In Early May, we happily welcomed Lorette Du Preez to the European Bioplastics team. Lorette has joined us as our Head of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs and will be working from our Brussels office. Learn more about her in the portrait below.
Tea or coffee? After years of being a coffee addict, I’ve decided to put on the brakes, and switched 100% to tea last year. My preference might change again in future – nothing compares to the smell of fresh coffee in the morning.
Your favourite saying? Change is (almost) always a good thing. If I need to select a quote relating to change, it would be this: “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” — Socrates
A life lesson you will never forget? It was a lesson from a complete stranger. Many years ago, towards the end of a business visit, I arrived at the flight check-in desk in São Paulo for my departure – but had not realised that I had to pay a tax, in cash, when leaving the country. I did not have any remaining local cash on me, and the check-in was about to close, so I was somewhat stressed. To my surprise, a complete stranger next to me handed me the money as a gift, and then hurried off to catch her flight.
This generous person taught me that a kind gesture, when crossing paths with a complete stranger, is so important and often has much more value and consequence than you may realise at that moment.
What makes you proud to do your job? The fact that we are contributing towards a positive change for society and environment… this makes me proud. It is a privilege to work with European Bioplastics and with this team of highly talented and motivated people.
A fun fact about you that few people know?