Matthieu Leroy
Sustainability Innovation
Salary / Daily rate
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
10 years of experience driving Sustainability Innovation, Circular Economy, ESG Reporting and Global Sustainability Project Management initiatives at Inter IKEA Systems B.V., worldwide owner and franchisor of the IKEA concept. My passion for sustainability, coupled with creativity and foresight, allows me to design strategic plans that leverage environmental shifts. I am outcome-oriented, balancing big-picture goals with attention to detail to deliver impactful, sustainable solutions.
Work experience
Co-founder & investor
NQR Cooperative
May 2024 - Present
2 years 6 months
1495 Villers-la-Ville, Belgium
🌱☀️🌟 With this new COOP, I’m proud to contribute to the regenerative agriculture movement, and you can be part of it too! We’re seeking additional investments to grow our impact: https://nqr.coop/ #RegenerativeAgriculture #Sustainability #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #SoilHealth #OrganicFarming #ImpactInvesting #GreenEconomy #AgricultureInnovation
R&D Sustainable Construction & Processes
Buildwise
May 2024 - Present
2 years 6 months
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
R&D Sustainable Construction & Processes, a great opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable and circular renovation/construction industry. 🏡♻⭕🌱🌍☀ #ESG #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #RenovationWave #Construction #BuiltEnvironment #GreenDeal #CSRD #Taxonomy #Levels #EcoDesign #LCA #EPD #PEF #CPR #GHGProtocol #BilanCarbone #Scope 3 #TOTEM #GRO #BREEAM #Cradle2Cradle #WLCroadmap #WBCSD’s Roadmaps to Nature Positive: Foundations for the built environment system
Founder
SunriseHQ.com
Aug 2017 - Present
9 years 3 months
Brussels Area, Belgium
At SunriseHQ, we accelerate the transition to a circular & regenerative economy 🌱 http://meet.SunriseHQ.com I am a founder at SunriseHQ.com, a company that helps leaders adopt circular and regenerative practices to regenerate Life. My mission is to regenerate life on Earth by helping millions reconnect with their true nature and create a regenerative culture. I have been trained by world-renowned experts such as former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, former IPCC Vice-Chair Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, and systemic risk specialist Arthur Keller. I have also pioneered circular and regenerative economy initiatives such as STRATA, a sustainable furniture as a service model (https://x.com/stratalayer) and did a couple of Keynotes for various clients. I am always looking for opportunities and collaborations to champion regeneration for a brighter future.
Climate Leader
The Climate Reality Project
Feb 2013 - Present
13 years 9 months
Brussels Area, Belgium
All around the world, members of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps are standing up and making a difference on the climate crisis. They’re leading by example, speaking to their communities about how climate change affects them personally. They’re appearing in the media and activating their social networks to spread the word. Most of all, they’re inspiring people everywhere to take action and help confront the defining issue of our time. Attended the 2013 Climate Reality Project training in Istanbul, an organization founded by former US Vice President, Al Gore.
Managing Director and Co-founder
StrataLayer
Aug 2017 - Jan 2019
1 year 6 months
Brussels, Belgium
Need to furnish many rooms? Discover STRATA - Sustainable furniture as a service for your properties. Hassle free. Fair cost. STRATA is a new category of furnishing services for landlords and a new opportunity for tenants to finally feel at home when renting. For landlords and tenants only. Watch our video intro: http://video.StrataLayer.com STRATA has been selected as a LAUNCH.org Innovator in Design and Manufacturing! Our solution has been chosen due to its transformative and disruptive potential for a more circular economy: http://LAUNCH.StrataLayer.com
Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
Aug 2009 - Jul 2017
8 years
Delft Area, Netherlands
Sustainability innovation - Circular economy
Jan 2016 - Jul 2017
1 year 7 months
Delft Area, Netherlands
Helping IKEA to enter the circular and regenerative economy age, using business model innovation and exponential technologies to create value within the planetary boundaries. Our industrial economy has reached a tipping point in which the traditional business model based on a linear ‘take-make-waste’ system is no longer viable. In this new age, growth is decoupled from the use of scarce resources through disruptive technology and new business models based on longevity, renewability, reuse, repair, upgrade, refurbishment, capacity sharing, and dematerialization.
