Sabine von Wirén-Lehr brings 15+ years of experience in government relations and public affairs at international corporates, associations, and civil society organizations. She has longstanding experience as an advocacy professional and certification expert in global and EU environmental policy, packaging, food systems sustainability, and biodiversity.
As EU affairs director at Tetra Pak, of one of the world’s largest providers of food processing and packaging solutions, Ms. von Wirén-Lehr shaped the company’s advocacy strategy and represented it among EU institutions and international organizations on environment and packaging policy. She served as co-chair and member of the Board of Directors at the European packaging value chain association (EUROPEN) and the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE).
As a strong believer in co-creation and collaboration, she also led the company’s diverse strategic partnerships with key stakeholders such as the #Think 2030 platform and the EU Dialogue on Sustainability Transition linking the circular economy and the SDGs. Prior to joining Tetra Pak in 2014, Ms. von Wirén-Lehr led the European Water Stewardship initiative, a cross-sector organization including business leaders, authorities, and key stakeholders where she held the pen to create and promote a standard and certification scheme for the sustainable use of natural resources in industry and agriculture.
Representing the European Organic Certifiers Associations (EOCC), Ms. von Wirén-Lehr gained exhaustive experience in mandatory and voluntary certification schemes in the agrifood and forestry sector. Ms. von Wirén-Lehr holds a PhD in agricultural sciences from the Technical University of Munich and has lectured in organic food chain management at the University of Stuttgart, Hohenheim. She is based in Brussels and is fluent in German, English, and French.