meyer zum Felde
Partner and Associate Director Total Societal Impact & Sustainability & Circular Economy
Hamburg
Partner and Associate Director Total Societal Impact & Sustainability & Circular Economy
Hamburg
Alexander Meyer zum Felde is an expert on sustainability and circular economy. He leads Boston Consulting Group's work on waste systems, deposit systems, and recyclers. Alex is associate director for Total Societal Impact (TSI), sustainability, and circular economy, and a core member of BCG’s Strategy, Industrial Goods, and Social Impact practices.
Since joining BCG in 2010, Alex has worked with clients globally across all regions focusing on sustainability, circular economy, and recycling. Along with circular economy, he has deep experience in sustainability strategy and climate change. Alex is also responsible for managing BCG's relationship with MIT Sloan (regarding sustainability) and the WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development). Before joining the firm, Alex worked at Goldman Sachs in New York.
Biodiversity is being destroyed around the globe—with dire implications for business and society. Here’s how companies can protect local ecosystems and build competitive advantage.
The environmental, economic, and social costs of food aren’t included in the price. Stakeholders must account for them to limit agriculture’s adverse effects and increase its positive impact.
Portuguese retailer Sonae piloted five initiatives that could ultimately slash the loss and waste of fruits and vegetables across its supply chain by 12,000 tons.
Major shrimp importers are demanding sustainability and traceability. To thrive in the coming decade, producers must change the way they do business.
Plastics regeneration technologies such as pyrolysis offer economically viable ways to combat this pressing environmental challenge.
Sustainable farming could be a huge opportunity for agricultural companies—but most haven’t embraced it.
To achieve international climate goals, companies and investors must support green projects. But green projects must be financially attractive to the target investors.
The circular economy rethinks the traditional take-make-dispose economic model and envisions a new approach that is regenerative by design.