Sustainability innovation - Supply chain
Feb 2012 - Dec 2015
3 years 11 months
Delft Area, Netherlands
- Orchestrated the sustainability strategies of the world’s largest print run, the IKEA catalogue, culminating in a remarkable energy savings of 484 GWh over three years. ⚡️📉 - Achieved a 30% carbon footprint reduction from the IKEA catalogue production 📊💚. - Spearheaded the IKEA catalog transition to become the world’s largest 100% FSC-certified print run, one year ahead of schedule 🌳📖. Global sustainability management of the printed and digital media productions for Inter IKEA Systems B.V., owner and worldwide franchisor of the IKEA Concept (http://franchisor.ikea.com/). My role is to help make the production of the IKEA catalogue, both printed and digital, more sustainable by empowering decision makers, buyers and suppliers. As an example, we've developed a package of industry-specific requirements based on the social and environmental 'hotspots' in the fiber, pulp, paper, print and digital sectors. We follow up compliance of all our suppliers towards these requirements and gather a broad range of environmental data from our supply chain. We built a Dashboard for buyers to help them select suppliers that support our ambitious sustainability goals. The 2015 #IKEACatalogue became the largest print run ever to be printed on FSC-certified paper! This means that the entire IKEA catalogue production chain, from forest to printer, is now FSC-certified to ensure that the raw materials for the paper originate from responsibly managed forests.
Centre Evaluation Analyst
May 2010 - Mar 2012
1 year 11 months
1410 Waterloo, Belgium
Market evaluation & location analysis for IKEA stores and IKEA shopping centers, with a particular focus on Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Project management and Communication; Our part of the group is focusing on the development of research tools and studies to follow-up the IKEA concept implementation. • Evaluation of Market Potential for both existing and new sites. Definition of catchment areas, assessment of potential sales and market shares; • Advising the shopping centre division within IKEA on their expansion strategy for the IKEA shopping centers and provide input on the best location to set up new centers. This implies performing feasibility studies for various potential locations; • GIS: development of tools and processes. Developed a mapping tool to add any customized layer on top of Google Maps (IKEA stores location, drive time to the stores, competitors with their KPI's, demographic figures, purchasing power, etc.).
Market Surveillance Analyst
Aug 2009 - Jul 2010
1 year
• Definition and update of the primary market areas (trade areas) for all IKEA stores worldwide; • IKEA Territory Penetration Planning for the establishment of IKEA stores in new and existing markets; • Main responsible for the creation and management of the GIS databases and applications; • Support for Inter IKEA Centre Group (IICG) shopping centre feasibility studies;
Team Leader
Startup Weekend Brussels (#SWBRU)
Nov 2011 - Dec 2011
2 months
Brussels Area, Belgium
Startup Weekend Brussels is an intense 54 hour event which brings together people with different skillsets - from software developers and graphics designers to business-minded aspiring entrepreneurs. You pitch ideas and form teams to transform a mere idea into the beginnings of a viable startup business over the course of a weekend. I pitched my idea and was selected. So we formed a team of 5 people and start learning by doing. Great experience!
Market research assistant
Inter IKEA Systems S.A.
Nov 2007 - Oct 2008
1 year
• Active support to Market Research team on their global quantitative and qualitative research projects covering brand perception & customer satisfaction (40 countries and 320+ IKEA stores); • Worked on several IT projects to improve workflow and processes.
Space research and applications assistant
Belgian Science Policy Office
Aug 2006 - Oct 2006
3 months
The Space research and applications department is responsible for the funding and follow-up of belgian scientific projects in the Space, Earth observation and Climate change fields. During this student job, I updated the funding databases.
Education
The Founder Institute
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
2011 - 2011
2 months
Université catholique de Louvain
Master of Science (MSc)
2003 - 2007
4 years 2 months
Université de Montréal
Master
2006 - 2006
2 months
Licenses & certifications
Trained Climate Reality Leader
Issued: Jun 2013