Ellie Koepplinger is passionate about building an economy that prioritises long-term wellbeing over short-term extraction. She led the UK’s first returnable coffee cup scheme, convening major brands including Costa, Burger King, and Caffè Nero to demonstrate how shared infrastructure can reduce single use plastic waste foreve.

 

Now she specialises in helping small and medium-sized businesses build sustainably for scale, designing operating models, governance, and partnerships that enable non-extractive growth. Ellie brings a calm, structured approach to complex change and is passionate about cross sector collaboration to accelerate the transition to an economy that works for everyone.