The change towards sustainable solutions and a circular economy by Henning Weigand

In his role as Procurement Manager responsible for the region Europe, Middle East and Africa, Henning Weigand acts as ambassador and focal point in close conjunction with converters, material suppliers, recyclers, waste management companies to drive the development and change towards sustainable solutions and a circular economy.

Conceptions include reuse models, such as rewashing, reconditioning, the LOOP concepts, the application of organic biomass sources from renewable feedstock, replacing conventional plastics, as well as recycling concepts. In close collaboration with key stakeholders from along the supply chain and marketing.

Henning Weigand is driving the change to minimize packaging waste and reduce CO₂ emissions across the value chain, towards sustainable solutions and a circular economy.

Sustainability in Packaging By Henning Weigand

In November, Henning Weigand attended the Sustainability in Packaging Conference in Barcelona, Spain, an event designed to offer a 360 perspective on the key challenges and solutions the supply chain are faced with to evolve towards a circular economy.

The over 500 attendees included representatives from across the entire sustainable packaging value chain, NGO, such as the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, as well as delegates from the European Union Commission.

Henning Weigand attended as a delegate of Shell International alongside representatives from the entire supply chain, including Fortune 500 brand owners & retailers, converters, material suppliers, manufacturers, recyclers, waste management companies and environmental associations.

This Sustainability Conference is an important lever to push towards sustainable practices for packaging and a circular economy, acting as a key influencer, focal point and primary benchmark for the packaging supply chain.

Supplying 340 major hospitals in Germany with disinfectant Henning Weigand

In the wake of the Covid19 crisis in March 2020, hospitals in Germany were in urgent need of medical supplies. Medical staff working at the forefront to fight the Corona virus was at risk of running out of disinfectants. In response to this shortage, a number of companies in the Chemicals and Energy industry has been working to set up an ethanol-based supply chain donating large quantities of emergency disinfectant to hospital pharmacies in Germany.

As part of the cross-business team making this happen, Procurement Manager Henning Weigand, is contributing to establish an ethanol-based emergency disinfectant supply chain, ensuring large quantities of ethanol are provided to these 340 major hospitals across Germany since March.