Biography
Melanie Fürch is a business economist with expertise in sustainability in the fashion and textile industry. Her career has taken her to focus areas, from product development to buying to sustainability management with a focus on circular economy - working for international companies in Switzerland, Germany and Hong Kong. She studied educational sciences at the University of Flensburg and completed an MBA in Multichannel Trade Management in Textile Business at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. As a researcher at the Institute for Financial Services Zug IFZ at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts/School of Business, she is working on her dissertation in addition to practice-oriented research projects. She is also involved in voluntary work in the field of climate protection and human rights.
Education:
2011-2014 Bachelor of Arts: Educational studies, University of Flensburg, Germany
2016-2016 Study visit at University of Wageningen, Netherlands
2015-2018 Master of Business Administration: Multichannel Trade Management in Textile Business, University of Applied Science Hamburg, Germany
Thesis: Development of an indicator system for small and medium-sized textile companies using the example of Hessnatur Textilien GmbH
Work experience:
since 2024 Climate protection board, Neu-Ulm, Germany
since 2022 Terre des Hommes, Volunteers Zug
2022-2024 Circular Sourcer & Holacracy Practitioner @FREITAG lab. ag, Zürich
2021-2022 Sustainability Project Manager, PFI Fareast, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2018-2021 Product Manager, GREIFF Mode GmbH & Co. KG, Bamberg, Germany
2016-2017 Master student CSR department, Hessnatur Textilien GmbH, Butzbach, Germany
2012-2012 Project support digitalisation, MAN Diesel & Turbo, Augsburg, Germany
