Team
The WCI combines scientific direction, research and operations in a small interdisciplinary team.
Hon.-Prof. Holger Holland
Co-Founder · BCBT Berlin · Honorary Professor
Director of the WCI and co-founder of BCBT. Initiator of World Cleanup Day Germany, president of Let’s Do It Germany e.V. and EU Climate Pact Ambassador. Co-author of “Wir schaffen Zukunft”.
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Hon.-Prof. Dr. Valdrin Dervishaj
Co-Host · We Create Future
Co-founder and managing director of BCBT, the institution behind the WCI. Hosts and moderates the We Create Future Startup Mentor Stages and co-signs the pitch certificates.
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Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg
Impact Research & Social Innovation
Scientific lead of Kiez Connection at the WCI and co-author of “Wir schaffen Zukunft”.
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Maloth Surender Naik
World Cleanup Institute · BCBT Berlin
Runs operations and projects of the WCI. Co-developer of the WCRI assessment and co-author of the Prepare–Draw–Deepen teaching study.
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Samanth Kumar
World Cleanup Institute · BCBT Berlin
Responsible for the WCI’s digital platforms, including the WCRI assessment tools.
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WCRI Advisory Board
The WCRI Advisory Board sets the methodology and the scoring model of the WCI Responsibility Framework and decides on appeals at second instance. It does not assess individual cases. More about the Advisory Board →
Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg
Research Lead · Sustainability Science
Scientific lead of Kiez Connection at the WCI and co-author of “Wir schaffen Zukunft”.
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Marc Leberecht-Schneider
Works on making the common good measurable and tangible – for municipalities, education and business.
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Daniela Felder
Amplifies innovations and nature-resilient solutions for responsible fashion (Future Fashion Concepts).
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Open HiWi positions
The WCI regularly offers new research assistant positions for BCBT students. Requirements: enrolled at BCBT, interest in sustainability research, 8–16 hours/week.
- Apply: [email protected]
- Duration: semester-based or project-based
Contact Institute Leadership
Enquiries about cooperations, research collaboration and institutional matters:
- [email protected]
- World Cleanup Institute · BCBT Berlin · Lohmühlenstraße 65, 12435 Berlin