“I wish to breathe life into ICH by nourishing the relationships emerging and facilitating a community of practice”
The person behind the perspective
Meet Valerie.
Valerie is a sustainability practitioner working at the intersection of inner transformation and systemic change. With experience across universities, environmental organisations, and the German Environment Agency (UBA), her work has consistently focused on advancing just and sustainable transitions.
Now based at the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS), Valerie’s research and facilitation work centres on building meaningful connections in the field of socio-ecological transformation. She views today’s polycrisis as a deeper crisis of relationship, a growing disconnection from self, others, and the natural world.